‘Together we love, learn and grow’
The curriculum at Harvington C.E. First and Nursery School is derived from a precise understanding of our children’s needs. In recognition of the starting points of many of our children, we have designed a curriculum to provide a breadth of exciting, purposeful learning experiences to ensure a rapid development of knowledge, skills, independence and confidence. We strive to follow our school’s Christian values ensuring these are embedded in the life of our school. The aim is for our children to have the skills needed for them to become positive, aspirational and moral citizens with an understanding of global issues and a voice to support understanding and change.
Our curriculum intent includes planned opportunities to:
Children leave our school as able, independent, caring, confident, respectful learners ready to find their place in the world.
Approaches to learning
* Underpinned with core values
* Promotion of learning independence
* Consistent approaches to teaching and learning
* Cross-curricular themes with a planned 'grab' and end product.
* High quality resources and learning environment
* Instilling a passion for learning
* Promoting effective communication and team work
* High expectation of all pupils
* Personalised support for under-performing pupils
Further information about the curriculum
Our Curriculum is based around the 2014 National Curriculum for KS1 and KS2 and the Early Years framework for Reception and Nursery. It is designed to provide our learners with a range of different learning experiences that meet the needs and interests of all pupils. We plan and organise activities to promote learning and personal growth and development. It includes, not only the formal requirements of the National Curriculum, but also the range of extra-curricular activities that the school organises in order to enrich the experiences of our children.
We aim to teach children how to grow into positive, responsible people, who can work and co-operate with others whilst developing knowledge, skills and attitudes to learning, in order that they achieve their true potential.
Our curriculum promotes respect for the views of each individual child, as well as for different cultures and religious beliefs. We value the spiritual and moral development of each person, as well as their intellectual and physical growth.
We organise our curriculum so that we promote co-operation and understanding between all members of our community. We are fortunate to have a spacious learning environment; this is respected and used throughout lessons by all in school.
We aim, through our curriculum, to teach respect for our world, and how we should care for it for future generations, as well as our own.
At Harvington, our school values (truthfulness, perseverance, friendship, trust, forgiveness and respect) permeate through all areas of school life including the curriculum. These values are at the forefront of consideration when planning learning opportunities and experiences for the children and are reflected by the school’s vision statement: Together we love, learn and grow.
Based on the National Curriculum/EYFS framework, theme questions are set for each year group for each half term. Within each theme there are planned activities to develop skills within all curriculum subject areas. Each of our themes begin with a grab (artefact/piece of art work) to engage and enthuse our learners. At the end of a theme there is an end project/day that brings all of the learning together and give the children chance to consolidate their learning, for example setting up a class museum to share learning with another class.
In addition to the theme teaching within school, English (including reading, phonics and SPAG), maths, science, RE and computing will be taught as separate lessons. There will be areas of all of these subjects that will be developed and enhanced throughout the theme work but the main objectives for these subjects will be taught discretely.
What makes our curriculum bespoke to Harvington?
National Curriculum
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