Fishergate Primary School Curriculum Overview

Curriculum Overview

Key Principles for our Curriculum at Fishergate Primary School

Subjects               

The essential knowledge to be educated, global citizens as set out in the National Curriculum.

Fused together with our own personalised school curriculum which includes:

  • Outdoor opportunities including Forest School and the local area
  • Utilising parental and volunteer expertise
  • prioritising inclusion and personalisation
  • working creatively whilst embracing in and cross phase links
  • providing a topic- based approach in which pupils can follow their own interests

 

 

 Golden Threads               

Vocabulary development, creativity, first hand/real life learning, personalisation, cultural experiences (e.g. seaside, library, art gallery)

 Local Context                

Easily accessible local area provides a rich learning resource

 

Huge socio-economic and cultural diversity of catchment 

 

Strength of relationship with families and volunteers

 

Genuine inclusion – culture of tolerance and celebration of difference
Fishergate Primary School Curriculum Aims               

Our curriculum:

  • Provides equal opportunities for all pupils, recognising the worth of different abilities, skills and talents of individuals and groups of pupils
  • Prepares children for membership of a culturally diverse society
  • Widens horizons, and encourages an appetite for learning
  • Fosters self-knowledge, self-esteem, self-confidence and understanding of the beliefs and opinions of others
  • Develops a partnership between the family, school and the community
  • Ensures deep learning and mastery of concepts
Essential Skills/Competencies               

Self-regulation, emotional resilience, independence, communication

Want to find out more?

Please explore the links under ‘Looking For More’ for planning and progression documents and further information about the content of the curriculum for all subjects.

For information about how we make our curriculum accessible for those with disabilities or special educational needs, please see our SEND Information page and our Accessibility Plan and other relevant policies which can be found on our Policies & Documents page.

Parents and carers are, of course, always welcome to ask their child’s teacher if they have queries about what their child is learning – and don’t forget to check out what is happening in school on our phase Twitter feeds! You will find links to these on the phase pages.

logo-gov-uk

Fishergate School follows the Department for Education’s Early Years Foundation Stage, and the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2. You can find out more about the Early Years Foundation Stage, the EYFS Statutory Framework, and the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2, which includes the programmes of study for all subjects, on the GOV.uk website.