Curriculum at Tanners Brook Primary School

Curriculum Intent

At Tanners Brook Primary School, we are dedicated to providing every child with a high-quality curriculum that empowers everyone to strive for their personal best to make the community proud. We ensure our curriculum is enriched with opportunities to bring learning to life, demonstrates the diversity of our community and encourages all our children to become lifelong learners, equipping all children with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for their future success. It is underpinned by our values of Think, Believe, Persevere and Succeed.

Our curriculum intent is to provide a broad and balanced education that ensures our children are well-prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. We aim to:

• THINK - Embrace diversity and inclusivity in our community: We celebrate the rich diversity within our school community and strive to ensure that our curriculum reflects and respects this diversity, providing all children with equal opportunities to succeed in being a thoughtful member of our special setting.
• BELIEVE - Promote personal growth and wellbeing: Our curriculum is designed to support emotional and social development, helping pupils to build confidence, resilience, and a sense of responsibility, truly knowing how to believe in themselves and reach their personal best.
• PERSEVERE - Inspire curiosity and a love of learning: By offering engaging and relevant learning experiences that challenge our children, we encourage everyone to explore and question the world around them, fostering determination, resilience and a positive learning attitude.  
• SUCCEED - Develop key skills and knowledge: We focus on building strong foundations in our learning, nurturing critical thinking, problem-solving and creative skills across all subject areas. Our children know what success looks like in every subject to exceed their personal goals.

Curriculum Implementation

To accomplish our curriculum intent, we implement Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and The National Curriculum carefully through:

• Engaging and relevant learning experiences: We design lessons and activities that are tailored to the interests and needs of our children, incorporating real-world contexts and hands-on learning opportunities, to provide them with memorable experiences that immerse them in their learning, leading to memorable outcomes.
• High-quality teaching and resources: Our teachers implement our pedagogical model to deliver the curriculum effectively. Our principles of successful teaching are based on: Support; Challenge; Remember; Adapt and Model, all underpinned by the relationships we build with our children. These principles ensure our teaching and resources meet the varied learning needs of all our children.
• Clear subject knowledge and skills: Subjects are taught concisely, identifying the key knowledge and skills needed to succeed. We help our children make connections between different areas of their learning and apply these in a cohesive way to help us all remember more.
• Regular feedback: We provide timely and constructive feedback to support all our children to development and reach their personal best. Our teachers carefully monitor progress and identify areas for individual improvement.
• Professional development for staff: We invest in ongoing professional development to ensure all our staff are up to date with the latest educational practices and are equipped to deliver the curriculum effectively.

Curriculum Impact

The impact of our curriculum is reflected in:

• Our achievements: Children demonstrate strong progress and attainment in key subject areas, showing a solid grasp of essential knowledge and skills.
• Our personal and social development: Children exhibit confidence, resilience and a positive attitude towards learning. They are able to work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and show respect for themselves and others. They know what their personal best looks like and area ll proud members of the Tanners Brook community.
• Our curiosity and enthusiasm for learning: Children actively engage in their learning, ask questions, and show a genuine interest in exploring new topics and ideas.
• Our preparedness for future learning: Children are well-prepared for the next stage of their education, with a strong foundation in core subjects and the ability to think critically and independently.
• Our inclusive and supportive environment: Our school community values diversity and inclusion, ensuring that all children feel valued and supported in their educational journey to reach their personal best.

Through continuous reflection and refinement, we strive to ensure that our curriculum remains responsive to the needs of our children and effectively supports their academic and personal development.

 

 

To find out more about the curriculum we follow please visit the DfE website (https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/overview)