Curriculum Information

Our philosophy of education

We follow the Chris Quigley Curriculum, where meaningful links are made between subjects so that schemas can be built and connections between neural pathways strengthened.

We plan using milestones to ensure progression year on year. Our pedagogical approach is that of mastery - which focuses on deep understanding and questioning, rather than cognitive overload and rapid coverage of content.

Nurturing the whole child

Everything we do at Pattishall CE Primary School centres around developing the whole child, in preparation for the next step in their education.

When planning a carefully crafted curriculum, we take into account - and actively plan for - the children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development: providing experiences that deepen their understanding, tolerance, respect, knowledge and self-awareness.

Fostering a child's spiritual development means, for us at Pattishall CE Primary, enabling them to find a sense of peace. Giving them time to ground themselves and experience awe and wonder in the natural world.

Curriculum Design: what makes us special?

Knowledge, skills and wisdom

We recognise that 'knowledge' is available readily in this modern era; so whilst we do gather information and learn about key dates, people and places, our main focus is on the skills we develop and the wisdom gleaned from the best that has been thought and said across the globe.

The knowledge, skills and wisdom within reading and writing are recognised in all subjects.

Underpinning this are our golden threads that permeate our curriculum.

The golden threads of our curriculum development are:

Cultural diversity - learning about and from other cultures, faiths and communities
Reading - Putting reading the heart of the school and the curriculum: if children can read by age 6, they will have a more developed working memory and will therefore find following instructions and sequencing tasks much easier as they travel through school.
Global citizenship. Working with our pupil‘s voices to take note of global issues and stand up for what they believe is right. In particular, addressing the plastic crisis. - using wisdom to inform action.

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Ensure that all learners make good progress across the whole curriculum.

Provide children with opportunities to gain cultural capital - learning from the best that has been thought and said - across the globe; giving our pupils hope and aspiration.

1 Corinthians 16: 13-14. Love is our core value - we use nurture and natural consequences. We believe in helping as many children as we can to be in the right emotional place to access a curriculum that will set them up for the next stage.

Curriculum Overview

We plan on a two year cycle. This means that teachers can plan exciting opportunities, experiences, trips and visits together. The Topic curriculum structure is planned so that children get a deep and immersive experience and so that there is clear delineation between topic themes to avoid confusion. between different ancient cultures. Art, DT and Music, to some extent, are also linked to the topic driver.

The English curriculum is driven by the topic, as we base all our learning in quality texts, which are linked to the topic. It is our belief that this cross-curricular approach deepens and embeds learning to ensure that information is transferred to the long-term memory.

When studying ancient cultures such as Greece and Egypt, the children also compare and contrast to the modern day counterpart; thus immersing themselves in cultural diversity.

In Geography led units, the children learn about (and from) cultures, faiths and communities; as well as physical geography.

Topic Curriculum Overview (pdf)

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Values

Our rules are simple: Think, Care, Seek, Build, Respect. These are reflected in our values - thoughtfulness, kindness, perseverance with courage, co-operation, respectfulness and love; and also in the identified British Values of tolerance, mutual respect, liberty, democracy and Rule of Law (see above).

As a Church School, we teach the children to respect others through a deepening of their understanding of other's opinions.

We operate a democratic system for electing Student Council each year across Key Stage One and Two.

Curriculum Information

Our philosophy of education

Nurturing the whole child

Curriculum Design: what makes us special?

Knowledge ~ Skills ~ Wisdom

Curriculum Overview

RE, PSHE, PE, French, Science, Computing, Music

Values

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