Curriculum Intent & Implementation

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The staff, pupils, parents and Governors of St Columba's have worked together to design a balanced, rich and inspiring curriculum which specifically meets the academic, personal and social needs of our pupils whilst adhering to the requirements of the Primary National Curriculum 2014. In line with our Catholic values and the school ethos that ‘Every Person is Precious to God’, leaders and governors are determined to offer all pupils a rounded set of experiences that prepare them well not only for their next steps in learning, but also for their life as citizens of a compassionate society in Bradford and beyond.

The National Curriculum Programme of Study:assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81a9abe5274a2e8ab55319/PRIMARY_national_curriculum.pdf is used as our core content and key, subject specific objectives and skills are repeated across each milestone, to ensure that subject specific knowledge and skills are strong.

A high priority is placed on the development of oracy and language skills from the outset for all pupils. The school provides opportunities for high quality talk in parternship with Voice21 and strong phonics teaching using Little Wandle.

Children are given many opportunities to learn through first-hand experiences and a broad range of trips and visits are carefully planned in across the academic year for all classes, including but not limited to visits to galleries, museums, theatres and libraries, residential outdoor adventure training, tours of local businesses and contrasting localities e.g. the seaside and other schools. Opportunities for children to perform are embedded throughout all phases. Class performance assemblies, a KS1 Nativity, LKS2 Easter performance, Year 6 Leavers Production and ‘St Columba's Christmas Sing Along’ all provide a nurturing space for children to act, sing, dance and perform, developing essential communication skills.

Curriculum Overview

Our curriculum overview lists the topics we teach overarched by a 'big' question, and the order we teach them in, for each year group.

st columbas curriculum overview school website.pdf

For more information about the curriculum, please speak to your child’s teacher or contact the school office who will be happy to discuss it with you further.