Curriculum Intent Statement

What do we want to develop in our children at Kirklevington?

What does this look like in our School?

Be Ready

Be Ambitious – aim high, exposure to experts and role models, challenge provided in teaching knowledge, skills and vocabulary

• All children are encouraged to have high aspirations and to be active citizens – through roles in school, positive mind-set activities, and carefully chosen resources
• Experts and role models identified in the curriculum, enhanced by visits and trips, fostering their interests and a ‘can do’ attitude
• Our inclusive curriculum progressively introduces knowledge, skills and vocabulary, with clear end points and expectations
• Vocabulary is defined and developed including through word power activities
• Pupil voice is actively encouraged, lessons encourage children to be aspirational and curiosity is encouraged and developed
• Children are articulate with the vocabulary they use

Be Independent – Prepared for now, the next steps and for life

• Children have what they need to learn and can access this themselves
• Children have classroom roles and are encouraged to participate
• Over time, children develop in their ability to work independently and organise themselves
• Assessment shows children have gained the knowledge and skills needed for the next lesson/topic/year/secondary education
• Children gain opportunities to volunteer and learn about charity work, including helping others
• Children have opportunities to make choices and decisions
• Appropriate to age, children collect own resources, change own books
• Children are encouraged to ‘try’ before adults support them and we praise effort and success
• Children are encouraged to think independently and their opinions are recognised through purposeful questioning

Be Resilient – confident, develop self-regulation, well-being strategies and be problem solvers

• Children are taught about mental health and well-being including in PSHE and RSE lessons, nurturing self-care, calming techniques and a positive self-view
• Children develop confidence through achievements including through exercise, sport and PE
• Self-regulation and understanding emotions is an integral part of daily school life
• School is a safe place where children are encouraged to express their worries and ask for help
• Children are supported to develop skills to resolve things under their control
• Children are taught that change is a part of life and about setting small goals to achieve big things
• Children have opportunities to solve problems and articulate their reasoning

Be Respectful

Respectful behaviours – towards ourselves, our peers and others

• Children demonstrate respectful behaviour in classrooms and in and around school
• Adults and children are positive role models for each other – everyone is respected regardless of their behaviour
• Adults, children and their peers are polite towards each other and are caring, demonstrating a strong moral purpose and modelling social skills
• Anti-bullying work and the PSHE/RSE curriculum teaches children about respect

Respect rights -RRSA – Understand our rights, how they affect our lives and rights of children globally, celebrating differences

• Unicef RRSA work is a thread throughout the curriculum and the School has a Gold Level award
• Children learn about children’s rights, on a local and global level
• Children understand the purpose of the charity work that the school does
• Children learn about how we are the same and how we are different and celebrate diversity
• RE curriculum teaches about different faiths and children learn about different cultures

Respect the environment – our school, the community and the wider world

• Children are encouraged to tidy up after themselves, take on school roles to support the school and use equipment correctly
• Children demonstrate respect when attending trips and visits in the local community and beyond
• Children learn about relevant and current events, locally and globally, including environmental issues such as climate change.

Be Safe

Keep ourselves safe – know how to report concerns and worries, including with friendships

• School is a safe environment where children know how to report worries and concerns.
• Children are taught how to keep themselves safe throughout the curriculum including: Anti-bullying and friendship; fire safety; crucial crew; ‘bikeability’; road safety, keeping healthy and taking care with medicines.
• The PSHE, RSE and Science curriculum support learning about keeping safe.

Being safe in the school and community – Knowledge about, our families, the school, the local context and wider world

• Children know about ways to keep everyone safe, including through tidy environments, cloakrooms and school grounds
• Children learn about relevant issues that affect the local community, including the dangers of electricity, ‘stranger danger’ and this is adapted by current events
• Children who may be vulnerable are identified and we work with our parents and carers
• Children learn about people who help us, including emergency services and the NHS

Being safe online –Using technology for the right reasons and knowing its limitations

• The IT curriculum is progressive and meets the needs of the children at Kirklevington, many of whom have access to personal devices
• Children are taught about online safety, online bullying and how to use technology in a safe way
• Children follow school rules when using technology
• Children know who to report any worries and concerns to