Abington Vale Primary School Curriculum
All schools have their own unique identity and we believe that at Abington Vale Primary School, we have created a friendly, caring and supportive environment that encourages all pupils to fulfil their true potential. We take pride in the fact that our children are nurtured in a safe, enjoyable and respectful learning environment.
At Abington Vale Primary School, we are committed to giving all our children every opportunity to achieve their full potential by offering a broad and ambitious curriculum that considers the children’s varied life experiences and needs. We teach a well-sequenced and well-planned curriculum that begins in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Our curriculum is ambitious for all learners and is designed to provide access and opportunity for all children, particularly the most disadvantaged and those with special educational needs.
Our curriculum content has been carefully chosen to reflect the context of our school and is coherently planned and sequenced so that all pupils build on previous learning, make connections, and embed knowledge into their long-term memory. Curriculum coherence ensures that teaching does not jump from topic to topic, but enables children to develop knowledge over time, as well as developing an appreciation of subjects.
Teachers plan well-structured lessons that develop pupils’ knowledge and skills, building on what they have been previously taught. Educational visits, experiences and workshops are embedded across our curriculum to ensure all children have high quality experiences on which to connect their learning. These are carefully mapped out across the year. In addition, as part of our curriculum offer, we also provide our children with the following experiences:
- NMPAT Music Project
- Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) partnership (whole school project and Year 5 annual performance)
- National Gallery partnership (Year 4 Take one Picture project)
To further enhance our curriculum, and give every child a voice, oracy is a fundamental part of our curriculum. We use oracy as a powerful tool for learning; by teaching our children to become more effective speakers and listeners.
It is our ambition for all of our pupils to access the full wider curriculum and quality first teaching enables this. Teachers meticulously adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND, to develop their knowledge, skills and abilities to apply what they know and can do with increasing fluency and independence.
Support for pupils with SEND or disadvantaged pupils is given by careful individual and/or group support to secure the knowledge they need to continue to access the curriculum content.
To view our curriculum maps please click on the curriculum tab, curriculum knowledge organisers and select your child's year group.