Curriculum Overview
CURRICULUM INTENT
Our curriculum has been designed to:
- promote access to learning for all children through high ambition and achievement for all children;
- provide opportunities for children to work in collaboration, independently and with support so they become confident, successful learners.
Our curriculum is devised through:
- specific themes that incorporate the statutory national curriculum objectives;
- our pupils’ ideas and other school community influences so it is inclusive, broad and balanced.
We place great importance in making our curriculum relevant, exciting and purposeful so our children develop memorable experiences and flourish.
As a Church of England school we focus on developing:
- children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding through our core Christian values, the fundamental British values, and the PSHE curriculum.
We actively promote equality as a rights respecting gold achieving school and take seriously children's health and well-being.
Pupil voice is actively encouraged so they make a valuable contribution towards shaping their education, their community and the future of their school.
St Mary’s CE Primary Curriculum Theme Overviews
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Early Years Foundation Stage 1 ~ Nursery |
All About Me |
Celebrations
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Home and Journeys |
At the Farm
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Parks and Gardens
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By the River | ||
Early Years Foundation Stage 2 ~ Reception | Me and My Family
| Light and Dark Christmas (Nativity)
| Winter
Superheroes | Animals and their young
| Healthy Eating/Shopping/Food
| All at Sea | ||
Year 1 | Who is part of my family tree? | Why has Windsor Castle changed over time? (block 1) What landmarks can you recognise from aerial photographs of our school and local area? (block 2) | Who is our monarch and what impact has the monarchy had on the Commonwealth countries? | What are homes in hot climates like? | ||||
| What is the UK weather like? (taught across the year for the four seasons) | |||||||
Year 2 | What did Fred the Frog find out about the United Kingdom? | How do our favourite toys and games compare with those of the 1960s? |
What happened to London during the fire of 1666? | What is Yew Tree Road like? | Who is Isambard Kingdom Brunel and why is he significant? | How does Pakistan compare with the United Kingdom? | ||
Year 3 | What happens when a volcano erupts? | What was the significant change during the Stone Age? | How did life change in the Bronze Age? | What do we know about our town centre?
| How does the Bialowieza National Park compare with Black Park? | How did life change in the Iron Age? | ||
Year 4 | Why was the River Nile important to the Ancient Egyptians? | How does trade link me to the rest of the World? | How is plastic pollution harming our planet? | Why is London a major city of the world? |
How did the arrival of the Romans change Britain? | |||
Year 5 | Who were the Anglo-Saxons and why did they invade / settle in Britain? | Is water distributed fairly across the world? | How are animals and plants interdependent in biomes? | What is the route to the Eton Playing Fields from Yew Tree Road? |
Why was the Victorian Era important? | |||
Year 6 | What was the impact of World War II on people of that time? | How significant was the Blitz?
| How do rivers move? | What is the relationship between longitude with time and climate? (Americas) | Why are the world's rainforest's under threat? (Amazon) | What did the early Islamic Civilization leave behind? | ||
Overview of Nursery Curriculum Themes
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2020-2021 |
AUTUMN 1 |
AUTUMN 2 |
SPRING 1 |
SPRING 2 |
SUMMER 1 |
SUMMER 2
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Topic
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All about me BLACK HISTORY |
Once Upon a Time
Light up the World! Diwali & Christmas |
On the Move Chinese New Year |
Our wonderful world – growth, farming around the world, changes Easter |
Under the Sea -mini-beasts, animals, sea creatures |
To Infinity & Beyond! |
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Core Texts |
-Ruby's Worry -We are all different -Be Who You Are -We are all Welcome -So Much |
-Once upon a time -Goldilocks and the three bears -3 Billy Goats Gruff -Gingerbread man -Elmer - colours -The Proudest Blue - Twinkle twinkle |
- We're going on a bear hunt - Mr Gumpy’s Outing -Duck's day out - Duck in a truck - Coming to England
-Pass the parcel |
-Jack and the Beanstalk - Farmer duck -Oliver's vegetables -The Tiny Seed - Ten Chirpy chicks |
-Aarrgghh Spider -Dear Zoo -The Very Hungry Caterpillar -Rainbow Fish -The Gruffalo
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-Whatever next -Aliens wear underpants - How to catch a star -Pirate Pete and his smelly feet -10 Little Pirates |
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RE STORY FOCUS |
Christianity Creation story |
Hinduism Diwali story Christmas story |
Sikhism
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Hinduism -Holi Easter story |
Sikhism Vaisakhi
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Islam Eid
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ONGOING LEARNING/ TRIPS and VISITS
Forest school learning
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Visits to local area – parks, forests. |
Visit to St Laurence’s Church
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Visit to the Gurdwara |
Chicks and Miller’s Ark Farm Buttercup and Clover |
Bug Visitor
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Visit to a Mosque |
Core Stories
Number stories
To see what we teach in all subjects from Y1-Y6 across the year, click on the link.
Subject Curriculum Overviews
To see what we teach in each subject area from Y1 to Y6, please click on each subject.
