OUR CURRICULUM VISION
MILTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
CURRICULUM STATEMENT
MILTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
OUR VISION AT MILTON PARK IS TO PROVIDE A MEMORABLE, AMBITIOUS AND CREATIVE CURRICULUM FOR ALL CHILDREN. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, WE WILL PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH EXCITING EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL INSPIRE A LOVE OF LEARNING AND ALLOW CHILDREN TO CHALLENGE THEIR THINKING AND LEARN TOGETHER IN ORDER TO BECOME A FUTURE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD.
Our Curriculum Vision
Our Curriculum is:
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Our Curriculum Vision
Our Curriculum develops:
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Our Curriculum Vision
Our Curriculum includes:
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Our Curriculum Vision
We aim for our pupils to become:
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NATIONAL CURRICULUM
WHAT DOES THE CURRICULUM LOOK LIKE AT MILTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL?
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The National Curriculum
English
English is taught daily and includes all writing skills. This is heavily linked with reading.
Maths
Maths is taught daily and develops children’s problem solving skills and well as their fluency and reasoning.
Reading
Reading is taught daily and includes all reading skills. In KS1 this is focussed on decoding and is KS2 reading is focussed on comprehension.
Science
Science is taught on a weekly basis and includes how to work scientifically. Children complete investigations regularly.
This includes:
Art
Music
Computing
History
Geography
RE
PSHE
PE
Foundation
Our National Curriculum is broken down into Core subjects and Foundation subjects:
If you wish to know more about each of these subjects in relation to your child’s year group, please visit the relevant area on the website.
Core Subjects
These are taught daily and are the basis for the Year 2 and Year 6 SATS papers. These subjects are given the more weighting when assessing children.
English includes both writing and GPS (Grammar, punctuation and spelling).
Reading
Reading includes both decoding (being able to read the words) and comprehension (being able to understand what has been read).
Maths
Maths includes both arithmetic (number problems) and reasoning (more complex maths problems). As a school, we follow the Maths Mastery approach.
English
Foundation Subjects
These are generally taught on a weekly basis and are not currently formally assessed by the Government. These subjects are vital to our broad and balanced curriculum.
RE is taught in a block at the end of each topic and helps to promote cultural knowledge and British Values. PSHE/SEAL is taught weekly and develops our children’s ability to be life long learners.
Science
Science includes a range of subject matter and teaches children how to work scientifically. Lessons are often practical and provide opportunity for experimentation.
Foundation
These are taught weekly, depending on the current topic. Music, Computing and Art are taught as part of our PPA provision by specialist teachers who are experts in their subject.
RE & PSHE
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
WHAT DOES THE LEARNING JOURNEY LOOK LIKE AT MILTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL?
Our Learning Journey
Hook
At the beginning of each project, each year group will have an immersive hook day. This could be a dress up day, a trip or a workshop in school. Our hook days are designed to inspire our children to be curious about their next project subject and promote enthusiasm in the coming lessons.
Teaching of Skills
During this time, teachers will plan memorable, challenging lesson to teach the national curriculum skills of this subject. Where applicable, these lessons will be linked to the overall topic subject. However, in some cases it will be more appropriate to teach these subjects discreetly. Activities will give children the opportunity to express their creativity and will be recorded in their project books.
Outcome Project/Celebration of Learning
Each project will have an outcome that the children will be working towards over as number a weeks. In most cases, this will be cross-curricular and develop a number of skills in a range of subjects. This project will then be celebrated on display boards or through a special project event which involves staff, children and parents.