Aims and objectives
The aims of our school curriculum are:
- To enable all children to learn, and develop their skills, to the best of their ability
- To promote a positive attitude towards learning, so that children enjoy coming to school, and acquire a solid basis for lifelong learning
- To teach children the skills of literacy and numeracy across the curriculum
- To enable children to be innovative, to use ‘thinking’ and problem-solving skills, and to be independent learners
- To develop children’s skills of teamwork and the ability to work in collaboration with others
- To enable children to understand and appreciate the arts, and give them opportunities to develop their own artistic and creative abilities
- To teach children about the developing world, including how their environment and society have changed over time
- To appreciate the natural world and the natural environment and feel a part of this, including Forest Schools
- To help children understand Britain's cultural heritage and understand British Values and what democracy means
- To enable children to appreciate and understand the importance of scientific and technological discoveries and development
- To give children an awareness of and experience of speaking and understanding other languages than English
- To teach children ICT skills and to apply these skills across the curriculum to support their learning and to know how to stay safe online
- To teach children how to live healthy lifestyles – both physically and mentally
- To appreciate and value the contribution made by all ethnic groups in our multi-cultural society
- To enable children to be positive citizens, contributing to the society in which they live
- To teach children to have an awareness of their own spiritual development, and to distinguish right from wrong
- To help children understand the importance of truth and fairness, so that they grow up committed to equal opportunities for all
- To enable children to have respect for themselves and high self-esteem, and to live and work co-operatively with other