{"id":514,"date":"2025-11-06T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:06:06","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a Catholic School we are committed to developing as a Community of Faith and Learning, providing the highest quality of education, and offering formation through the promotion of Gospel values, through celebration and worship, and through service to the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We seek to provide opportunities for young people to develop skills for learning, life and work. By ensuring a variety of learning pathways we support young people to move into positive destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through our desire to ensure excellence and equity for all students we will provide a curriculum which challenges and supports all. A curriculum which allows them to evidence Gospel values in their daily lives. 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