Little Common School
Curriculum
Curriculum Rationale
Our curriculum is founded on the school aim of ‘Learning, Caring, Succeeding… together’.
Our school values
Our inclusive curriculum is based on our school values. We are teaching all children to be ambitious, resilient, confident, creative, considerate and healthy. We have created a school charter of ten experiences that every child should do at school before they leave, each of which is an important life skill. Every child will have developed these skills during their time at school through revisiting each item on several occasions in a carefully structured way. These are interwoven into our curriculum.
British values
Our school values align closely with British values and through these our pupils will become productive citizens of modern Britain. These values are threaded throughout school life and evident in pupils’ behaviour in all areas.
The academic core of our curriculum.
Pupils’ skills in English and mathematics are essential for them to access a wide range of learning experiences in all subject areas. This is why we ensure that every child is supported to make very good progress in these areas.
Progression
Our curriculum has been developed with all subject leaders to ensure that it is progressive, builds skills sequentially over each year and gradually develops children’s understanding of concepts and vocabulary. Every child’s progress is tracked in each subject and potential for high achievement nurtured in each subject area through a variety of ways. If any child is vulnerable to underachieving, we support them with care so that they too can develop quickly.
The Arts and PE
We believe that PE and the arts (for example music, art, design, poetry, photography and sculpture) have a critical role in our curriculum. They allow children the opportunity to learn through direct experiences and experimentation. They offer pupils time to reflect and challenge themselves and their views. They also allow pupils to express their individuality and many of our pupils shine in one or more of these areas. Through these areas they are inspired to be creative and to achieve their very best, ensuring that they develop lifelong interests and skills.
Our locality
Our curriculum is firmly based in our beautiful locality. Many lessons draw on our seaside location and on the science, history and geography of our local area.
To find out more about the National Curriculum please click here.