Curriculum Policy

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Curriculum Policy

Chesterton Primary School

Curriculum Policy Aims: The curriculum at Chesterton Primary School:  is broad, balanced and relevant to the needs and interests of the children  builds up children’s confidence and motivation to learn through the use of a range of learning and teaching styles  embeds key skills in order to prepare children for real-life and everyday situations  widens horizons and encourages an appetite for learning  provides opportunities to apply knowledge and learning in practical ways  provides a creative approach to planning and delivery that will incorporate and embed key aspects of the National Curriculum especially Literacy and ICT  provides a stable, supportive and rich learning environment  fosters self-knowledge, self-esteem, self-confidence and understanding of the beliefs and opinions of others  takes careful account of the Special Educational Needs of children, including those of gifted children, and will ensure that all children have full access to the curriculum  provides equal opportunities for all children, recognising the worth of different abilities, skills and talents  ensures are children are active, motivated and enthusiastic learners  uses a wealth of relevant resources – in classrooms, outdoors, in the local community and the wider area, including visits and visitors  allows our children to demonstrate their learning in different ways Curriculum The Creative curriculum has been organised through a ‘topic based’ approach which incorporates key skills set out in the National Curriculum. It is centred about 6 key areas of learning. These are: communication, numeracy, science, humanities, creativity and PSED. The use of ICT is threaded throughout all areas of the curriculum. Each class teacher is responsible for the delivery of the creative curriculum.

Teaching and learning Style Teachers are encouraged to broaden the experience of the topics for the children through trips, visitors into school and shared experiences of the wider school community, e.g. involvement with parents and school links etc. Children’s achievements are celebrated regularly through weekly celebration assemblies, displays in classroom and school newsletters.

Creative Curriculum Planning National Curriculum objectives are incorporated into planning.  Long term topic for the year; these are what themes will be taught and when. The long term plan for each theme hold the relevant objectives for the theme (working document)  How the topic will be introduced (a ‘wow’ factor, that could be a visit, visitor or trip)  Opportunities for trips and visits from external agencies  What the learning outcome will be – this could be an artefact, presentation or experience for example  Key Stage meet every half term to plan the topic  Plans are monitored by the Headteacher weekly Curriculum Review, Monitoring and Evaluation Curriculum Subject Leaders have developed and established Long Term Plans. These plans feed into annual subject development plans, which then contribute to the Whole School Development Plan and highlights areas of the curriculum which the whole staff and Subject Governors feel need to be further developed to achieve the intentions of our Curriculum Policy, to meet Statutory requirements and to aid the staff in their curriculum planning.

The School Development Plan and the Subject Development Plans contained within it are reviewed annually by staff and by Governors. At this time, new targets for development are set. Progress against the targets set out are evaluated and reviewed regularly during staff meetings, 1:1 scheduled discussions and other appropriate times throughout the school year.

Policy Written: June 2013 Reviewed: June 2014