Curriculum Statement

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Our HEART Curriculum

The Heart Curriculum is unique to Thatto Heath Community Primary School. Our curriculum intent is based around the skills and values we want our children to develop.

We aspire for them to thrive and to become active citizens in a diverse, inclusive and global community.

Our pupils are loved and valued. The Heart Curriculum teaches them to love and accept themselves, to be proud of who they are and be the best that they can be.

Character development underpins all of the curriculum content and enrichment choices we make.

Key texts linked to our HEART Curriculum

Hobart the Hedgehog - Heart Curriculum School Mascot

Curriculum Pledge

In EYFS the intent of the curriculum is to:

provide all pupils with high quality teaching of reading, including systematic phonics;
build children’s fluency in counting, recognising small numbers of items, comparing numbers and solving problems;
enable the children to access a varied and rich play based curriculum with a key focus on developing their speech and language skills;
promote the learning and development of our youngest children and ensure they are ready for the transition into Reception and Key Stage 1;
develop confident and inquisitive learners;
ensure that boys can access the curriculum on an equal footing.

In KS1 the intent of the curriculum is to:

develop reading for pleasure through an exciting and varied curriculum;
to continue to provide all pupils with high quality teaching of reading, including systematic phonics;
to develop confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value;
engage boys in their learning so that they can compete on an equal footing with the girls;
to give the children experiences of the wider world and further develop their basic life skills.
to foster a love of learning within the children and ensure they engage positively with all aspects of school life.
develop as active citizens in their school community
to prepare children with the fundamentals of reading, writing and maths, to enable them to progress and deepen their understanding in KS2.

In KS2 the intent of the curriculum is to:

ensure that pupils become increasingly fluent with whole numbers and the four operations, including number facts and the concept of place value;
develop efficient written and mental methods and perform calculations accurately with increasingly large whole numbers;
in upper key stage 2 the principal focus of the maths curriculum is to ensure that pupils extend their understanding of the number system and place value to include large integers;
develop children that have numerical fluency and so can develop in to young adults who can use this to reason and problem solve,
ensure that pupils have efficient written and mental methods of calculation;
promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to develop their love if literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.
enable pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicated their ideas and emotions to others, and through their reading and listening;
develop pupils, through their reading in particular, culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually;
develop pupils’ independent learning skills and resilience;
equip them with the skills needed as the transition on to secondary education;
ensure our young people are active and positive members of their local community;
develop children who have a growth mind set and the ability justify their thoughts and feelings;
foster creative thinking children who can over-come their future challenges.

Each year pupils will take part in a wide range of curriculum themed days and weeks. These events provide us with wonderful whole school learning opportunities and provide additional enrichment experiences through visitors, dress up events and visits.

The School Council and Pupil Governors worked with our Head teacher, Mrs Ireland, to create a pledge. It incorporates what they believe every child at Thatto Heath Community Primary should have the opportunity to do whilst at our school.

Visits to:

a museum
a zoo
an art gallery
the theatre
libraries
local parks
a local area attraction
different places of worship
Saints RLFC
a residential trip