Curriculum Vision
Learning is a shared commitment; we recognise that education involves children, parents, staff and the wider community.
At the end of their time at Maidwell Primary School our children exemplify our core values and leave us with an appreciation for their place in the global community. They have the knowledge and personal skills to both succeed in the world and value their unique brilliance. Through the enjoyment of our curriculum children celebrate their journey to achievement, independence and academic excellence.
Intent
Children embody our values with an appreciation for their place in the global community. Through their enjoyment of our curriculum, they have the knowledge and personal skills to succeed in the world and recognise their unique brilliance.
Values
Motivated; Positive; Safe
Children have the opportunity to identify these values in key role models, events, experiences and opportunities and are recognised for behaving in ways which align with our values. They will identify how these values can contribute to their journey to achievement, independence and academic excellence.
At Maidwell Primary School, we are motivated to work hard to be our best. We ask for help when we need it but are independent whenever we can. We listen to others and keep trying if we don’t achieve something at first - ‘We can’t do it…yet!’
At Maidwell Primary School we work hard to keep a positive attitude towards our learning. We understand that we can learn from our mistakes. We ensure we are positive to each other, supporting our friends and classmates. We are a positive part of our local community.
At Maidwell Primary School we work hard to help all members of our school family to feel safe. We understand ways to keep ourselves safe, in school, outside of school and on-line. If we don’t feel safe, we have trusted adults we can share our worries with.
Knowledge
National Curriculum; Global community; Maidwell Curriculum
Children have the opportunity to develop their knowledge through the Maidwell curriculum, and broaden their knowledge and awareness of the global community (Cultural capital) through key role models, events, experiences and opportunities. They will recognise the importance of knowledge and understand how this knowledge can contribute to their journey to achievement, independence and academic excellence.
Skills
Self-regulation; Self-reliance; Self-care; Social skills; Academic skills; Practical skills
Children have opportunities to develop their skills through the Maidwell curriculum, identify these skills in key role models, events, experiences and opportunities and are recognised for practising and honing their skills. These skills, learnt strategies and the ability to acquire new skills will contribute to their journey to achievement, independence and academic excellence.
Curriculum Drivers
Our curriculum reflects our local context and thus meets the particular needs of our children by providing opportunities and experiences for them to develop:
- An understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity wider than their immediate experiences. Our school is in a small village in rural Northamptonshire and our pupil roll is mostly white British. Almost all pupils transition to local secondary schools of similar demographics.
- An understanding of the wider society they live in and their citizenship outside of their own personal lives. A large proportion of our pupils are from secure families, are fortunate enough to experience a full and varied life-style but may not appreciate the contrasting lives of those less fortunate.
Implementation
We have a planned progression of learning which builds on prior knowledge and prepares children for the next stage in their development and towards clearly defined end points.
Our curriculum schemes and resources enable subject leaders to structure a sequence of learning into logical systematic progression for all pupils to acquire the intended knowledge and skills. This is our Long Term Programme.
Teachers use the progression of key concepts, knowledge and skills to plan and deliver lessons that reflect our curriculum drivers and foster a love of learning for every child.
Using the outdoors as a learning environment is fundamental and this can be school based or with enrichment visits to other locations.
Trips/activities are vital to enhance the learning opportunities we offer our children.
We also view our local community as so valuable to our children’s learning, so we seek to thread these links into the curriculum throughout the year, as appropriate.
Impact
At Maidwell Primary School we have high expectations of what every child is able to achieve, and by the End of Key Stage 2 our children do extremely well when compared with local and national results across all subjects. Our curriculum prioritises core skills in reading, writing and maths whilst ensuring that children develop a wide range of knowledge and skills across the wider National Curriculum. We seek to meet the needs of individual and small groups of children through high-quality first teaching, supported by targeted interventions where needed.
At the end of their time at Maidwell Primary School our children exemplify our key values and leave us with an appreciation for their place in the global community. We ensure that quality teaching enables children to develop a love of learning. Subject leaders and class teachers work hard to plan a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum that enables all children to develop a deep understanding of the topics covered, enabling them to leave us at the end of their primary journey, ready to tackle the KS3 curriculum. Enjoyment of our curriculum is at the heart of each child’s journey to academic excellence.
Monitoring & Reviewing the impact of our curriculum
As a staff team we seek to challenge ourselves and each other and take a shared responsibility to ensuring every child is successful.
Our values provide the focus for monitoring activities resulting in the opportunity for self-reflection, learning and development.
This is achieved through:
- Formal performance management and appraisal of teachers;
- Team teaching and working alongside teaching colleagues;
- Pupil progress meetings;
- Effective feedback for staff, and opportunities for self-reflection and coaching-style conversations;
- Talking to children about their learning in lessons;
- Scrutinising work in children’s books;
- Overseeing pupil assessment records;
It is the role of each Subject Leader and/or team to keep up-to-date with developments in their subject, at both national and local level. They review the way the subject is taught in the school, and plan for improvement - development planning links to whole-school objectives and priorities. Each Subject Leader reviews the curriculum plans for the subject and sees that knowledge, progression and acquisition of skills is planned into schemes of work.