Quality of Education
Curriculum
Curriculum
INTENT
Principles and Purpose
Lillington Nursery and Primary School use Cornerstones as the main framework for our curriculum.
As a school we have looked at our key principles that reflect our values, context, pedagogy and needs of the children.
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
Through Well-being our children will be given the opportunity to:
Through pupil voice our children will be given the opportunity to:
Our Curriculum will be taught through a pedagogy that:
We will enrich our curriculum by:
Principles and Purpose
Lillington Nursery and Primary School use Cornerstones as the main framework for our curriculum.
As a school we have looked at our key principles that reflect our values, context, pedagogy and needs of the children.
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
- See clear links between different aspects of their learning
- Understand the purpose and value of learning and its relevance to their past, present and future aspirations
- Experience the challenge and enjoyment of learning
- Develop new skills through a variety of interesting contexts
- Explore the breadth and depth of the national curriculum through a coherent and progressive framework
- Develop and demonstrate being independent and resilient learners
- Develop a rich and deep subject knowledge
Through Well-being our children will be given the opportunity to:
- Develop self-esteem and confidence in their abilities
- Learn how to respect themselves and others
- Reflect and think mindfully about their learning
- Recognise that people are good at different things
- Follow their own interests and be themselves
- Build respectful and supportive relationships
Through pupil voice our children will be given the opportunity to:
- Make a positive contribution to the school and local community
- Explore ways of becoming an active citizen
- Express their opinions respectfully on a range of different topics and issues
- Contribute to planning their own learning through homework projects
- Take part in democratic activities across the curriculum
- Make choices about things that are important to them
Our Curriculum will be taught through a pedagogy that:
- Excites, promotes and sustains each child’s interest
- Promotes problem solving, creativity and communication
- Enables and fosters children’s natural curiosity
- Offers all children a memorable experience
- Promotes innovation and entrepreneurialism
- Enables children to reflect on and evaluate their learning
We will enrich our curriculum by:
- Providing on and off site subject or topic-related activities
- Offering opportunities for children to learn outdoors
- Developing partnerships with external providers that extend children’s opportunities for learning
- Holding specialist curriculum days or weeks
- Welcoming parents and carers to take part in children’s learning and experiences
- Using quality resources in and out of the classroom
Follow the links for more information about our teaching of Maths and English: