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Truro School Middle Years (3rd – 5th Year) are a time for pupils to discover themselves through exposure to opportunities, experiences and the inevitable specialisation and personalisation of their education through GCSE options. Over this time, Truro School aims to nurture each individual, facilitating their interests, strengths and supporting challenge where needed.
Education is increasingly about embedding skills and values and not just knowledge, such that pupils are genuinely being empowered for their future.
The Middle Years Portfolio (MiY Portfolio) is a literacies-based education program developed to exemplify where Digital, Social, Cognitive, Wellbeing, and Vision is developed for pupils in the existing curriculum and identify opportunities to take these further based on the individual.
The combined power and effectiveness that arises from the interaction and collaboration of these different elements will develop our learners in ways identified as highly influential in their life successes.
The program highlights the importance of interdisciplinary learning and the mutually reinforcing nature of these skill sets. It emphasises the need for pupils to develop a balanced set of literacies that work in harmony with each other.
The idea of “Portfolio” encapsulates the development of these and their evidencing in such a way that the pupils can visualise and track their development and identify how their lessons and hobbies contribute to their personal growth. It leverages the strengths of individual components to create a greater whole, to provide pupils with a comprehensive and holistic education that bolters their potential for personal and academic success across all arenas.
It is an acute fact that success and ambition do not come in the same form for each individual within a cohort, and at Truro School we have the ultimate goal to equip our pupils with the footing and direction to lock in their next steps in post 16 Education.
3rd Year: Pupils are introduced to the literacies, the activity matrices and how to submit evidence.
4th Year: As part of their GCSE timetable, pupils have one period a fortnight for the Portfolio. Navigating life successfully draws on diverse topics including personal care, cooking, managing money, politics, law and many more. In their first term, 4th Year pupils embark on a collaborative group project to explore a facet of life skills that they may have an interest in already or wish to learn more about. They develop and demonstrate skills in research, collaboration, organization and communication.
4th and 5th Year: Pupils will be given devoted MiY Portfolio time – Depending on progress, pupils may be guided to use this time in specific ways with the support and guidance of teachers such as: Completing and submitting competencies, developing study skills, exam technique etc and extending areas of interest to higher levels of fluency and ingenuity.
Pupils naturally excel in different areas. One pupil might be a clear born leader and excel in Social Literacy, whereas another may be gifted with technology and logic akin with aspects of Digital Literacy.
MiY Portfolio is an opportunity to identify and celebrate personal accomplishments and strengths in different aspects and enable all pupils to obtain the highest award in the program by exploring, developing and sharing their own personal strengths.
Each Literacy contains between four and six sub strands. This breakdown of literacies enables growth and evolution of the program over time to fit our society with its ever-evolving needs and expectations.
Each literacy identifies activities and evidence that ‘unlock’ different levels in ascending order:-
MiY Portfolio celebrates personal growth and encourages further achievement in bespoke areas, making the awarding of MiY Portfolio entirely personal. Pupils are not disadvantaged if they are less strong in one area than another, but will be encouraged to improve and given advice on how it may be achieved.
For each TASK, further details and example can be found in the relevant section on the pupils MiY Portfolio Moodle pages.
"This is a very exciting programme to run alongside my child's GCSEs, helping her discover more about herself and giving her the confidence to develop new skills and make choices that are right for her future." Parent
Our school motto, Esse Quam Videri (to be, rather than to seem to be), captures the essence of our identity and is defined by the 5 C's below. Underpinned by strong Christian principles, we are a caring and inclusive community which values, nurtures and develops each individual.
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Curiosity to always want to discover and learn more, academically and more widely too.
Because we believe that academic excellence is an important part of human excellence. Every child is an individual and we celebrate and develop their uniqueness, helping them to become an independent learner and encouraging each child to explore, understand and cultivate their talent and abilities, whatever they may be.
Compassion to understand and champion the needs of others, in our community and beyond.
Because our mission challenges us to be a vibrant community which enables people to live their lives to the full and transform society for the better. Located in the heart of Cornwall, our distinctive, serene location supports the development of balanced, unpretentious and reflective children who understand their role as global citizens.
Confidence to build resilience by learning from both successes and failures alike.
Because we want every pupil to be comfortable in their own skin, celebrating the uniqueness of each individual in the school community. Through drama, presenting and public speaking opportunities, as well as appearing in productions and concerts, pupils learn key communication skills and gain the confidence to prosper in the real world.
Creativity to be imaginative in how we express ourselves and approach new challenges.
Because we value the development of pupils’ imaginative and creative dimensions as well as their characters. Through a broad curriculum and wide range of co-curricular activities, pupils discover the important balance between creative and logical thinking. These opportunities are fundamental to ensuring your son or daughter discovers their hidden gifts, developing a sense of individuality and a confidence in their own abilities.
Courage to enjoy becoming the very best of who we are, with integrity and ambition.
Because we believe that essential life skills are often best taught outside of the classroom, balancing an academic education. Through a wide-ranging co-curricular programme, we offer every child the chance to participate, perform and lead in the fields of their choice. In a competitive world these opportunities are fundamental to ensuring your son or daughter develops essential life skills and an ambition for life.
Truro School is part of the Methodist Independent Schools Trust (MIST)
MIST Registered Office: 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LH
Charity No. 1142794
Company No. 7649422
