Overview

Curriculum Statement

Our Intent

At Alston Primary School, we strive to make our children passionate about learning through making the learning engaging, meaningful and relevant. Our bespoke, broad and balanced curriculum, which is underpinned by the National Curriculum (2014), is designed to develop a community of positive and responsible citizens with the social, emotional and academic skills needed for lifelong success. We use our curriculum drivers – enrich children’s life experiences, foster aspirational attitudes and prepare children for life in Modern Britain- to ensure our curriculum offer is enriched and personalised to our children and their families. Through quality first teaching, memorable experiences and extensive opportunities for learning within and outside the classroom, our children are provided with the knowledge, skills and cultural capital that they will need to succeed in life.

Implementation

At Alston Primary School, our bespoke curriculum, which is customised and personalised around the
individual backgrounds and needs of the children, will be implemented through:
• Carefully sequenced, coherent and logically ordered long-term, medium-term and short-term
planning, which shows progression and depth.
• Quality first teaching, which is adapted to the individual needs of the children within each class,
addresses misconceptions and enables challenge for all.
• Prioritising reading through a sequential approach to the reading curriculum which develops
fluency, and through a whole school approach which promotes reading for pleasure.
• Detailed knowledge organisers which outline the learning which will take place within topics.
• Prior learning reviews, which take place at the beginning of every lesson.
• Enrichment opportunities such as carefully planned visits, competitions, key speakers and
focused days, which will provide first hand experiences for our children.
• Engagement with concrete examples to enable abstract ideas to be understood.
• Regular opportunities for parents and carers to engage with the children’s learning through
workshops, showcases and newsletters.
• Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
• Oracy development

Impact

At Alston Primary School, the impact of our curriculum will be measured through children’s:
• Confidence in the way they articulate their needs and their understanding of the knowledge and
skills that they have already learnt and are currently developing.
• Engagement in their own learning and development.
• Positive self-esteem and resilience.
• Understanding of how to lead safe, healthy and fulfilling lifestyles.
• Outcomes in line with or better than the national average, at all stages and areas of the
curriculum.
• Ability to work independently and the ability to work and engage respectfully as part of a team
or group, both inside and outside of the classroom.
• Readiness for the next stage of learning at each transition point.
• Aspirations and high expectations of themselves and other around them.
• Sense of equality and understanding of their rights.
We annually review our curriculum, ensuring that it meets the needs of each new cohort.

We follow the Read Write Inc. Phonics scheme.

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If you would like to know any more information about the school's curriculum not shown here please contact the school.

0121 464 1569

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