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Harvington C of E First and Nursery School

‘Together we love, learn and grow’

Curriculum Intent

The curriculum at Harvington C of 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:

  • Ensure a love and desire to learn following the Christian values and vision statement
  • Enrich and challenge all learners
  • Develop the skills to prepare children for life in the world we live in
  • Become resilient, positive, aspirational learners
  • Develop ‘pupil voice’ and children as leaders in their learning
  • Close learning gaps
  • Develop ambitious vocabulary choices
  • Learn in a stimulating environment both inside and outside the classroom
  • Engage in purposeful learning, opportunities including: visits, visitors, workshops, theme days, outdoor learning and cookery.
  • Engage families in providing the skills and understanding to support as partners in learning
  • Develop mastery skills by planning for breadth and depth
  • Appreciate the world they live in and understand our local and global community
  • Develop a voice to promote change and a confidence to speak out about issues that are important to us.
  • Develop the social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of all our learners.
  • Learn how to lead a healthy life
  • Experiences to aspire and learn about different career opportunities

 

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                               

* 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. 

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.

 

What makes our curriculum bespoke to Harvington?

  • Key questions that encourage children to think and investigate
  • Exciting opportunities for the children to enhance their learning through trips and outdoor activities.
  • Global Curriculum links to enable children to learn about events in the wider world and develop empathy and understanding
  • Development of pupil voice through planned speech and language and drama in class learning, ministerial roles in Pupil Parliament, Eco leadership and Christian Distinctiveness leadership through the Sunshine Group.
  • Enterprise and independent thinking opportunities where children can take ownership of a project
  • Opportunities for the children to observe and evaluate learning
  • Forest school for EYFS and KS1
  • Roots and Shoots Group for Years 2-5
  • Weekly French language lessons for Years 2-5
  • All children in KS2 receive swimming lessons each year

 

 

National Curriculum 

Please click on the image below to link directly to the National Curriculum Document

 

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