Parklea Primary School Overall Intent, Implementation & Impact
Intent
At Parklea Primary School we believe that a quality curriculum should develop children’s love of learning. Our curriculum is broad, balanced and inclusive and follows a clear pathway of progression as children advance through the primary phase. It encompasses the formal requirements of the National Curriculum and the richest, most varied cultural capital opportunities that we can provide, encouraging the exploration of new skills and experiences that help to nurture resilience, curiosity and creativity.
The aims of our school curriculum are:
- to provide the building blocks of learning so children, develop, grow and improve as confident social beings (grow and achieve, achieve and grow).
- to foster the children’s understanding of ‘belonging to and being a member of’ a diverse set of groups and how they connect to them through the past, present and future; encouraging curiosity and a passion to learn
- to develop confidence and promote positive attitudes to learning, so that all children enjoy coming to school and embrace new challenges and possibilities
- to enable children to keep pushing their own boundaries and excel
- to enable children to become independent thinkers and questioners, acquiring a solid basis for lifelong learning
- to promote values education so children take responsibility for themselves and their actions, are respectful and develop as critical thinkers
- to fulfil all the requirements of the National Curriculum and the Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education
- appropriately challenge the boundaries of our learners so their learning journey is continual and improving
- to provide the richest language-based curriculum so children can articulate their views confidently
Implementation
A small team of curriculum leaders is responsible for overseeing the implementation and development of our curriculum to ensure it is continually supporting and challenging our children.
Other teachers/leaders who have responsibility for a certain area such as phonics or art, will be drawn into this group when the focus is directed on this area. The focus at any time will be linked to our data analysis and to our school development plan.
All teachers will be involved in the evolution, development and refinement of our curriculum and teaching fundamentals. There is an expectation that teachers seek and receive professional development opportunities, both internally, and external courses, so they are continuously updated with information on best practice.
We have developed our Parklea curriculum in partnership with ‘Grammarsaurus’ who provide resources and CPD for teachers and support staff. These planning resources support teachers’ work-life balance and enable them to focus on adjusting the curriculum to meet the specific needs of children in their class.
There is a strong emphasis on English which aids children’s learning through the wider curriculum. Teaching plans are checked to ensure all children are appropriately challenged and feedback is systematic in developing those critical building blocks. Links between subjects and retrieval of core skills and concepts are built into our curriculum. Implementation is monitored by regular learning walks, book looks and consultation with staff and pupils.
Impact
The curriculum will enable standards to rise and for end of Key Stage outcomes to be in line with national.