As well as meeting the requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum, we have ensured that the curriculum fits our vision of being a ‘school of opportunity’.
The curriculum will be underpinned by our ethos: We provide children with a toolkit for life in the modern world. We want our children to have the knowledge, skills and attitude to succeed anywhere. We want our children to be ambitious, to embrace opportunities and push themselves out of their comfort zone. We want our children to feel the fear and do it anyway and believe that the sky is the limit!
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To implement our curriculum we use the fantastic facilities at Bowbrook Primary, the thriving community, educational visits and inspirational visitors to bring the curriculum to life and provide meaningful, first-hand experiences.
In addition, we build in opportunities for the children to learn about current affairs, linking their learning with local, national and international matters of interest/issues. We offer a diverse range of extra-curricular opportunities which allow children to discover their talents and interests beyond the classroom.
Our curriculum aims to build on knowledge and skills and we link subjects where it is beneficial to do consolidate learning. When it is not possible to create meaningful links between subjects, topics will be taught discretely. A huge focus will be placed upon ensuring that all children are able to listen to and respect the ideas and viewpoints of others. Challenge will be present in all lessons and our children will be taught to be risk takers and offer thoughts and ideas and recognise that mistakes are part of the learning process.
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Keeping our children healthy both physically and mentally is something we are passionate about and we have staff with vast amounts of experience in this area. We have a Dance hall and Sports hall within the school building which is used for indoor PE lessons and a multi-use sports pitch for outdoor PE lessons. In addition, the school have developed some wonderful areas for outdoor learning and have a large school field for competitive sport. PE is taught for 2 hours per week to each class. We support learners to develop resilience, confidence, independence and practice mindfulness regularly to all children in school. We believe that to embrace the challenges of creating a happy and successful adult life, pupils need knowledge that will enable them to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, health and relationships. Therefore, sex and relationship education will be taught to all children in school regularly in an age appropriate way. As part of our curriculum, we will also promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, at school.
Our curriculum will prepare learners for life in modern Britain and the wider world, equipping them to be responsible, respectful, active citizens who contribute positively to society and who appreciate diversity.
To measure the impact of our curriculum in terms of educational outcomes, we use a variety of monitoring approaches including lesson observations, book scrutiny, pupil interviews and evaluations from the Trust. Because learning is a change in long term memory, we do not necessarily expect to see impact in the short term. We have ongoing assessments via observation, short quizzes and formal assessments. These inform future planning and targeted intervention and as to whether a pupil is expected to meet the end of year expectations..
How to find out more information about our curriculum
Over the course of the year, more information will follow regarding our curriculum plans.