Our Curriculum

Here at Pluckley Church of England Primary School, our curriculum is designed to be broad and balanced and to nurture curiosity and passion; inspiring lifelong learning in all of our children. Full of experiences, excitement and enjoyment, we have developed a bespoke curriculum to meet the needs, aspirations and interests of all of our pupils; equipping them with the skills needed to be responsible citizens.

Through a thematic approach, the children are immersed into the topic through environment, experiences and the highest quality of teaching and learning, allowing the children opportunities to remember, revisit and transfer skills and knowledge to other contexts.

Our curriculum gives equal importance to core and foundation subjects, allowing and promoting links to the topic in core subjects as much as possible. 

Intent

The intent of our curriculum is to develop and nurture the development and application of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that are needed for children to development in to successful leaners. Our curriculum prepares children for further study and adult life by enabling them to become:

• Resilient and ambitious children who use their initiative and aren’t afraid of making mistakes
• Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
• Curious children with a thirst for knowledge
• Successful learners who are self-motivated to learn and achieve
• Responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.
• To provide outstanding outcomes for the future of young people in the 21st Century and beyond.
• To develop children's desires to be ambitious, use their initiative, have a strong sense of community and have positive mental health that enables them to be happy.

At Pluckley Church of England Primary School, we feel passionately about giving children opportunities and experiences outside of the curriculum as well as in. Together, we have developed a long term plan that provides children with first hand experiences whether that be through visits off site or visitors to the school.

Implementation

We deliver our broad and balanced curriculum through discrete subjects taught through a series of thematic topics which are carefully planned to incorporate - as a starting point - both the skills and knowledge acquisition detailed in the National Curriculum. Our subject progression documents identify the core knoweldge and skills required for each subjet and ensure that previous learning is regularly consolidated and built upon at each stage, allowing for the children to become ‘experts’ in each area.

Impact

The impact of our curriculum is carefully monitored by our Subject Leaders and SLT. We track progress in all subject areas regularly, to ensure that all children are achieving and deepening their learning in all areas of the curriculum by remembering core knoweldge and building upon their prior learning.

At Pluckley Church of England Primary School, we celebrate the learning by sharing our wider curriculum achievements through hosting termly ‘Learning Open Afternoons’ for parents, carers and families.