ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

PATHWAY TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

At Jaffaria Academy, we offer a structured educational programme for students from Year 3 through to Year 11 (GCSE).

The school runs from 8:45am to 3:20pm, Monday to Thursday.

Primary students have the option of a shorter school day, finishing at 12:50pm. This option still ensures full coverage of the National Curriculum, but does not include the optional subject of Arabic, which takes place in the afternoon.

On Fridays, school also begins at 8:45am and is dedicated to Islamic education. The day starts with an extended Friday assembly, often featuring visiting scholars who deliver talks and guidance to our students. This is followed by two lessons from the MCE Tarbiyah Curriculum and a Holy Qur’an lesson. The school day on Friday concludes earlier, at 12:40pm.

At Jaffaria Academy, we follow the UK school term dates (September to July), while also accommodating key moments in the Islamic calendar, such as the Day of Eid and the Day of Ashura.

We deliver the English National Curriculum alongside a rich programme of Islamic education, the Holy Qur’an, and Arabic.

To support high-quality teaching and learning, we use resources from a range of trusted providers. These ensure that our students benefit from well-structured, engaging, and age-appropriate materials that meet both academic and spiritual needs.

Our learning resources include:

Pearson Edexcel – a globally recognised examination board, ensuring our students are well-prepared for IGCSEs.

White Rose Education – high-quality maths resources that develop fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Pathways to Write – a comprehensive writing programme designed to build strong literacy and composition skills.

Kapow – engaging, creative resources for subjects such as History and Geography which we use for Creative Curriculum lessons.

Tarbiyah Curriculum: The MCE’s Tarbiyah Curriculum nurtures piety by guiding learners on an Islamic journey rooted in the Qur’an and the teachings of the Ahlulbayt (a).

Relationship and Self Education (RSE): This curriculum was created by Jaffaria Academy and MCE under the supervision of respected Shaykh Ali Abbas Malik, Trustee and Director of Islamic Education at Jaffaria Academy. It covers lessons from the PSHE component of the national curriculum through the Jaffari-Islamic lens. The RSE programme has been carefully developed to support the teaching of sensitive topics with Jaffari-Islamic compliance, age-appropriate material, and references to reliable Islamic sources.

Tarbiyah Quran Curriculum (TQC): The MCE Tarbiyah Qur’an Curriculum is a comprehensive recitation curriculum that takes students, teachers and the whole family on a journey from learning the Arabic alphabet to fluent recitation from the Uthman Taha Mus-haf.

For more information on the subjects and numbers of lessons per year group please review the following schedules:

Primary Years 3- 6

Example Timetable

Secondary Years 7,8

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Secondary Year 9

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Secondary Years 10,11

Example Timetable

Encouraging Academic Excellence

In an effort to encourage overall excellence in a number of areas, and as well, to support our respected families, Jaffaria Academy is proud to present the following awards:

• Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq (AS) Scholarship for Excellence
• Imam Mohammed al-Baqir (AS) Bursary for Achievement

Please find attached the documents highlighting both awards in more detail.

Imam Jaffar Al-Sadiq Scholarship for Excellence

Imam Mohammed Al-Baqir (AS) Bursary for Achievement

Should you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to contact us on [email protected]

Parent Partnership

At Jaffaria Academy, we believe that parents are at the core of their children’s educational journey. We provide support in a variety of ways to help them be effective in their role, covering both the academic aspects of their child’s education and wider
areas of development (explored further in the Wellbeing and Islamic Education sections of this website). We do this through events, seminars, and workshops.

Examples of the support we offer include Parents Evenings twice a year, multiple feedback sessions, and academic workshops dedicated to topics around education and the role of parents.

We see parents as true partners, and by working together we can ensure every child thrives both academically and spiritually.