St. Peter's Curriculum

Intent: At St. Peter’s we inspire a passion for learning.  Our rich and continually evolving curriculum is designed to meet the needs of our pupils while reflecting the dynamic world in which they live.

Through our cross-curricular approach, we strive to unlock the potential within every unique individual. We provide opportunities for all pupils to to Achieve and be the very best they can; Believe in themselves, others and the Christian values that underpin our our school; and Create a happy, healthy and successful future.

We equip our pupils with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes they need to become responsible local, national and global citizens, well prepared for the opportunities and challenges of modern life.

This is achieved through an immersive, thematic curriculum built upon the following key principles:

Implementation

At St. Peter’s, we believe our broad and balanced curriculum goes beyond the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and National Curriculum.

Subject leaders carefully design and review their curriculum areas to ensure they reflect our vision, values and curriculum intent. Class teachers bring the curriculum to life through engaging learning experiences, making meaningful links between subjects to deepen pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding.

As we have mixed-age classes, curriculum themes are delivered on a two- or three-year cycle. These are adapted to reflect the needs and prior experiences of each cohort, as well as local opportunities, community involvement and significant national or international events.

In addition to high-quality classroom teaching, pupils benefit from a wide range of educational visits, visitors, leadership opportunities and extra-curricular activities. Through our Bright Futures Federation and strong partnerships with other organisations such as Ardingly College, Mid Sussex Active and NEARS (North East Area Rural Schools), pupils access a rich programme of sporting and enrichment experiences.

Together, these opportunities enhance learning, support personal development and wellbeing, and enrich life at St Peter’s CE Primary School.

At the start of each term, class teachers share a curriculum letter outlining the exciting cross-curricular learning planned for the term ahead. Pupils are also provided with a Homework Menu, enabling them to choose activities to complete at home that are linked directly to their learning in class. This helps parents and carers to see clear connections between home learning and the curriculum being taught.

Curriculum letters for each class can be accessed via the links in the table below when they become available.

To find out more about our curriculum, including how learning is planned and sequenced across each key stage, parents and carers are encouraged to explore the long-term planning overviews provided below. These outline the curriculum themes, learning cycles and National Curriculum coverage for each stage of the school.

Attachments

• Long Term Planning Overview Cuckoo Class download_for_offline
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• long term planning overview greenfinch download_for_offline
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• long term planning overview robin swallow download_for_offline
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