As QES is a Cumbrian school, all parents wishing to apply for Free School Meals, regardless of what county you live in, should make the application through Westmorland & Furness Council.
Your child will get free school meals if you receive any of the following:
If your child is eligible for and has been registered to receive free school meals between 1 April 2018 and the end of the rollout of Universal Credits (currently expected to be March 2024), they will remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they are in at the end of Universal Credits rollout. This is regardless of any change to your circumstances.
Please click the button below for the application form.
The structure of the PD curriculum represents a coherent and co-ordinated approach which reflects the school ethos and core values and in response to related national and local guidance.
PD KNOWLEDGE
AND UNDERSTANDING
Cornerstones:
We are committed to building a curriculum and developing a learning environment to enable all our learners to develop the skills and attributes necessary to keep learning for the rest of their lives.
QES LEARNER
MODEL
SKILLS AND QUALITIES
Building Blocks:
There is an important relationship between the Personal Development curriculum and the QES Learner–the two are mutually supportive and inextricably linked. We are committed to building a curriculum and developing a learning environment to enable all of pour learners to develop these skills and attributes necessary to keep learning for the rest of their lives.
QES ETHOS, CORE
AND BRITISH VALUES
Foundation:
These are the basis of our PD Curriculum and reflect the principles and beliefs of ‘Scholarship &Care’. They encourage our students to become constructive and positive members of society. These expectations are actively promoted and reinforced throughout everyday school life.
The cornerstone of the PDC is the knowledge and understanding or content element
and this directly reflects and delivers our 5 core themes:
Health & Wellbeing
Including Physical Health, Mental Wellbeing and Sexual Health and Relationships
Keeping Safe
Including keeping Physically and Emotionally Safe, Online Safety and First Aid
Economic Wellbeing
Including Making Informed Choices, Careers, Employability, Financial Education and Academic Reviewing.
Making a Positive Contribution
Including Core Values, British Values and Roles and Responsibilities in Society
Enjoy & Achieve
Including Organisation, Everyday Reviewing, Assessment and Exam Preparation and Academic Reviewing.
There is a cross- curricular approach and whole school element to the delivery of the core themes but they specifically form the content of PD lessons.
The Core Theme profiles allow outcome specific progress to be tracked from Year 7 through to Year 13.
Each pupil will have their own year group specific Core Theme profile which provides a clear indication of the knowledge and understanding to be acquired.
