Introduction
The staff and Governors at St. Peter’s Junior School accept the responsibility placed upon us by the Education reform Act (1998) to provide a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum that provides continuity and progression. In accordance with the requirements of the 1993 Education Act, we seek to address the individual learning needs of all the school’s pupils. Rationale
At St Peter’s, we believe the success of the curriculum is the responsibility of all: staff; pupils; parents/carers; and governors. The curriculum policy is closely bound to the school’s Teaching and Learning policy, subject policies and scheme of work and should be read in conjunction with these. By the term ‘curriculum’ we mean ‘all that we teach the pupils during their time at our school’.
Aims for the School:
Create entitlement for all pupils: of both sexes, from all ethnic and social groups, including the most able and those who are experiencing learning difficulties;
Promote partnership between pupils, parents/guardians, teachers and community.
Create and maintain an exciting and stimulating learning environment and foster teaching styles that will offer and encourage a variety of relevant learning opportunities.
Ensure that each child's education has continuity and progression.
Ensure that there is a match between the child and the tasks he/she is asked to perform.
Provide an appropriate curricular balance amongst the competing and sometimes conflicting aims of education.
Facilitate development of their intellectual, moral, physical, social, spiritual and creative capacities.
Ensure that the curriculum incorporates statutory requirements and yet is flexible and relevant to the varying needs of our pupils.
Monitor standards of pupil achievement and the quality of teaching.
Measure, assess and record the progress of each pupil in a systematic way, enabling us to ensure that each pupil achieves his or her fullest potential.
Set achievable but challenging targets that promote an ethos of continual improvement.
Aims for the Pupils:
Acquire knowledge, skills and qualities which will help them to develop intellectually, emotionally, socially, physically, morally and aesthetically, so that they may become independent, responsible, useful, thinking, confident and considerate members of the community
Develop lively, enquiring minds, an ability to question and argue rationally.
Participate and achieve with others as well as independently.
Acquire understanding, knowledge and skills relevant to adult life ‘
Use language and numbers effectively.
Develop spiritual, moral and cultural appreciation, respect for religious values and tolerance of other races, religions and ways of life.
Appreciate human achievements and aspirations.
Communicate their knowledge and feelings constructively and effectively.
Develop positive self esteem, a sense of worth and respect for themselves and others.
Understand and influence the world in which they live.
Be happy, cheerful and well balanced.
Be enthusiastic and eager to put their best into all activities.
Behave in a dignified and acceptable way and learn to become responsible for their actions.
Care for and take pride in their school.
Find pleasure in learning and enjoy success
Organisation
The curriculum is organised into the most effective way to support classing and year group structures. It is currently a two year rolling programme to ensure both hierarchical and vertical progression. Programmes of study, including RE, SMSC and PSHE have been modified to ensure pupils are provided with learning opportunities that are relevant and challenging. These are continually under review.
Monitoring and Evaluation
It is the role of the whole school curriculum co-ordinator to oversee the implementation of this policy.
