Caldecote CE Academy

Intent

At Caldecote CE Academy, our curriculum is rooted in our Christian visio:  Living and learning together.  Flourishing in faith.  Kapow Primary forms the basis of our foundation subjects' curriculum that we believe will encourage our children to be enthused and excited, challenged, supported and developed in order to flourish.  We aim to develop a life-long love of learning and a keen interest in developing their own knowledge further.

We have chosen Kapow Primary as our foundation subject partner becuase its ethos aligns with our commiment to nurturing the whole child - spiritually, academically and socially.  Our curriculum is designed to be a 'spiral of discovery,' ensuring that every child, as a unique child of God, has the opportunity to flourish. 

We intend for our children to become experts in their craft.  By using Kapow's evidence-based spiral approach, we ensure that knowledge is built on solid foundations.  Whether they are becoming historians, artists, geographers or scientists, we encourage the children to ask Big Questions that lead to deeper understanding. 

Our curriculum is a window too the world.  Through Kapow's diverse range of role models and global perspectives, we inspire our children to look beyond their own locality.  We cultivate the 'hope; that they will use their unique gifts and talents to make a positive contribution to God's world, fostering resilience when tasks are challenging. 

In line with our belief that everyone is made in the image of God, our curriculum is intentially inclusive.  Kapow's scaffolded lessons ensure that every child is treated with dignity and is supported to succeed.  Through the collaborative working projects, children learn the value of community, teamworth and togetherness - a key part of our vision - Living and learning together.  

Implementation

From curriculum monitoring, we recognise the need to build cross curricular links to enable the children to apply their knowledge in a range of contexts.  Our children need to access knowledge and experience of the wider world so that they can develop the building blocks for becoming successful citizens in their adult life. Kapow Primary supports us in achieving this aim.

The curriculum is designed to ensure coverage and progression as well as providing our children with a range of experiences and transferable skills.  We aim to raise the children’s aspirations and develop a sense of pride in their achievements.  We want every child to find and develop their own personal strengths and interests.

Our curriculum is dynamic and designed to be adapted to the needs of our children.  Staff are encouraged to make cross curricular links to that children can use their knowledge across a range of different subjects and how this relates to their everyday and future lives. Kapow Primary makes age related expectations very clear and supports the acquisition of knowledge and skills, appropriate and relevant to the age of the children.  Subject specific vocabulary is taught and children are required to use it, demonstrating their understanding. Classroom environments demonstrate the learning and are used to support the children’s recall and use of the knowledge and skills that they learn to promote quality thinking and reasoning.

Impact

We use a range of strategies to review learning, the impact of the teaching and the impact of the curriculum content:  pupil voice, tracking attainment, sharing good practice, showcase events for families, book looks and lesson observations. Using these strategies, we are able to see the impact upon learning and continue our development journey by highlighting areas for improvement.

EYFS Curriculum

For information on the EYFS curriculum, please see EYFS class page.

The curriculum pages for history, geography, art, dt and science are currently being updated to reflect the change to Kapow Primary.