Senior School | Ashville College

Ethos

We welcome students of all faiths and none, and we work hard to cater for the needs of all our students regardless of their religious affiliation

Art

.“High quality art is displayed to very good effect around school. There is a range of significant individual achievements in art and design competitions.” - ISI 2010

Business Studies

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, the problem is I don't know which half” Lord Leverhulme, British founder of Unilever

Classics

The teaching of Classics has evolved dramatically to serve the current needs of students, developments which The Classics department at Ashville has taken on board enthusiastically.

Design Technology

Design Technology at Ashville College is currently delivered to all pupils in years 7-9 as a foundation subject. It then becomes an optional subject at GCSE and Advanced level.

Drama

In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect. ~ Percy Bysse Shelly

English

English at Ashville is dynamic, inspiring and rigorous in equal measure. The English department is staffed by a number of subject specialists, each with their own enthusiasms.

French

French is spoken across four continents from Quebec to North Africa and Europe to the Far and Middle East. French allows you to travel across the globe confident in your abilities to communicate.

Geography

Geography at Ashville is exciting and challenging, it is directly concerned with the world pupils live in. Our teaching promotes an interest and understanding of our planet.

German

In Europe today more people (over 128 million) speak German as their native language than any other language. Germany has the third largest economy in the world.

History

History is the most all-embracing subject because it encompasses all human thought, endeavour, achievement, failure and experience.

Home Economics

The department passionately believes that all students should have the knowledge of healthy eating and be confident in basic cookery techniques.

At Ashville College we are developing the curriculum to ensure that, whilst all students are given the opportunity to develop their ICT skills, they are also introduced to the challenges that Computing has to offer.

Lancaster Library

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go” - Dr. Seuss

Mathematics

All pupils study Mathematics in years 7 to 11 and they are taught in ability sets throughout the five years. We are very proud that we have a 100% pass rate at GCSE dating back many years.

Music

The music department includes over twenty members of staff and is housed in its own dedicated block.

Physical Education

Academic PE at Ashville is dynamic. Pupils are inspired to learn in an environment that recognises individual achievement.

Religious Studies

The RS Department rejoices in the plurality of Christian denominations and world religions which are represented in the Ashville community.

Science

Classroom experimentation is at the heart of the Department’s philosophy for teaching science. This injects energy and dynamism into the curriculum.

Spanish

Bienvenido! When you think of Spain, you think of a ‘passion for life’ and it is this passion that the Spanish department aim to instil in our students at Ashville.

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