At Wilbarston CE Primary, in line with our Christian vision and ethos of “life in all its’ fullness”, each child is taught a broad and rich curriculum, which is appropriate to their abilities. We teach the National Curriculum at Foundation Stages, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

Pupils are taught in all subjects in mixed age classes. Careful curriculum and provision mapping ensures that all children experience a wide range of experiences appropriate to their age and ability. We aim to ensure that children to leave our school with skills and knowledge that equip them for their next stage of education and ensuring they create happy memories.

We use the White Rose scheme supplemented with activities and investigations appropriate for the needs of the children in the class. This scheme enables us to ensure that the basic skills of calculation and number are embedded early on and covers all aspects of the Maths Curriculum.

Reading and Phonics are taught using Little Wandle - a phonics, reading and writing programme, from Reception onwards and we also use Accelerated Reader programme to ensure that Pupils read a wide range, including classics and contemporary fiction, and non-fiction.

As well as the academic curriculum, pupils take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities and have regular enrichment opportunities such as day trips, residentials and visitors in school. It is our belief that education is not just about the academic, but also making sure each pupil is a caring, well-rounded individual who is ready for their next step in education.

Curriculum

We offer a very well-balanced curriculum that ensures that all targets set by the Early Years Foundation Stage and National Curriculum are available to all children.

This education is not only academic, but includes cultural, social, spiritual, physical development, growth and fun. We plan the curriculum carefully to provide a meaningful and worthwhile education that will prepare our children for the experiences and responsibilities of secondary education and later life. Clear procedures are in place to identify and meet children’s needs providing extra support and new challenges where appropriate to help every child fulfil their potential.

A wide range of learning opportunities and activities are offered alongside the statutory curriculum, which complement learning within the classroom. Our Forest School provides pupils with ample opportunity to develop social interaction and practical skills in an outside learning environment. We aim to develop pupils’ cultural capital by providing opportunities to engage with the Arts and by sharing a wide range of cultural knowledge in assemblies.

British Values

Our School is very supportive of the ethos of promoting British Values, and preparing our pupils for success in a modern Britain.

A heavy reliance is placed upon broadening horizons for each and every child and this includes developing the core skills of tolerance, respect, teamwork, resilience and building self-esteem. These are all values and qualities that we feel are relevant in order to play a full and meaningful role in society, and are promoted via our extensive house systems that lends themselves to cultural and sporting competition, democratic principles, social mixing, the development of greater pastoral care and enhanced PSHE. British Values are defined as:

democracy

rule of law

individual liberty

mutual respect

tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

These values are taught explicitly through Personal, Social, Health and Emotional (PSHE), and Religious Education (RE). We also teach the British Values through planning and delivering a broad and balanced curriculum, and the way we run our school (embodying respect, democracy and tolerance of all).

For further information about the curriculum please contact us.

Year group curriculum maps

Please find below our curriculum maps for each year group. You will find some themes are in 2 year groups – this is because we mix our children in mixed age classes. Staff carefully map out the progression for each subject. Please see the subject overviews for more information.

Foundation Stage & Year 1

	Aut 1	Aut 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
English	Model Text- Little Charlie Plot-Quest Toolkit-Description/Setting	Recount	Model Text-Monkey See, Monkey Do Plot-Losing/Finding Tale Toolkit-Action/ Openings &Endings	Information texts	Model Text-The Enormous Turnip Plot-Cumulative Toolkit-Character/Dialogue	Instructions
Maths	Place Value	Addition and subtraction	Place Value	Addition and subtraction	Place value	Length and height Mass and volume
Science	Animals including humans	Materials	Plants		Seasonal changes
R.E.	Who am I and what does it mean to belong?	Why does Christmas matter to Christians?	Who do Christians say made the world?	Why does easter matter to Christians?	Why should we care for the world and others?	What do Christians believe god is like?
History	Changes within living memory	Events beyond living memory		Lives of significant individuals	Significant events in local area
Geography				Location knowledge	Place knowledge	Geographical skills and field work
Art and Design	Use a rang e of materials to design and make products	To use drawing painting and sculpture to develop ideas		To use art techniques colour, pattern, texture, line, form, space	To look at work from a wide range of artists
Computing	Online Safety & Exploring Purple Mash	Grouping & Sorting Pictograms	Lego Builders	Maze Explorers	Animated Story Books	Coding
P.E.	Fitness	Net and wall games Striking and fielding	Gymnastics Team building	Dance Sending and receiving	Ball skills Target games	Invasion Athletics
Music	Musical vocabulary	Pulse and rhythm	Classical music Dynamics tempo	Timbre and rhythmic patterns	Pitch and tempo	Vocal and body sounds
P.H.S.E.	Being me in my world	Celebrating difference	Dreams and goals	Healthy me	Relationships	Changing me

Snowy Owls ( Year 1 & 2)

	Aut 1	Aut 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1		Summer 2
English	Model Text-The Door Plot-Portal Toolkit-Setting/Action	Information texts	-Warning Story Toolkit-Suspense/ Openings& Endings	Persuasion	Model Text-The Papaya that Spoke Plot-Quest Toolkit-Dialogue/Character		Recount-Breaking News!
Maths Year 2	Place Value	Addition and subtraction	Multiplication and Division	Length and Height/	Shape/ time/ mass and volume	Statistics/position
Maths Year 1	Place Value	Addition and subtraction	Place Value	Addition and subtraction	Place value	Length and height Mass and volume
Science	Everyday Materials	Human Senses	Seasonal Changes	Seasonal Changes	Plant Parts	Animal Parts
R.E.	Good News Jesus Brings	Why does Christmas Matter to Christians?	Sacred Places	Why does Easter Matter to Christmas?	Who is Jewish and how do they live?	Who is Jewish and how do they live?
History	Childhood History	Childhood History	Great Fire of London	Great Fire of London	School Days (Victorian)	School Days (Victorian)
Geography	Our Wonderful World	Our Wonderful World	London	London	Local Area	Local Area
Art and Design	Mix It	Funny Faces and Fabulous Faces (portraits)	Rain and Sunrays	Rain and Sunrays	Street View	Street View
Design Technology	Shade and Shelter	Shade and Shelter	Taxi	Taxi	Chop, Slice and Mash	Chop, Slice and Mash
Computing	Coding	Online Safety	Spreadsheets	Questioning	Effective Searching	Creating Pictures
P.E.	Fitness	Net and wall games Striking and fielding	Gymnastics Team building	Dance Sending and receiving	Ball skills Target games	Invasion Athletics
Music	Musical vocabulary	Pulse and rhythm	Classical music Dynamics tempo	Timbre and rhythmic patterns	Pitch and tempo	Vocal and body sounds
P.H.S.E.	Being me in my world	Celebrating difference	Dreams and goals	Healthy me	Relationships	Changing me

Flamingos (Year 3&4)

	Aut 1	Aut 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
English	Model Text-The Garden (Opening&Endings/Setting)	Information texts	Model Text-Alien Landing (Suspense/Action) Poetry - Kennings	Recount-Letters	Model Text- The Magic Brush (Character/Dialogue) Poetry – The Magic Box	Instructions
Maths	Place Value	Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division	Multiplication and Division Length and Perimeter	Fractions Mass and Capacity	Fractions Money	Time Shape Statistics
Science	Animal Nutrition and Skeletal System		Forces and Magnets		Light and Shadow	Plant Nutrition and Reproduction
R.E.	What is it like to follow God?	Christmas	What kind of world did Jesus want?	Why Christians call the day Jesus died	What are the Deeper Meanings of Festivals?	What do Christians learn from The Creation Story?
History	Through the Ages				Emperors and Empires
Geography		One Planet, Our World	Rocks Relics and Rumbles
Art and Design	Contrast and Complement	Prehistoric Pots	People and Places	Ammonite	Mosaic Masters	Beautiful Botanicals
Design technology	Cook well, Eat Well		Making it Move		Greenhouse
Computing	Coding	Online safety	Spreadsheets Touch Typing	Email (inc. email safety)	Branching Databases	Simulations
P.E.	Fundamentals Ball skills Swimming	Fitness Swimming	GymnasticsDance	Dodgeball Basketball	Tennis Football	Cricket Athletics
Music	Ballads	Creating Compositions in Response to Mountains	Developing Singing Technique	Pentatonic Melodies and Composition	Jazz	Traditional Instruments and Improvisation
French	French Greetings	French adjectives Colour, Shape and Size	Playground games Numbers and Ages	In a French Classroom	Bon Appetit	Shopping for French Food
P.H.S.E.	Being Me	Celebrating Difference	Dreams and Goals	Healthy Me	Relationships	Changing Me

Kingfishers (Year 5 &6)

Kingfishers

	Aut 1	Aut 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
English	Model Text- Clock Close Plot-Portal,	Discussion-Balanced Arguments	Model Text- Zelda Claw	Information texts	Model Text-The Caravan Plot-Warning Tale,	Persuasion-Letters
Maths Year 6	Place Value Four Operations Fractions A Fractions B Converting Units	Same	Ratio Algebra Decimals Fraction Decimals and Percentages Area, Perimeter and Volume Statistics	Same	Shape Geometry	Same
Maths Year 5	Place Value Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division A Fractions A	Same	Multiplication and Division Fractions B Decimals and Percentage Perimeter and Area Statistics		Shape Position and Direction Decimals Negative Numbers Converting Units Volume
Science	Forces and Mechanisms	Earth and Space	Properties and changes of materials	Properties and changes of materials	Human reproduction and Ageing	Human reproduction and Ageing
R.E.	What does it mean if God is holy and loving?	How can following God bring freedom?	What does it mean for Muslims to follow God?	What did Jesus do to save human beings?	What will make our village a more respectful place?	How do religions help people live through good and bad times?
History	Shang Dynasty	Shang Dynasty	Ground-breaking Greeks	Ground-breaking Greeks
Geography	Investigating our World	Investigating our World	None	None	Sow, Grow and Farm	Sow, Grow and Farm
Art and Design	Tints Tones & Shades	Taotie	Mixed Media	Expression	Light, Line and Shadows,	Nature Art
Design technology	Moving Mechanisms	Moving Mechanisms	Architecture	Architecture	Eat the Seasons	Eat the Seasons
Computing	Coding	Online Safety	Spreadsheets	Databases	Game Creator 3D	Modelling
P.E.	Fitness Netball Swimming.	Football Tag Rugby	Golf Dance,	Badminton Hockey,	Tennis Gymnastics	Rounders Athletics
Music	Composition notation (Theme: Ancient Egypt)	Advanced rhythms	South and West Africa	Film music	Looping and remixing	Songs of World War 2
French	Portraits-describing in French	Portraits-describing in French	Clothes – Getting dressed in France	Clothes – Getting dressed in France	French- Speaking World	French- Speaking World
P.H.S.E.	Being Me	Celebrating Difference	Dreams and Goals	Healthy Me	Relationships	Changing Me

The Curriculum

Year group curriculum maps