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:

• having the wisdom to make good choices,
• having the confidence to be self-motivated and independent,
• having an aspirational growth mind-set,
• being active members of our community,
• valuing the effect of their social action,
• understanding the importance of dignity and being respectful in our diverse world.