"Teachers’ excellent subject knowledge strongly supports learning. Teachers have exceptionally high expectations of what pupils can achieve." Ofsted
Our Connected Curriculum
We are committed to the development of the whole child through the provision of a progressive connected curriculum which nurtures and celebrates children’s knowledge, skills and talents. We aim to develop wider personal skills through our breadth, including enrichment activities from welcoming visitors, trips and celebrations which are linked to our personalised themes.
Our curriculum is a vehicle that can enable each child to flourish through the way we interweave the knowledge, skills and themes so that we may promote wisdom and life in all its fullness.
Our interwoven connections between subject disciplines make explicit the opportunities to consolidate concepts and apply them wisely across linked areas. This also supports memory acquisition in learning.
Character development and social justice is woven through narrative enabling children to learn to be courageous advocates through our carefully chosen stories, ensuring all are included. Philosophy for children and an enquiry-based approach to learning is how we value the learning journey and promote curiosity and humanity.
Entrance and exit points mark the journey with assessment opportunities interwoven from feedback to quizzes. The themes, that change half termly, are communicated to our pupils and parents via class newsletters. These outline project linked home learning and our knowledge organisers support and deepen acquisition, memory growth at home and school so that we work as a community to educate the child.
Religious Education
A commitment to enquiry, questioning, evaluating our beliefs and actions. We were the first school in the country to be awarded RE excellence mark from Discovery RE syllabus which we have combined with Understanding Christianity throughout the school.
Sex Education
Relationships and sex education is taught at age appropriate stages throughout school in line with government guidelines. Our PHSE scheme has undergone a full consultation with the community and materials are shared with parents so that we educate the child together in taking care of and loving themselves and having positive relationships with self and others starting with being a good friend. By year 5 and 6 the focus is more on changes, personal health and relationships. Parents are notified about the content taught in half termly newsletters.
What are we learning in PSHE?
Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future.
Click below to see what each class will be learning.