Curriculum Intent
At Hailsham Community College all-through Academy, we have an ambitious and coherent curriculum that ensures learners engage in broad and rich experiences, preparing them for the next stage in their education, employment and adult life.
Our curriculum will:
- be knowledge based, providing stretch and challenge which is accessible and aspirational for all learners;
- enable learners to make choices to keep themselves safe, be confident individuals and responsible citizens;
- develop cultural capital so that learners have the skills, values and experiences that help them be successful in life;
- promote global awareness, inspiring curiosity which motivates learners to develop an understanding of life in modern society.
The curriculum should inspire, aspire and challenge all learners and prepare them for the future. The academy’s aim is to develop a coherent curriculum that builds on young people’s experiences in the primary phase, and that helps all young people to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
Please follow the below link to read our Curriculum Policy.
For more information about the curriculum, please see our subject pages or contact us via
Parental right of withdrawal from RE
This was first granted in 1944 when curricular RE was called ‘Religious Instruction’ and carried with it connotations of induction into the Christian faith. RE is very different now – open, broad and exploring a range of religious and non-religious worldviews. In the UK, parents still have the right to withdraw their children from RE on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE. This provision will be the parents’ responsibility. Students aged 18 or over have the right to withdraw themselves from RE. Parents also have the right to withdraw their child from part of RE, and can do so without giving any explanation. If you wish to withdraw your child from RE lessons at HCC, please contact the office to confirm your request: