Our Curriculum

At Winnall Primary School our curriculum reflects what our children and community need. We are ambitious and passionate for our children and this is conveyed in our school motto 'Acheiving our best together'. We are committed to developing a school community that is driven to continuously develop and improve. The school's values underpin everything we do and these are: Teamwork, Aspiration, Curiosity and Respect.

Our curriculum is designed to deliver these values. Everyone at the school works hard to ensure all our children are challenged to have the age related skills and knowledge needed to read, write and calculate with numbers. Closing the gap in vocabulary on entry and promoting rich language throughout the curriculum gives children the tools they need to appreciate and participate in the world around them. We want our children to develop their voice and to be able to communicate, with confidence, their view and understanding.

We believe in ensuring every child is valued as an individual, and where hard work and perseverance is valued. Within a culture of caring and celebration, we support and nurture our children to develop a love of learning and challenge, with the skills, understanding and resourcefulness to achieve their potential. The school also actively seeks to nurture children's healthy lifestyles, mental health, instil kindness and understanding of others and the ability to keep safe and happy in our modern society.

We believe that the most successful learners will be those who are excited about learning, ambitious and motivated for themselves. As well as encouraging innovation and flexibility within the children’s learning, the school also aims to develop enquiring children who are confident to investigate and design solutions. We are eager to develop these skills through opportunities for our children to be creative and expressive, enabling development of their own interests and talents.

Our Curriculum Offer

Our Curriculum Model

‘Achieving Our Best Together’

In our school, we will give everybody the opportunity to thrive, empowering them to dream big and aim high. In an inclusive, kind and mutually respectful community, we will relentlessly nurture a love of learning, resilience to flourish and inspire our children to drive their own futures.

Our school curriculum is rooted in our vision to ‘dream big’ and ‘aim high’ and based on our values of Teamwork, Respect, Curiosity and Aspiration.

We provide a broad and balanced curriculum which builds on knowledge, understanding and skills for all pupils no matter what their starting points. Achievement for all is our priority and to ensure this we balance the drive for high standards in all subjects.

We have high aspirations for all our pupils and with our values at the heart of this we aim to take the pupils on an amazing learning journey, engaging them in a knowledge rich, purposeful, exciting curriculum in which they are inspired, embrace challenge and develop a passion for learning.

Exposing our pupils to high quality texts is at the heart of our curriculum whilst emphasis is placed on pupils learning the core skills of English and Maths. The driving force behind our curriculum is a clear focus on excellent teaching and learning which ensures we bring learning to life, by making links, giving pupils access to knowledge, skills and experiences that they may not normally have the chance to and celebrating diversity, equality and inclusion.

Our aim is always to provide inclusive and aspirational environments and learning experiences where pupils thrive and build the cultural capital they need to make aspirational choices about their own futures, overcoming any barriers. In order to achieve this, our curriculum is underpinned by the values highlighted.

Teamwork: To support and encourage each other to develop, grow and succeed as a community, embracing the unique and varied contributions that everybody brings.

Respect: To respect one another and value each other's contributions. To believe in everyone's worth and celebrate individuality and the diverse nature of our community and world.

Curiosity: To actively seek out challenges and new experiences to broaden their horizons. To show an interest in the wider world and pose questions to deepen their understanding and embrace the learning of others.

Aspiration: To harness the power of hope and ambition to build resilience and embed belief and confidence that everything is possible.

Curriculum Implementation

Our curriculum is values led and is planned as an entire learning experience which consist of:

Learning Journeys:

A broad, balanced and interesting curriculum that is carefully sequenced.
Motivating and engaging hook to give learning context and interest with authentic outcomes.
Educational visits, visitors and a variety of experiences delivered at school to enhance the curriculum experience and increase cultural capital.
Progression in concepts, skills and knowledge which are deepened and connected over time.

Learning Focussed Teaching:

Clear understanding of cognition and learning, strong subject knowledge, modelling and instruction, coaching and guided learning, flexible grouping, individual starting points, high quality learning environments which calm and enrich, positive and high expectations for all children.

Approaches:

High quality education which nurtures and empowers children, learning skills taught and embedded through each learning journey, rich concept based sequence of learning, class based inclusion which tackles educational disadvantage, teaching children to plan, reflect, evaluate and improve, positive parental relationship.

Winnall Primary School

Our Curriculum

Our Curriculum Offer

Our Curriculum Model

Curriculum Implementation

Curriculum Overviews by Class

Subjects

Art

Computing

Design and Technology

English

French

Geography

History

Maths

Music

Physical Education (PE)

PSHE

Religious Education

Science

Trips and Visits

Overview of trips and visits 24-25