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St Mary's Bentworth

Church of England Primary School

Love, Respect, Belong

Curriculum

At St Mary’s we have an engaging and varied curriculum in which the children have a clear ownership of their learning, by choosing the topics.  Each class is able to discuss and take a vote on every topic and teachers plan objectives based on the children’s interests. We follow the National Curriculum in order to provide a broad and balanced curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

 

Each class will have a trip and a visitor each term to further enrich their learning. Many topics will have an outcome at the end to showcase the learning over the half term/term. This not only gives the children a real purpose for their learning, it also gives them the opportunity to celebrate their achievements. See photos below for some examples of these topic outcomes.

 

At St Mary's all class teachers are responsible for providing a curriculum that is suitable for all pupils in the class, including those with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) with support from the SENCo.  We have high expectations for all pupils and are committed to ensuring our curriculum complies with the Equality Act 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014.  Our inclusions statement emphasises the importance of providing an inclusive learning environment for all pupils including those with SEND.  Additional information on this can be found on our SEN page, see link below.

Oak Class (R/1) does not have set topics as they use the ‘In the Moment Planning’ approach to learning. Below are some examples of the stories and mini-topics chosen by Oak Class. Children in Ash to Elder classes are able to input into their choice of topic. Below is an example of the topics chosen by the children in 2020-2021.  Please visit the class page for more information and photos.

 

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Oak

The Colour Monster (emotions)

 

Human Body

The Gunpowder Plot

 

Letters to Santa

The Day the Crayons Quit

 

Chinese New Year

Animals

Plants

 

People Who Help Us

Space (Neil Armstrong)

Ash

Mythical Creatures

Geography/

Science 

Titanic

History

Stone Age

History

 

Where does chocolate come from? (2 week introduction)

Geography/ DT

Where does chocolate come from?

Geography/ DT

Which food comes from which country?

Science/ DT

Lime

Around the World in (nearly) 80 days - what is life like in other countries?

Geography

The Battle for Britain (Anglo-Saxons and Vikings) - what makes victory?

History

How do we learn new information?

Own choice of research projects

How did the Railways Shape Britain? (local history)

History

How can the Olympic and Paralympic values shape us?

Geography/ PSHE

Elder

Which has the greater impact: the Earth on Humans, or Humans on the Earth?

Geography/ PSHE

World War 2 - how does history shape us?

History

Tremendous Traditions, Tantalizing Travel and Twisted Trade

History/ Geography

How did Ancient Greece influence our world?

History

What a Year It’s Been!

PSHE/ Drama and Music (production)

Topic Outcomes 2020-2021

Previous Topic Outcomes

The New Curriculum Changes Overview

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My children feel so safe and happy here. They are keen to go to school every day

Parent - July 2018

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The school teaches really important life skills through the resilience work- understanding failure is a learning opportunity, not a catastrophe

Parent - July 2018

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Communication is excellent- I always know the door is open

Parent - July 2018

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The staff show an exceptional level of commitment to the school

Parent - July 2018

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You are passionate about children being at the heart of everything you do

Parent - July 2018

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94% of our pupils said that 'Teaching is good all the time'

Pupil Survey - July 2018

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