St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

Curriculum Intent

Curriculum Intent and Rationale

Mission Statement

Let your Light Shine

God made each one of us – we are all His unique disciples and His love is the love we share. We share our God given gifts and talents. We RESPECT each other’s differences and welcome DIVERSITY, celebrating and sharing our God given gifts and talents. We show COMPASSION and friendship for others in school, at home, in our local community and for our global family. We have the COURAGE and hope to face any challenges and follow our dreams. We are given the FREEDOM to make the most of every learning experience we have and be the very best we can be. We welcome the RESPONSIBILITY of being stewards of God’s wonderful gift of creation and caring for our common home. We place Jesus at the centre of all we do, growing in our Faith through our heads, hearts and hands.

Introduction

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary school is a one-form-entry school based in a single story building set in grounds and close to the sea. Our school consists of a predominantly White British demographic and parents are actively engaged with all aspects of school life.

Intent

At St Mary Magdalene our aspiration for our children is that they leave our school ready to enjoy all that the modern world offers and live their lives with respect and understanding of others. We believe that by creating a nurturing environment where our children can explore ideas about the world that they live in, through a wide range of sequenced, engaging and relevant learning experiences, will help to equip them with the skills needed to thrive in the modern world.

Providing pupils with opportunities for learning which leads to maximum growth and development is our top priority, including designing and implementing a curriculum that is best suited to their needs. We want to provide children with a curriculum with both breadth and depth, that is highly relevant and purposeful, exciting for both staff and pupils, and that is aligned to the locality and all it has to offer.

Our strong commitment to the school values of compassion, diversity, respect, courage, responsibility and freedom creates the platform for our pupils to safely explore new ideas and develop their learning throughout their educational journey at St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School.

Our intent is to raise standards across all subjects, to enable our pupils to access and engage with their learning to ensure both academic and personal success.

Rationale for Implementation

We want our pupils to become educated global citizens and use the Kapow Primary Curriculum as the vehicle for helping us achieve this, with a view to changing our pupils’ hearts, as well as their minds.

Curriculum Drivers

Currently, we have three drivers that shape our curriculum. These drivers reflect the needs of our children and the values of our school and are designed to bring our aims and core values to life and to meet the needs of our children.

Global Community - we want our children to grow up loving our world, feeling a valuable part of it and knowing that they have a contribution to make.

Through learning about the world, we want them to understand their role in society and develop respect towards the environment, communities and religions by:

Noting cultural awareness and celebrating diversity
Participation in the local and global community and being a beacon for others
Utilising our local area
Nurturing environmental awareness
Relating learning to real-life context
Investigating the impact of the important individuals in our world
Using technology and connectivity

Spirituality - we are creating an atmosphere for Spiritual growth at the centre of all teaching. Children are encouraged to:

Pray, reflect, contemplate and make links with their daily life and gospel values and in doing so develop a relationship with God
Look inwards to think about their own beliefs, values, hopes, dreams, feelings, ideas and aspirations
Look outwards, to reflect on and appreciate the natural world, the environment and human achievement
Develop a sense of awe and wonder
Develop a sense of responsibility towards others and themselves

Equipped for life - We understand the importance of preparing children for their future. We recognise the importance of making connections. We support our children in becoming confident readers and develop a growth mindset so that they can:

Become life-long readers who read for pleasure
Develop a rich and varied vocabulary so that they can communicate well
Develop resilience, perseverance and be open to challenge
See mistakes as the launchpad for new learning
Discover and develop individual talents and skills
Have the confidence to take risks and explore possibilities
Have high aspirations for their future