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Intent / Implementing / Impact

Intent

At Lapworth, the intent of our curriculum is to have produced well-constructed, well-taught and well-sequenced learning, one that is a broad and balanced in which children are inspired to know more, remember more and to do more.

The curriculum is one that motivates and engages our children, one that is relevant to modern day life and to the children living in Lapworth and Britain today. Our key Christian values of peace, friendship, forgiveness and respect, as well as our British Values, are embedded throughout the curriculum and these provide the golden thread which is weaved throughout all we do. In addition, the curriculum seeks to nurture each child's spiritual growth alongside their intellectual and personal development, as well as aiming to inspire children to make positive contributions to the community, embodying the school's values through kindness, service and a commitment to justice.

We aim for our curriculum to provide rich, inspirational and curiosity-filled experiences which engage children and give a purpose for learning. This includes cross-curricular opportunities that allow children to make meaningful links to the wider world to aide their personal, spiritual, emotional and social growth.

The curriculum also helps to provide opportunities for children to develop their core skills in English, mathematics and science, with these being transferable across the curriculum, ensuring that all children are prepared for the next stages of their education.

Implementing

  • Structuring the curriculum so that knowledge builds progressively, reinforcing learning through a logical sequence that revisits and builds on key concepts. Key learning is continuously revisited to improve children’s working memory, with accurately pitched learning to ensure automaticity in the fundamentals of key skills, helping to reduce cognitive overload. Our school and Christian values are also underpinned throughout all curriculum areas.
  • Quality Teaching:  Ensuring teachers use varied and effective teaching strategies, assessment methods, and resources within whole class teaching, small group work and individual support. This teaching includes no ‘glass ceiling’, with high quality questioning and vocabulary rich content to inspire the children beyond surface level learning.
  • Inclusive Approaches:  Scaffolding tasks to meet the diverse needs of children, including those with special educational needs, disadvantaged children or children with those with English as an Additional Language. In addition, the assurance that all children, regardless of faith or background, feel valued and are able to participate fully.
  • Assessment for Learning:  Using both formative and summative assessments to monitor progress, inform teaching and learning and provide timely support or extension.
  • Extra Curricular Opportunities:  Enriching learning through clubs, trips and specialist visitors to deepen engagement and allow children to explore interests beyond core subjects, including those that reinforce Christian values such as charity fundraising, eco-clubs and community events.

Impact

The impact of the intent and implementation of our curriculum includes:

  • Academic Achievement with a Moral Foundation:  Progress and attainment, as well as pupil, parent and staff voice that proves the curriculum impacts the children positively in relation to our key values. (Source: LITE Data, Pupil and Parent Voice, KS2 SATS, NFER scores, children’s progress on Educater, all national testing data points.)
  • Child Engagement, Enjoyment, Wellbeing and Confidence:  Children are happy, engaged, confident and enthused in their learning, a sign that they find what they have learnt in the curriculum meaningful and enjoyable. (Source: Pupil and Parent Voice, attendance data, Worship Group)
  • Spiritual and Moral Development: Our curriculum leads to children developing a clear sense of self, wellbeing, values, and purpose, often reflected in their compassionate actions, self-confidence, willingness to serve, and respect for others. They learn to navigate moral and ethical questions with a foundation in Christian principles. (Source: Pupil and Parent Voice, Lapworth Community events such as LOPAs, links with the church, local events, Eco-Team, School Council, Wellbeing Leaders, Family Time, Worship Group)
  • Increased Engagement and Sense of Belonging: Our curriculum fosters a strong sense of belonging, which positively impacts child engagement and wellbeing, where children feel valued for who they are and encouraged to flourish. (Source: Pupil and Parent Voice, Lapworth Community events such as LOPAs, links with the church, local events, Eco-Team, School Council, Wellbeing Leaders, Family Time, Worship Group)
  • Positive Contributions to Community and Society: Children are motivated to engage in acts of kindness, social justice, and environmental stewardship, mirroring the school's ethos. (Source: Pupil and Parent Voice, Lapworth Community events such as LOPAs, links with the church, local events, Eco-Team, School Council, Wellbeing Leaders, Family Time, Worship Group)
  • Preparedness for Secondary School and Life: Equipped with academic and personal skills, children are prepared for the transition to secondary school. The values they learn offer a stable foundation for making ethical choices and developing as responsible, caring individuals and they leave with a commitment to making a positive difference in their communities and beyond. (Source: Pupil and Parent Voice, children continuing to be connected to the school after they have left Year 6, including coming back for work experience and collaborating with current school children at community events.)

A link to the National Curriculum can be found below:

https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/overviewFor further specific information about the curriculum at Lapworth, please contact the school office and ask for Judy McCluskey or Elliot Fogarty.

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