Intent
Curriculum Intent
At our school, we are committed to growing, caring, and learning together in faith, hope, and love, fostering a nurturing environment where every child is encouraged to flourish both academically and personally. Our curriculum is designed to inspire aspiration, instill belief, nurture creativity, cultivate determination, and promote enjoyment in learning, all while strengthening the bonds of friendship within our school community.
- Growing Together: We aim to help every child grow, not just in knowledge but in character. By encouraging a growth mindset, we empower our students to aspire to their highest potential, knowing that with determination and belief in themselves, they can achieve their goals.
- Caring Together: Rooted in a foundation of faith, hope, and love, we strive to build a school community that cares for one another, values every individual, and celebrates differences. Through creativity and friendship, we foster an environment where all feel safe, supported, and encouraged to express their unique talents.
- Learning Together: Learning is at the heart of everything we do. Our curriculum promotes enjoyment and engagement, helping children to develop a lifelong love of learning. We aim to cultivate resilience and determination, empowering pupils to overcome challenges and grow through every experience.
Through this shared journey of faith, hope, and love, we are committed to providing a rich, inclusive, and purposeful curriculum that prepares every child for a bright and fulfilling future.
Implementation
At Stretton Handley CE Primary School we have developed a creative, thematic approach to the curriculum. Within each theme, links are made across and between subjects to develop subject specific knowledge, skills and understanding in a relevant, purposeful way. Across school we encourage children to become increasingly independent and to take responsibility for their own learning.
We engage the children with a range of practical, relevant experiences and activities, including visits and visitors, to really bring the learning to life. For example, as part of our ‘London’s Burning’ topic, children built model houses, which were then set on fire to demonstrate how the fire spread across London. We also went on a ‘Faith Trail’, which was an exciting opportunity to visit some of Derby’s fantastic places of worship through an immersive experience, bringing our RE topics to life. As part of our ‘All aboard’ topic, we had a visit from a local theatre company, where the children went on a journey to Polynesia and Antarctica, encountering habitats, climates and animals through engaging and stimulating drama and music.
Our curriculum is planned to:
- prepare children for an ever changing world where they can be responsible citizens
- allow the children to build knowledge and skills and to be able to apply these skills to solve problems in a variety of situations
- provide opportunities for children to be creative and develop their own ideas and allow children to become independent, resilient learners
- develop cultural capital by providing opportunities outside the classroom environment and build a knowledge and understanding of these new experiences
- enable children to lead a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle through PSHE & RSE
- provide opportunities for outdoor learning and fieldwork
- be flexible and allow us to respond to personal, local and national events through weekly assemblies and First News articles
Impact
Children leave Stretton Handley CE Primary School with a sense of belonging to a community where they have the confidence and skills to make decisions, self-evaluate, make connections and become lifelong learners.
Long term year 1 and 2 A 2024 – 2025
Long term year 1 and 2 B 2025 – 2026
Long term year 3 and 4 A 2024 – 2025
Long term year 3 and 4 B 2025 – 2026
Long term year 5 and 6 A 2024 – 2025