Art & Photography

Welcome to the Art & Photography Department.

What’s Art & Photography at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Art, Mrs Hughes, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Art, Craft & Design GCSE

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Study Photo

graphy GCSE

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Art, Photography & Design take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Art & Design in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Business Studies

Welcome to the Business Department.

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Programme of study

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Ryburn Sixth

Study Travel & Tourism at KS4

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Study Enterprise & marketing at KS4

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Business Studies take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Business.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Computing

Welcome to Computing at Ryburn.

What’s Computing at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Computing, Mr Cleary, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study ComputEr Science at gcse

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Study VOCATIONAL ICT AS A

BTEC

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Computing take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Computing in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Criminology

Welcome to the Criminology Department.

What’s Criminology at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Director of Teaching & Learning and Criminology Teacher, Ms Swindell to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Criminology at Ryburn Sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Criminology take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Criminology in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Dance

Welcome to the Dance Department.

What’s Dance at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Dance, Mrs Attah, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Dance at ks4

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Dance take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Drama

Welcome to the Drama Department.

What’s Drama at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Drama, Mr Butterfield, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Drama at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Drama take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Drama.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

English

Welcome to the English Department.

What’s English at Ryburn all about? Here’s our HEAD of english, MRS HOLLOWAY, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study English at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

Year 11 English revision hub

We’ve collected together all the resources you need to ace your exams. Just add some time and dedication.

revision hub

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Where can English take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your English lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use English in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Film Studies

Welcome to Film Studies.

What’s Film Studies at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Department, Mr Fairclough, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study FILM AT gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Film Studies take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Film.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Geography

Welcome to the Geography Department.

What’s Geography at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Geography, Mrs Saville, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Geography at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Geography take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Health and Social Care

Welcome to the Health and Social Care Department.

What’s Heath and Social Care at Ryburn all about? Here’s Mrs Williams, Teacher of Health & Social Care to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Health & Social Care at KS4

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Health & Social Care take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Health & Social Care.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

History

Welcome to the History Department.

What’s history at Ryburn all about? Here’s our head of history, kirsty mcintyre, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study history at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can History take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your History lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying History .

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Psychology

Welcome to the Psychology Department.

What’s Psychology at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Social Sciences, Mrs Whiteley, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Psychology at Ryburn Sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Psychology take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Psychology.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Mathematics

Welcome to the Mathematics Department.

What’s Maths at Ryburn all about? Here’s Mr Hussain, Lead Practitioner for KS3, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Maths at gcse

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Study Statistics at GCSE

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Useful websites and resources

Year 11 Maths revision hub

We’ve collected together all the resources you need to ace your exams. Just add some time and dedication.

revision hub

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Where can Maths take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn who use Maths in their jobs.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Modern Foreign Languages

Welcome to the MFL Department.

What’s Modern Foreign Languages at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Mrs shaw, to explain.

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Programme of study

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Study French at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Modern Foreign Languages take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Music

Welcome to the Music Department.

What’s Music at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Music, Mr Grimes, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Music at KS4

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Assessment at Key stage 3

In Music we monitor students progress using a scale from Bronze to Platinum based on the skills they can demonstrate in lessons. This can be shown as follows:

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Small group instrument and vocal tuition

Alongside timetabled lessons, we offer tuition in Guitar, Drums, Piano and Vocal Coaching. Lessons are taught either 1:1 or in small groups up to a maximum of 3 students in each group.

Guitar and singing LESSONS

Guitar and singing lessons are arranged through school and are £17 per lesson for individual half hour lessons and £10 per lesson for pairs 

PIANO LESSONS

Piano lessons are taught one to one and are arranged directly through our piano teacher, Miss Trott.

DRUM LESSONS

Drum tuition is currently provided through Calderdale music service. Drum sessions:

20-minute individual lesson (£15.40 per lesson)

30-minute individual lesson (£21.45 per lesson)

20-minute paired lesson (£7.70 per pupil per lesson)

30-minute paired lesson (£11.55 per pupil per lesson)

If you would like to sign up for lessons please access the Microsoft form via this link:

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Music take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Personal Development

At Ryburn, we want students to leave us as confident, thoughtful people who are ready to play an active part in the world. Personal Development sits at the heart of that ambition.

Our PSHCE programme has been carefully built and sequenced to be age-appropriate and genuinely meaningful. It draws on resources from the PSHE Association and Pol-Ed, and covers the knowledge, skills and attitude students need to thrive.

Pol-Ed is an evidence-based education programme that supports young people to engage critically with politics and democratic life. It gives students the tools to form their own views, understand how decisions are made, and see themselves as active participants in society rather than passive observers.

Our PD lessons are part of a broader identity curriculum. In Years 7 and 8, students work through our Character Codes, exploring what kind of people they want to be and how their values shape their choices. Across all year groups, students study British values, explore the protected characteristics, take part in Votes for Schools debates, receive bespoke careers education and complete regular current affairs quizzes that keep them connected to the wider world. They also have assemblies throughout the year that reinforce the learning they have undertaken and respond to any ongoing issues or concerns.

British values: Democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs, run through everything we do. Understanding these values helps students engage positively with others and with the society they are part of.

The protected characteristics, as defined by the Equality Act 2010, are the nine aspects of identity that the law protects from discrimination: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Learning about these helps students understand the rights of everyone around them, and builds a culture of respect across our community.

We also use the Zones of Regulation framework to support students' emotional wellbeing. It gives students a shared language for recognising how they are feeling and develops the self-regulation skills to manage those feelings in constructive ways, an essential part of building resilience.

Ryburn students learn how to stay safe and feel confident to develop happy and healthy relationships not only with others but with themselves too. As part of the Personal Development Curriculum we cover Relationships, Health and Sex Education (RHSE). We address the curriculum through a series of lessons and interactive sessions. External professionals also visit to deliver sessions on elements of the RSHE curriculum, bringing specialist knowledge and real-world context into the classroom.

Together, these strands develop the qualities that matter: resilience, empathy, self-awareness and a genuine sense of responsibility to the communities, our students are part of.

Personal Development by Year Group

Physical Education

Welcome to the PE Department.

What’s PE at Ryburn all about?

Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study PE at KS4/gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Physical Education take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying PE.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Religious Studies

Welcome to the Religious Studies Department.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Religious Studies at gcse

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Religious Studies take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Science

Welcome to the Science Department.

What’s Science at Ryburn all about? Here’s our Head of Department, Mr Marshall, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Science take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers.

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Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.

Sociology

Welcome to the Sociology Department.

What’s Sociology at Ryburn all about? Here’s Social Sciences Teacher, Mr Burley, to explain.

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Programme of study

Click on the buttons below to find out what topics we cover in each year.

Ryburn Sixth

Study Sociology at Ryburn sixth

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Useful websites and resources

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Where can Sociology take you?

The skills and knowledge you develop in your lessons can lead to all sorts of interesting careers. Here’s a few professionals we’ve had chance to talk to at Ryburn about careers that could start with studying Sociology.

Please note, Ryburn is not responsible for the content of external websites which may be linked above.