Statement of Intent
Rosherville C of E Academy is committed to meeting the requirements of the National Primary Curriculum and the Foundation Stage Curriculum in the Early Years. Our teaching staff, therefore, designed their own broad and balanced curriculum which meets the needs of all the children at our school. The curriculum is underpinned by the school’s Core Values and Curriculum drivers:
Christian Values:
- Courage
- Wisdom
- Compassion
Curriculum Drivers:
- Sense of self
- Creativity
- Comparison
Our focus when creating our curriculum was for it to have an emphasis on knowledge so that the children would know and remember more; to embed reading, writing, spoken language and maths across all subjects and to empower children to become resilient, confident and independent learners. The curriculum enables teachers to deliver high-quality lessons that are personalised to our diverse school community for all subjects, which develops skills, knowledge, and creativity for all children, whatever their starting points are, as they progress through each key stage. We strive to ensure that the more able children in all areas of the curriculum are challenged further in their learning and children who find aspects of their learning more difficult are appropriately supported so that they too are enabled to experience success.
We aim for the learning that is undertaken to drive children’s understanding of the local and global communities of which they are part and for this learning to underpin their understanding of their importance within them. It is important that the children see themselves within the curriculum that is provided for them.
Statement of Implementation
Knowledge organisers are used to support the children to know and remember more from their learning, both in class and as home learning. A knowledge organiser sets out in detail what the teachers want children to know by the end of the learning journey. Each knowledge organiser contains vocabulary which is a collection of key terms and facts that children will learn and can then be transferred as the children move through the school.
We encourage children to make links between subjects when they are learning in order to develop schema which enables them to commit knowledge to their long term memory. Adaptations are essential in the planning and in the moment to ensure that any barriers to learning are removed. Rosherville is uniquely privileged in serving a diverse community where adaptations are key to the learning journey.
We have high expectations of the children at Rosherville and expect children to be able to recall all of the information on the knowledge organiser. Termly assessments give pupils the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and vocabulary they have learnt. This is then used as a basis to ensure coverage and progression throughout the school.
Statement of Impact
Pupils have the opportunities to share their learning with each other, their parents and carers and other learners in our school which develops their independence and motivation as learners. Children are justifiably proud of the work that they do and are keen to share their knowledge. They speak confidently about the impact that their life at Rosherville has on them as individuals and as a part of the community. We foster relationships with other organisations within the community in order to ensure that children know their importance and worth.
Drivers and Values Explained
The curriculum at Rosherville is organised around three values and three drivers. These provide a consistent and continuous framework of concepts that underpin all that we live and learn at Rosherville, both in the classroom and through wider extra-curricular activities. These are woven together to ensure that children gain experiences that enable them to flourish within and beyond the curriculum.
| Theme | Theme Description |
|---|---|
| Courage | Knowing that some things are difficult to master and that sometimes I is hard to say and do the right thing. Pushing and learning beyond your comfort zone can be uncomfortable but we learn from others who are brave and truthful |
| Compassion | We behave to others as we wish others to behave to us. We treat all with dignity and we are influenced by those who have acted in a compassionate way . |
| Wisdom | Knowledge holds the key to understanding the world in which we live, the world that others have lived on and the world that we yet to live in. Wisdom from the past and present builds wisdom for our future |
| Creativity | Thinking creatively in order to solve problems and approach tasks in different ways, remembering and understanding that there are any routes to a final destination. |
| Sense of Self | Understanding our own worth and value, celebrating our skills and differences and having a sense of achievement in what has been accomplished whilst being motivated by what is still left to learn. |
| Comparison | Understanding the past, present and the future, celebrating differences and understanding the cause and consequence of events currently as well as what has been and what is yet to come. |
Teachers plan creatively in order for children to understand these drivers through all that they learn. Flourishing through fellowship, we work together and learn from each other, valuing contributions from all.
If you require any further information about our curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact the school office who will put you in contact with the relevant subject leader.