At Longhorsley C of E School, we aim to inspire academic aspiration, a love of learning, self belief and the desire to exceed expectations.
There are three strands which feed into and create our school curriculum; the statutory National Curriculum, the Co-Jo RESPECT Curriculum (character development) and our Christian ethos and core values. All are intertwined so that our children can aspire, believe and achieve to be the very best they can be – our Federation motto which underpins all we do.
‘Aspire…Believe… Achieve to be the very best we can be’
Curriculum Intent:
Our broad curriculum intent is to provide the building blocks, experiences and tools for our children, preparing them for the next stage of their education.
Our curriculum focuses on developing the whole child, so every child is well rounded and leaves our school with a toolkit in terms of knowledge, understanding and skills, ready to take their place in society.
The curriculum is carefully planned to ensure full coverage of the statutory programmes of study, as set out in the National Curriculum, The Statutory Framework for the Early Years and Development Matters so that learning is relevant, purposeful and sequenced – because we want children to know certain things at certain points of their life.
We consider each and every one of our children individually, celebrate their uniqueness and aspire to plan and support their distinctive journeys through our schools. We want our pupils to be prepared for the next phase of their education.
We aim to develop a love of reading that continues throughout their school days and beyond. We believe that being a successful reader opens the door to the rest of the curriculum.
We challenge and support our children to become confident, resilient and independent learners with strength of character and a moral compass.
Our small schools ‘think big’ to offer a broader variety of experiences to enhance the curriculum. We create the opportunity to develop new relationships, broaden friendship groups, to learn from and be inspired by experts in their own fields and through first hand experiences based around each school’s local context.
We value diversity and provide an inclusive education which enables all pupils to aspire to achieve their very best.
At ‘The Federation of Longhorsley and Whalton C of E Schools,’ strong Christian Core Values are inter-woven through our curriculum providing integrity to the substance of our children’s learning.
Please contact your class teacher or Mrs Morris, if you have any queries related to our curriculum or ways that you could support our children in their learning.
