Curriculum
Chestnuts Curriculum Intention
At Chestnuts, we intend to have a highly motivating and engaging curriculum which encourages children to be lifelong, independent learners with a passion for exploring, asking questions, collaborating and making links between the subjects they study. All of our learning opportunities will be memorable and meaningful, ensuring that our children achieve well and are ready for the next stage of their education.
Our curriculum is planned so there is a clear progression of knowledge, skills and personal development throughout the Key Stages which allows our children to build on what they already know and access the next phase of their learning journey. Vocabulary is explicitly discussed and explored throughout all learning to ensure that the children leave Chestnuts confident to share their views articulately, to read and to write.
We provide all children with valuable trips, visits and experiences which support their learning and develop their wider opportunities and social skills so that no-one is disadvantaged. As a result, we promote strong links with our local community and strive to ensure that everyone feels valued in our school.
As a result of our nurturing and inclusive ethos, we passionately believe that every child is enabled to succeed in their learning. This is regardless of their needs through a well thought out, personalised and relevant curriculum.
Our curriculum is the driver through which we are able to implement the school’s values of choosing your attitude, working hard and challenging yourself, having fun and making someone’s day. The impact of our curriculum will be seen not only in measurable, academic attainment and progress but in the fact that the children attending Chestnuts also develop personally into polite, well-mannered, kind and caring members of our community who understand and respect people’s differences and needs. SMSC is threaded throughout our curriculum to ensure that the children develop their social skills, have an understand other people’s views, opinions and beliefs, develop their own set of morals.
Further Information
If you wish to find out more about any aspect of our curriculum, please contact the school office who will make arrangements for you to speak to the appropriate team member.