Curriculum Intent
‘Work together, Pray together’
After love, a good education is the greatest gift we can bestow upon our children. We will strive to motivate, stimulate and assist children in developing their own unique gifts to the limit of their capacities. Through a broad and balanced curriculum we will assist children to acquire the knowledge and skills, which support their continuing education and be relevant to their lives.
By embedding a virtuous curriculum, we are encouraging all our children to be the best version of themselves and we are committed to ensuring that every child at St. Benedict’s is respectful, resilient, articulate, aspirational, and knows how to be happy and safe.
It is our intention that pupils leave school with a sense of belonging to a community where they have the confidence and skills to make decisions, self-evaluate, make connections, and become life-long learners.
Aims of our Curriculum
For all pupils to:
- Become fluent and confident readers, and to develop an appreciation and love of reading, whilst gaining knowledge across the curriculum
- Use excellent basic skills across the curriculum including reading, writing, and mathematics
- Develop a sense of morality, respect, and community
- Be excited by the curriculum, and want to learn
- Retain key knowledge in all curriculum areas
- Become independent, resilient and divergent learners, so they are ready for secondary school (and beyond)
- Be challenged and make progress across all areas of the curriculum (including disadvantaged pupils and those with a special need and/or disability)
- Have a broad and lasting knowledge of subject specific vocabulary
- Have a wide range of life experiences that enhance their learning (including trips and extra-curricular activities)
Children with SEND
The curriculum in our school is designed to provide access and opportunity for all children, as stated in our SEND policy. We always provide additional resources and support for children with special needs.
If a child has SEND, our school does all it can to meet these individual needs. We comply with the requirements set out in the SEN Code of Practice. If staff, parents or carers raise a concern about a child, his/her teacher will make an assessment under advice from the SENDCo. In most instances the teacher is able to provide resources and educational opportunities which meet the child’s needs within the normal class organisation. Support staff or specialist teachers may be used to assist the child.
“Embracing the Lord in order to embrace hope, that is the strength of faith, which frees us from fear and gives us hope.” Pope Francis 2020
At St Benedict’s Primary School, we put your child’s well-being at the centre of our thinking. We acknowledge that the children will have had different experiences during this pandemic.
However, the common thread running through all is the loss of routine, structure, friendship,
opportunity and freedom. These losses can trigger anxiety in any child. Some of you may have experienced this with your own children. We know that an anxious child is not in a place to learn effectively. With this in mind, the school has thought about the most effective way to support your child’s wellbeing and ability to learn.
