Curriculum
Aim
Together we celebrate our individuality, supporting each other to learn, grow and flourish.
Organisation and Planning
Our curriculum is carefully planned and sequenced to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework. It has been designed to ensure that knowledge, skills and vocabulary are progressively developed, enabling pupils to build on prior learning and make meaningful connections across the curriculum.
Curriculum progression maps identify the essential knowledge, skills and vocabulary for each subject and year group. These support teachers in planning coherent sequences of learning, ensuring full curriculum coverage while allowing opportunities to revisit and deepen previous learning. (see Appendix 3)
Our curriculum continues to evolve to reflect our school vision:
"Together we celebrate our individuality, supporting each other to learn, grow and flourish."
Through our curriculum, we aim to inspire curiosity, celebrate diversity and provide rich learning experiences that enable every child to flourish academically, socially, spiritually and emotionally.
In Key Stages 1 and 2, History and Geography are taught alternately each half term (with Year 6 following a termly cycle) to ensure balanced coverage and progression across both subjects. Wherever meaningful, learning is enriched through carefully planned cross-curricular links with English, Mathematics, Science, Art and Design, Design and Technology and Computing. These links are purposeful and enhance learning without compromising the integrity of individual subjects.
Our curriculum is underpinned by several key drivers which reflect our vision, values and aspirations for all pupils:
Personal, social and emotional development and wellbeing
Our Christian vision and school values
British values
Social justice and global citizenship
Environmental sustainability and our Climate Curriculum
Communication, language and curiosity
Physical health and development
Spiritual development
These curriculum drivers are woven throughout pupils' learning, encouraging them to become compassionate, responsible and informed citizens who understand their place within both their local community and the wider world.
Teachers are encouraged to use their professional expertise and interests when selecting contexts for learning within the agreed curriculum framework. This flexibility enables them to design engaging, inspiring and meaningful learning experiences that motivate pupils while ensuring consistency in curriculum coverage and progression.
Each year, every class undertakes a literature-led topic based around a high-quality class text. This approach provides a rich context for learning across a range of curriculum areas, promoting a love of reading while creating purposeful opportunities for pupils to apply and deepen their knowledge and skills in meaningful contexts.
Our long-term planning for each class is detailed on the class pages below. We have a rolling programme and hold regular reviews as a staff to ensure our curriculum is having a valuable effect on children's learning.