Curriculum Intent
Curriculum Statement
The Wansbeck Curriculum aims to inspire and motivate children to develop a love of learning and aspiration to excel in life beyond primary school. The curriculum is built on developing three key components: the emotional self, the social self and the academic self.
In addition, the school values of respect, resilience and responsibility permeate throughout all aspect of our schools restorative culture. These components and values drive the curriculum and give all stakeholders an explicit understanding of the schools vision and values in securing a high quality education for all.
The curriculum has clear progression in the content knowledge and subject specific skills taught with explicit links made that allow the pupils to understand the connections between ideas to develop a deeper subject knowledge across the curriculum.
The curriculum is carefully crafted to ensure there are identifiable subject specific progressive content underneath an immersive theme allowing the children to draw on experiences from across the curriculum.
Further information:
Our curriculum is also shaped by the five pillars of the HCAT signature whichs help to make our whole curriculum offer relevant and responsive for our children and their unique needs.
HCAT Signature
Restorative behaviours
Principle:
Promoting community,
Building effective relationships,
accountability,
ownership of own actions,
resolving conflicts.
HCAT Signature:
Community members;
– feel they belong
– have a voice and influence
– challenge appropriately
– understand fair process
– resolve conflicts
– take responsibility
Academic readiness
Principle:
Developing the ability to think, reason, problem solve and apply learning
HCAT Signature:
Community members;
– are lifelong learners
– have a growth mindset
– can apply knowledge skills and understanding
– are ready for the next stage
Character building
Principle:
Promoting character traits to deal with the challenges of life.
HCAT Signature:
Community members;
– demonstrate the appropriate key character virtues particularly resilience and resourcefulness
– contribute positively to the community
– have a social conscience
– are responsible citizens
Socially and emotionally secure
Principle:
Developing the value of self and others, enabling a social and emotional place to learn.
HCAST Signature:
Community members;
– have a strong identity
– are happy and secure
– are able to empathise and care for others
– value self and others
Wide experiences
Principle:
Facilitating a broad range of experience and opportunities to open doors
HCAT Signature:
Community members;
– are able to broaden horizons
– shape their own mindset
– make informed choices
– have equal opportunities
