Our Curriculum Intent, Implementation And Impact
Our Intent
- To provide a rich and varied curriculum which has its roots based on our school values of Joy, Kindness, Respect and Wisdom and underpinned by our Christian faith.
- To deliver an ambitious, aspirational curriculum which is well planned and the meets the needs of all our pupils
- To provide an engaging curriculum which is planned sequentially, allowing children to build on previous learning and securing firm foundations for the future
- To excite, inspire and empower children through a range of cultural experiences alongside offering a range of literature that reflects our values and validates their realities
- To promote a sense of community for the children, parents, Church and the wider community
- To prepare older pupils for life in our British Society by fostering in them attitudes and qualities which enable them to become confident, caring, responsible citizens
For individual subject intents, please see below
Implementation
- Teachers will have good subject knowledge and will be supported to maintain and improve this knowledge through training, observing best practice and undertaking relevant research
- Subject leaders will provide colleagues with support for planning, resourcing and teaching
- Lessons will incorporate examples; retrieval practice and, over time, revisit teaching and knowledge skills
- Materials with lessons will be broken down into manageable ‘chunks’ to ensure access to learning
- High quality texts will be used from Reception to Year 6 building on the foundations of excellent teaching of phonics through Read Write Inc
- The school curriculum map will be planned to ensure that teaching is sequential with the teacher ensuring that knowledge and skills are taught in a logical and progressive order
- The teaching of key vocabulary will be a primary feature in all subjects
Impact
The impact of our curriculum is evaluated through end of year assessments and Government tests; through Governor meetings; visits and through our own monitoring of teaching, learning and pupil voice.
- All children achieve well by developing knowledge and skills on their journey through school. This is demonstrated through outcomes at EYFS, Phonics (Year 1), Keys Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
- Through our Christian beliefs and values, we instil the importance of being ready, safe and respectful
- Children with SEND achieve the best possible outcomes and are monitored through Governors and in school
- Children leave St James Primary ready for a successful transition to secondary school. Our preparation for the next stage includes knowledge about the importance of being safe, ready and respectful
