Caring for each other, learning from each other, achieving with each other…guided by God
Our Curriculum Statement
Intent
At Slinfold CE Primary School we have designed our curriculum with our pupils at the centre. Our curriculum is inclusive, accessible and enjoyed by our children. Guided by God we strive to create children who care for each other, learn from each other and achieve together and they have the opportunity to succeed in all areas of school life and beyond. Within our safe, nurturing Christian environment we aim to ensure that our children understand, develop and demonstrate our school values of responsibility, respect, compassion and courage so that they become responsible world citizens who lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Implementation
By providing a curriculum that is ambitious for all pupils, all of our children will flourish in their learning, regardless of their individual challenges. Our curriculum is engaging, broad, balanced and rooted in high quality texts. Through developing a love of literature our children will gain the necessary skills to unlock knowledge across all areas of their learning and will be able to confidently communicate and express their ideas. In mathematics we teach our children to make connections across mathematical concepts to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills, so that they acquire deep, long-term knowledge that they can adapt and apply. Our curriculum is coherently planned using a phased approach in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and learning is carefully sequenced and progressive.
Impact
Through our teaching and our core Christian values, children at Slinfold will be prepared for the next step in their education by:
In the Autumn term of 2021 we took the opportunity to revisit our curriculum design to ensure that it closely meets the needs of our community. Throughout the next few months, our curriculum section of the website will be updated with further information.
If you would like to find out more about the Slinfold curriculum, please contact Mr Jowett who will happy to answer any questions you may have.
As we have mixed-age classes, we have developed our curriculum across different phases. These phases are:
Phase 1 - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 (Hamble and Medway classes)
Phase 2 - Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 (Arun and Adur classes)
Phase 3 - Year 6 (Rother class)
The history, geography and science are taught following a three-year rolling programme in phases 1 and 2 and we have a separate, stand-alone Year 6 curriculum.
The cyclical nature of our curriculum means that we are able to deliver a whole phase approach to our different topics without the children repeating any of these themes. The benefits of this include whole phase trips and experiences to enrich the topics and bring learning to life.
Our curriculum plans for the current academic year can be viewed below:
Autumn 2021: Into the Woods Please note that Reception children also carry out a short unit of learning entitled 'All around me' as part of their transition into school. (EYFS) |
Into the Woods Children will:
All around me (EYFS only) Children will:
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Spring 2022: Fire and Ice |
Children will:
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Summer 2022: The Great Outdoors |
Children will:
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Autumn 2021: Digging up the Past |
Children will:
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Spring 2022: Tales from the Riverbank |
Children will:
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Summer 2022: Tombs and Treasures |
Children will:
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Autumn 2021: Digging up the Past |
Children will:
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Spring 2022: Keep Calm and Carry On |
Children will:
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Summer 2022: Explorers |
Children will:
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