Curriculum and the school week

 

Curriculum Information

At Burnley Road Academy We Value

Courage, Compassion, Perseverance and Teamwork

 

Curriculum Statement

Intent

As an academy we strive to provide the highest standards of education in a safe, caring environment where everybody feels welcome and included, respected and valued; and where all achievements are recognised. Above all we want our children to enjoy coming to school and to enjoy learning so that they develop the knowledge and skills that will allow them to live happy and successful lives.

We believe children should develop the core values of: "Courage, Compassion, Perseverance and Teamwork". We intend to deliver a curriculum that develops these values, alongside a a broad range of knowledge and skills; with clearly planned progression in each subject that leads to long term recall and appropriate skills for life in the 21st Century.

We intend to:

• Develop positive attitudes and values including good manners, tolerance, respect for others and compassion.
• Encourage good behaviour, confidence and self-esteem.
• Create a learning culture that recognises the value of courage, ambition, resilience and independence.
• Teach a broad, balanced curriculum that incorporates all core and non-core subjects.
• Enrich our curriculum learning through visits, visitors and links with the wider community.
• Develop knowledge and skills skills necessary for life in the future.
• Provide knowledge and experiences that lead to good health, physical fitness and an enjoyment of leisure activities.
• Give responsibility to learners and develop their self-confidence by contributing to the community.
• Encourage children to try new things, think creatively, find solutions to problems and co-operate with others when part of a team.
• Encourage our young people to be good citizens who are willing to contribute to their community. 
• Ensure that every child is encouraged to become the very best they can be and prepared for life beyond primary school.

 

Implementation

The curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and within that, choices have been made to suit the needs of our community and develop cultural capital. We ensure that our children are able to see links in their learning and do not see subjects as stand-alone. Our planning ensures that there is clear progression and sequence across all years. Our curriculum model ensures that children know and remember more through cross-curricular links, being fully immersed in learning and spaced repetition.

We have broken our curriculum into units. Our vibrant and rich curriculum is designed so that subject specific skills are scaffolded within and across our units. We block teach science, history, art, design and technology and geography. The reason for this is to fully immerse the children into the given subject to support them to know and remember more at a much deeper level. All other subjects continue to be taught weekly. Our curriculum is designed to bring all subject disciplines together so that children can clearly see and understand links and it enables them to revisit learning more frequently. This encourages our children to link their learning and apply their skills in all areas.

Please see the subject tabs for our intentions and provision in each subject. Follow the link below to see the full Primary National Curriculum.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum

Quality First Teaching

·         *  Staff have high expectations of themselves and all of the children

·         *  Teachers are expected to impart knowledge accurately and with enthusiasm

·         *  Teachers are expected to consider prior knowledge and experiences and to build upon this in a systematic way

·         *  High focused lesson design with sharp objectives

·         *  High demands of pupil engagement

·         *  High levels of interaction for all children

·        *   Appropriate use of teacher questioning, modelling and explaining

·         *  An expectation that children will develop resilience and accept responsibility for their own learning and work       independently

·         *  Regular use of encouragement and praise to motivate children

 

Impact

Burnley Road Academy uses monitoring throughout the year to gauge the impact of the curriculum design.  Subject leaders monitor individual subjects: reviewing learning, evaluating pupil voice, providing individual feedback to move practice forward, celebrating positives and highlighting areas of development.  The impact of the curriculum is reviewed at regular points throughout the year and progress is measured against end of year outcomes for individual pupils and for the year group.

Enjoyment of the curriculum promotes achievement, confidence and good behaviour. Our pupils enjoy and value our curriculum. We are able to see this in them being able to talk confidently about their work when sharing their work with others. During Ofsted April 2022 it was noted that "pupils, from Nursery to those in Year 6, delight in talking about what they have studied and sharing what they have learned."

Our curriculum will also enable our pupils to become good citizens and demonstrate an appreciation for each other, the school community and the world. Our pupils will be respectful and will show tolerance and acceptance to those from different faiths and backgrounds.

We will measure the impact of the curriculum through:

 * Pupil achievement data from regular assessment points

 * Use of assessment for learning at the point of teaching

 * Interventions

 * Attendance rates

 * Behaviour

 * Extra- Curricular registers

 * Pupil voice

 * Parent questionnaires

 * Lesson observations

 * Moderation

Further Detail

The subsequent pages provide an overview of the curriculum content we offer. Further details can be found under the subject tabs on the left and in  the half termly newsletters on the class pages of this website. 

 

Long Term Plan

Years 1-6

In Years 1-6 the curriculum is based on the subjects and resources below. In addition to this, Years 5 and 6 have swimming lessons and Year 3 have Ukulele lessons. Year 4 are part of the school linking network which helps to develop British Values and Respect for All. Year 5 are part of the Phunky Foods scheme, they have class voted ambassadors who encourage healthy eating and healthy exercise across school. 

We make good use of educational visits/visitors in school to enrich our curriculum and all children have access to a rich variety of extra curricular after school clubs.

See subject tabs on the left for more detail about our curriculum for each subject. 

 

Schemes of Work/Teaching Resources