Our
Curriculum
The curriculum offer at St. Mary’s is ever evolving and changing
to meet the needs of the children we serve.
Each subject is taught to cover the requirements of the National
Curriculum (2014). We firmly believe that a curriculum needs rigour and it
needs to be progressive in terms of coverage, knowledge and skill development.
We also have a responsibility to ensure children are prepared to leave us at
the end of Year 4 with the knowledge and learning to allow them to successfully
transition into the next phase of their education.
Our intention is that we will teach a well-planned, structured
curriculum that ensures children’s learning is built on effectively, year on
year.
We aim to provide a stimulating and purposeful
atmosphere in which skills and knowledge can be acquired and to present a
curriculum which:
- is broad enough to provide all children with a good general
education in preparation for transfer to Middle School;
- is flexible enough to respond to the need for change;
- helps children to acquire knowledge, skills and practical
abilities, especially those of problem solving and decision making and the
effective use of language;
- helps children to begin to understand the world in which they live
and the inter-dependence of individuals, groups and nations;
- encourages respect for religious and moral values of other races
and cultures;
- ensures equality of opportunity for each child.
We also place great importance on the development of our
children’s social, emotional and physical development.
We provide opportunities
for staff and children to enrich their learning through offering trips, visits,
clubs, visitors and experiences outside the National Curriculum.
Link to
National Curriculum - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/381344/Master_final_national_curriculum_28_Nov.pdf
English
programmes of study - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335186/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_English_220714.pdf
Maths
programmes of study - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335158/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Mathematics_220714.pdf
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