11+ Curriculum

The College has a teaching body that must rank among the best in England. They care about the subjects they teach, they convey that enthusiasm to the children and, together, they create a climate of learning that inspires the young people here to realise their dreams and to achieve more than anyone ever thought possible. It all begins in the Lower School.

Specialist teaching

Brighton College's 11-year olds are all taught by subject specialists in their departments. These teachers bring their specific subject knowledge into the classroom and also the love that they have for their subject area which can be so transformative in a school, enthusing children with a passion for History or Biology, Art, Spanish and so much else..

Specialist facilities

Lower School pupils have full use of the many outstanding facilities at the college: specialist laboratories for Chemistry, Physics and Biology; the magnificent Art and Photography centre; ICT suites; the state-of-the-art Design Technology School, the Confucius language laboratory; and the gymnasium and swimming pool. Every classroom in the school is equipped with the latest interactive whiteboard technology and every teacher trained in its uses.

A special curriculum

The College is not obliged to follow the national curriculum and chooses not to. We believe that our own curriculum better prepares children for GCSEs and A-levels. It is innovative and imaginative yet rooted in a desire to provide strong foundations in the basics: spelling, punctuation and grammar as well as arithmetic.

The curriculum in the Lower School is designed to prepare children for the challenges of the 21st century. In addition to Maths, English and Science, all taught by subject specialists in well equipped and stimulating departments, pupils will all learn Mandarin Chinese as well as French or Spanish. In addition, they will all study Latin, ICT, Music, Art, Drama and PE.  An innovative 'Story of Britain and the World' course has also been developed to provide pupils with a proper sense of the nation's story and of global developments.