Curriculum Intent
At St Bridget’s CE Primary School our school vision of 'Your word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path' helps us to provide an inclusive and broad and balanced curriculum to ensure children acquire essential skills and knowledge in order to reach their full potential. In addition, our curriculum is enriched by the drivers we feel are important to us as individuals, our school, our community and the wider world in which we live, to prepare children for their today and tomorrow.
In addition to the National Curriculum our drivers are :
Curriculum Implementation
Our Vision and Christian Values
Our vision of 'Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path' is taught through our Christian Values on a 3 year rolling programme, they form the basis of Collective Worship and are fully integral to all our daily lives, how we teach and what our children learn. They empower our children to develop their spirituality and guide them in personal development as effective learners and good citizens.
Our values are: Generosity, Compassion, Courage, Forgiveness, Friendship, Respect, Thankfulness, Trust, Perseverance, Justice, Service, Truthfulness, Wisdom, Peace, Creativity, Hope, Humility, Responsibility.
Health and Well Being
As well as teaching PE & PSHCE, we employ a large range of sports coaches for all ages to encourage children to try out different activities not only for exercise and fitness levels but to find one that may suit their interests as individuals. In addition, children learn about healthy eating/cooking and personal hygiene.
As well as a healthy body children are taught about healthy minds- they are encouraged to have an ‘I can do’ attitude using the principles of Growth Mindset. For children who struggle with mental health and anxiety, we offer pastoral support through staff members as well as specialists who are employed to deliver bespoke programmes such as play therapy and counselling etc.
Self Confidence and Courageous Advocacy
We develop confidence, self belief and leadership skills through creative and performing arts opportunities throughout the school year. Children take part in accredited Leadership awards, gaining recognition and building on the skills they have achieved. All year groups adopt roles and responsibilities throughout school initially from Classroom Leader of the day to Playground Eyes, Nursery Key workers, Office Duty etc as they get older. In addition, children frequently plan and deliver Collective worship and lead charitable enterprise in order to become courageous advocates for change in their local, national and global communities.
Local Area
We offer a wide range of outdoor and adventurous activities for our children from parks and forest schools in Early Years through to fell walking, orienteering, rock climbing, canoeing, and local attractions. These are provided through day trips and residential on a rolling programme as well as bringing learning to life in other subjects such as rowing Viking Long Boats in History on Derwent Water.
As we are surrounded by lakes and seas and rivers we ensure all children meet the minimum requirement for swimming and deliver swimming programmes from Year 1 to Year 6 so they can enjoy our environment safely. It also encourages children to become good stewards and look after the world God created for us.
Wider Community
Living in a rural area it is essential we provide children with wider opportunities in contrast to what we have on our doorstep, we do this through residential and day trips to cities, museums, places of worship and resource centres.
We equip children with skills and knowledge to be Global citizens through work with Christian Aid resources eg. looking at global justice and poverty. Visitors to schools such as African & Chinese dancers, drummers provide opportunities to experience different cultures and traditions first hand.
Through programmes such as Newsbytes children are aware of national and environmental issues and focus particularly on climate change and how compassion leads to action in caring and sustaining the present and future world.
Impact
St Bridget’s children leave our school secondary ready for their next stage of education as healthy, well rounded individuals. Our vision and Christian values enable them to appreciate the diverse world in which we live by showing respect to people and their differences and helps them to make the right choices in life.
Relgious Education
Art & Design
The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:
Design & Technology
The national curriculum for design and technology aims to ensure that all pupils:
Music
The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils:
Computing
The national curriculum for computing aims to ensure that all pupils:
Geography
The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils:
History
The national curriculum for history aims to ensure that all pupils:
Physical Education
The national curriculum for physical education aims to ensure that all pupils:
Languages
The national curriculum for languages aims to ensure that all pupils:
Science
The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils:
English
The overarching aim for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.
The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
Mathematics
The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils:
Mathematics is an interconnected subject in which pupils need to be able to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas. The programmes of study are, by necessity, organised into apparently distinct domains, but pupils should make rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems. They should also apply their mathematical knowledge to science and other subjects.
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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