Shurdington C of E Primary School

The Shurdington Curriculum

Intent

Our curriculum:

Will be high quality, stimulating, fun and challenging; rooted in Christian values.
Will prepare children for the future and raise their aspirations.
Will offer a range of experiences that children may not have had unless they were part of our school family.
Create well-rounded, resilient and self-confident children.
Will have a balance of both substantive and disciplinary knowledge. It will be relevant and meaningful, and support children to develop a love of learning.

You can see more information about the ‘intent’ of our curriculum using the ‘Shurdington Experiences’ and Year group subject breakdown.

Implementation

Our curriculum is rooted in the National Curriculum and EYFS Framework. It is carefully planned by leaders to ensure progression. Knowledge is built upon and revisited throughout the children’s learning journey.
Critical paths will be used to plan learning to ensure coverage of the entire curriculum. Each lesson will have a key question that the children will be able to answer by the end of their lesson.
2 week example timetables are provided to ensure coverage however timings of learning are flexible to ensure quality of provision. DT is taught through 6 DT days throughout the year.
Some curriculum areas are supported by our ‘knowledge Stems'. Shurdington Knowledge Stems are 6 pieces of key knowledge that subject leaders have chosen as the building blocks for each unit. Following a quick introductory lesson at the start of lesson 1, where all 6 stems are shared, they will then be learnt by all children through the use of low stake tests at the start of each of the following lessons. These ‘Knowledge Stems’ are core pieces of substantive knowledge we want all children to learn and will be built on within the main part of the unit lessons. All children should be able to confidently remember these stems and previous stems they have learnt.
There will be carefully planned opportunities for children to perform and participate in both the performing arts and sports within each year group. We will run a range of clubs and opportunities to enrich the curriculum and develop the whole child. Staff have developed a list of fundamental life experiences that all children will have taken part in during their time at school (our Shurdington Experiences), which is reviewed regularly, and any gaps are addressed.

More about how we implement the curriculum can be found through our curriculum maps and long term plans.

	2 week timetable	[pdf 130KB]
	Vision	[pdf 122KB]
	Shurdington experiences	[pdf 304KB]
	Performing Arts Proforma	[pdf 326KB]

Impact

Children will:

Have a strong sense of moral purpose in order to become good citizens.
Have good outcomes, academically and as well-rounded individuals.
Have knowledge of the wider world.
Be confident in a range of areas and be able to use and apply their skills and knowledge in a range of areas.
Be able to investigate and question.

How will we measure this?

Overviews in books.
Curriculum tracking sheets.
Work and progress in books.
Shurdington Experiences review sheet.
Club and trip analysis.
Pupil, parents and staff voice.
Standardised tests – both internal and external

Subject Area links

Use these links or the tabs at the top of the page to find out more about individual curriculum areas.

	Writing
	Reading
	Maths
	RE
	Science
	History
	Geography
	PE
	Art
	DT
	Music
	Computing
	MFL
	PSHCE and RSHE

We have adapted our teaching of all subjects to ensure that all aspects of the recently revised National Curriculum are fully addressed. The parents guide below is a helpful tool to understand the new National Curriculum. It sets out the curriculum for each year group by subject. You can find out more about our curriculum from our prospectus which can also be downloaded from the link below:

	Parents guide to the new NC	[pdf 788KB]
	Prospectus	[pdf 1017KB]

How do we prepare our pupils for life in multicultural Britain and promote British values?

Our core Christian Values underpin our curriculum and we ensure that we teach tolerance and respect for people of all faiths (or those of no faith). We try to make sure that aspects of school life, for example the election of our Prime Minister, the school council, house captains, vice-captains and the Worship Team help children understand British values such as democracy. To find out more about the way we promote British please see the link below or look at our Planning Paths on the class pages (links above).

At Shurdington we will actively challenge pupils, staff or parents expressing opinions contrary to fundamental British Values, including ‘extremist’ views.