Our Curriculum Pledge (Intent)

“TELL ME AND I FORGET. TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER. INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN.” –BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

At Shrewton CE Primary School we aim to deliver an accessible curriculum that equips all ages and abilities for the future through creative and inspiring, knowledge-based learning opportunities within a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment with love at its core.

We employ the follow strategies to best deliver our curriculum:

• A clear vision underpinned by our values of: love, friendship, respect, kindness, forgiveness, perseverance and responsibility,
• An inclusive learning environment,
• Collaborative learning opportunities,
• Peer mentoring,
• A broad curriculum offer,
• Additional creative curriculum knowledge days,
• Engagement days -  opportunities to experience new knowledge,
• Enrichment opportunities – in school and trips offsite,
• Inspiring staff in a stimulating environment.

Curriculum Drivers – what drives our curriculum?

The National Curriculum sets the expectation of what children should be taught as part of their academic learning. However, we want more for our children. They deserve to experience and learn about all that life has to offer. We have high expectations for our pupils learning journey and with this in mind, as a staff, we agreed on four main drivers that underpin our curriculum to ensure it is enriched, personalised and aspirational.

• Community - We want our children to develop a sense of pride in themselves and respect for others. We believe they need to have a highly developed emotional literacy and excellent manners in order to experience positive relationships. We believe in the power of the school community to change and enhance lives. 
• Communication - We want our children to become eloquent orators, speaking with confidence and fluency in a variety of situations. We believe that helping our children find their voice is as important as them becoming avid readers or great writers and will work to broaden vocabulary and encourage talk in all areas of learning.
• Adventure - We are passionate about the health of our children. We want our children to lift their eyes from the screen to be excited by the real world, engaging in rich experiences to develop imagination. We will use competition to develop confidence and allow them to manage real risks by having fun and a little danger!
• Possibilities - Children cannot aspire to things they have never encountered. We will work to broaden our children’s horizons, expanding their knowledge of the world of the work by nurturing their interests as well as encouraging fearlessness of what is new or unknown.

Our Curriculum Implementation

We are fully committed to giving our children a memorable learning journey from Early Years to Year 6 that promotes and develops a love of life-long learning. Therefore, we make the following pledge of non-negotiable enrichment experiences that focus on developing the whole child throughout their time at our school.