Our Curriculum

Teaching and Learning is at the heart of school life. We make sure that our curriculum is wide-ranging and balanced, with planned progression and ambition, meeting the requirements of the Curriculum Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage, the National Curriculum, Religious Education and Collective Worship.

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Welcome to Our Learning Landscape

At our school, learning is an adventure. We don’t just teach subjects in isolation; we’ve created a “Learning Landscape.” This is a way of teaching where everything is connected, helping children see the “big picture” of how the world works.

Aspiration and Inclusion for Every Child

We have the highest aspirations for every student who walks through our doors. Our curriculum is designed to be inclusive, meaning we adapt our teaching so that every child—no matter their starting point—can dive deep into our topics, feel successful, and reach their full potential.

How We Learn: Big Ideas and Sophisticated Links

We want our children to be “big thinkers.” To do this, we use Big Ideas as lenses to look at each subject.

Making Connections: Instead of just “doing history,” a child might look at the Romans through the eyes of an artist one day and a historian the next.
Joined-up Thinking: We help children make sophisticated links, such as seeing how a rhythm in Music can help them understand a pattern in Science.
Memory that Sticks: By revisiting these Big Ideas as children grow, we make sure their knowledge stays in their long-term memory rather than being forgotten after the test.

Learning on Our Doorstep: A Sense of Place

We believe children learn best when they can see and touch history. We use our locality as a giant classroom to show how the world changed right here.

Getting Out and About: Whether it’s discovering the Stone Age, the Romans, or the impact of the World Wars, we explore our local area to see the “footprints” history left behind. It makes global events feel real and personal.

The Heart of Our School: Books and Talking

High-quality books are the heartbeat of our classrooms. We choose a rich variety of texts that challenge our students and spark their imaginations.

Alongside reading, we are proud to be part of the Voice 21 Oracy Project. We don’t just teach children to talk; we teach them through talk. This helps:

Build Confidence: Every child learns that their voice is valuable.
Boost Success: Children who can speak clearly about their ideas become better writers and thinkers.
Support Wellbeing: It creates a culture where we listen to and respect one another.

“Learning Powers”: Helping Children Help Themselves

We teach children the “secret code” to being a great learner. We call these our Learning Powers (Metacognition). We celebrate children who show:

Independence & Responsibility: Taking charge of their own learning.
Resilience & Focus: Not giving up when things get “tricky.”
Courage in Living: Having the bravery to try new things and bounce back from mistakes.
Celebrating Others: Being a cheerleader for their classmates’ success.

How it’s Organized: Our 2-Year Cycle

Because we have mixed-age classes, we plan our learning on a two-year cycle. This is a smart way to make sure that no child ever repeats a topic, but every child gets the full, rich variety of the National Curriculum.

Each subject has a Long-Term Progression Plan. This is our “road map” that sets out: