Belton All Saints Church of England Primary School

'Learning, Living & Growing Together with God's Love'

Curriculum Intent

Here at Belton All Saints Primary School our curriculum is based on what we know is best for our pupils.

All pupils are afforded the opportunity to grow and succeed, through our enriched curriculum. This is underpinned by our core Christian values of:

Faith, Compassion, Forgiveness, Respect, Trust, Responsibility, Hope.

Commitment to our pupils is fulfilled through our high aspiration, passion and drive and is founded upon 4 key principles:

1. To unlock children's true potential.

We aim to develop confident, resilient, inquisitive, independent & knowledgeable children through the delivery of a coherent & structured enquiry based curriculum which builds on prior learning. Individuals are challenged to reach their true potential and be ready for the next stage in their education.

2. For children to flourish as unique, well-rounded individuals.

We aim to foster happy and healthy children, within a safe environment, who are given the help they need to learn, grow and achieve as much as they possibly can in an atmosphere which nourishes a healthy mind and body.

3. For children to develop their skills as life-long learners 

We aim to provide a broad, balanced curriculum with a wide variety of experiences which nurture the talents of our children enbling them to become creative, enquiring learners and effective communicators who aspire for excellence.

4. For children to widen their horizons and develop as responsible local and global citizens. 

We aim to help our children to appreciate their role as part of our community. To ask questions, make informed choices and to take responsibility for the decisions they make. As a result fostering an awareness of the difference they can make as local & global citizens.

Click here for our Year Group Curriculum Overviews

The National Curriculum

The National Curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things. It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject through programmes of study and attainment targets. The National Curriculum is organised into blocks of years called ‘key stages’ (KS). At the end of each key stage, the teacher will formally assess your child’s performance against the prescribed attainment targets.

The National Curriculum covers: 

The Core Subjects of: English, Maths, Science.

And the Foundation Subjects: Design and Technology, History, Geography, Art and Design, Music,  Physical Education (PE), Computing and Modern Foreign Languages - (French in our school Y3-6).

We also teach: Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Religious Eduction .

More information about the National Curriculum, the programmes of study and attainment targets can be found on the DFE website.

Assessments

Assessment forms an essental element of the teaching and learning process. Teachers assess on a daily basis looking how pupils are performing against lesson objectives to ensure support and challenge can be put in place to move learning forward. More formal testing may take place at the end of a unit of work to assess a pupils performance in certain areas. Pupils also undergo statutory testing at different points throughout their Primary Education to assess their work against national Age Related Expectations.

Year 1 phonics screening check

The Phonics check will take place in June when your child will read 40 decodable words out loud to a teacher. You’ll find out how your child achieved, and their teacher will assess whether he or she needs extra help. If your child doesn’t achieve the pass mark the test will be adminstered again in Year 2.

Key Stage 1

Key Stage 1 assesments cover: Reading, Writing, Maths and Science

The results of these assessments are used alongisde Teacher Judgements of pupils' attainment.

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2 tests cover: English Reading, English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, Maths. Writing and Science are also assessed through Teacher Assessment.

The tests are taken in mid-May.

For more information about the National Curriculum, please see the Goverment website.