Hartlip School’s Individualised Curriculum

Introduction

At Hartlip Endowed CEP School, pupils and their families can expect a high-quality, broad, balanced, enriching and meaningful curriculum. As stated in the Primary National Curriculum (2014), we must offer a curriculum which:

· promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society.

· prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

Our inclusive curriculum is designed and planned each and every year by Class teachers and Senior Leaders.

We look at our cohorts, what motivates them and the context and create a curriculum which is bespoke to the needs of our learners providing the opportunities for each pupil to recognise and fulfil their God given gifts and abilities through all elements of the Primary National Curriculum, EYFS Framework, as well as core RE learning and RHE/RSE.

Aims and objectives

At Hartlip, we recognise that our curriculum is more than just a set of objectives to work towards. Our Learning to Live, Living to Learn! statement drives our curriculum. Learning is integral to all aspects of life.

We are determined to provide all pupils with a full curriculum which will allow learners to recognise their full potential.

Our objectives are:

Provide a broad and balanced education for all pupils that’s coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge for skills and future learning and employment
Enable pupils to develop knowledge, understand concepts and acquire skills, and be able to choose and apply these in relevant situations
Support pupils to develop knowledge and skills to be Good Shepherds and help all those who may be lost.
Support pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
Support pupils’ physical development and responsibility for their own health, and enable them to be active
Promote a positive attitude towards learning. We want children to be excited about coming to school and thirsty for every learning opportunity: Living to Learn!
Ensure equal access to learning for all pupils, with high expectations for every pupil and appropriate levels of challenge and support
Have a high academic/vocational/technical ambition for all pupils
Equip pupils with the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life
For EYFS: Promote the learning and development of our youngest children and ensure they are ready for Key Stage 1

Our Curriculum

At the heart of our curriculum, you will find the Heart of Hartlip: our strong, unstinting core.

Our core holds our Christian School Vision of The Good Shepherd and the Lost Sheep, and our Christian School Values of Trust, Peace, Friendship, Forgiveness and Thankfulness.

Our vision ensures that no-one is lost or left behind – no lost sheep. It helps us all to become Good Shepherds in our school, our locality, our country and our world. This core is driven by our ‘Learning to Live, Living to Learn’ statement.

The Curriculum is built around the core. The Subjects we teach form the broad outer layer. These are the delivered, enriched and underpinned by other concepts and skills as you get closer to the core.

Learning to Live! Living to Learn! Our Whole School Concepts

Our Christian Vision and Values are at the heart of our curriculum whereas ‘Learning to Live, Living to Learn’ is the lungs – it is in the air we breathe at school and we breathe this in to all that we do.

Driven by our ‘Living to Learn, Learning to Live’ statement, each seasonal term, across the school, an overarching key concept is focussed on: Our Locality, Our UK and Our World. With these concepts, we can ensure pupils learn to live and live to learn not just within our own school but in our area and our world too.

These overarching concepts provide meaning for pupils within our learning, giving pupils a deeper understanding of our locality, curriculum subjects through an understanding of British culture and finally, a broad understanding of our world. These overarching concepts provide a continuous link back to our Christian School Vision- We aim for pupils to be Good Shepherds in our school, our locality, our country and our world and learn the skills to help all those who may be lost.

Within each term, we have a set of sub-concepts. These can be values, themes, issues or life skills. Each year these sub-concepts are chosen based on the needs of the current cohorts as well as wider issues in the locality/UK/World.

This focus is through everything we do, from lessons in all subjects, to Collective Worship and Enrichment activities.

Terms may consist of some or all of the following:

1) An overarching concept: Our Locality, Our UK, Our World.

2) A School Christian Value / The School Christian Vision

3) The Heartsmart Theme (RHE curriculum)

4) A key life skill

5) A fundamental British Value

6) An issue or current theme

Home Learning

We view education as a holistic process. We encourage children to talk about their learning at home and explore further topics of both interest and enjoyment.

Learning is not just about academics. Essentially, children need to learn and mange a variety of skills to thrive in society and in the next steps of their educational journey.

Teachers produce an optional task sheet every term, for children to explore and participate in at home. This sits alongside the essential components of our home learning: reading, writing and maths.

Our home learning policy details the expectation in each year group.