Langtons Infant School Curriculum
Intent
At Langtons Infant School we strive to instil a love of learning, laying the foundations to encourage a life long journey of exploration and discovery. We place a great level of importance on the holistic development of each and every child. We foster an environment where the emotional, physical, academic, social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of each child is considered. Our core values, Respect, Resilience, Determination, Tolerance and Kindness help to shape the mindsets and behaviour of our pupils.
Our curriculum is mapped to include coverage of the National Curriculum and provides a range of exciting and awe inspiring, first hand experiences, linked to the interests of our pupils. Enhanced experiences aim to develop the life skills our pupils require and give them knowledge of the world around them. Our curriculum builds on prior learning and through our Learning Muscles, creates life-long learners and children who are encouraged to think creatively, to question, to explore and to work cooperatively. Our curriculum is designed to challenge, motivate and engage our pupils, encouraging them to be risk-takers who are ready to move on to their next stage of learning.
Implementation
The curriculum consists of many planned experiences in school and out: lessons, themed days, topic ‘hooks’, assemblies, outdoor learning, clubs, sports, trips and visits, visitors to school, workshops and fund raising. Our broad, rich curriculum is designed so that all subject specific skills are scaffolded through a range of discrete and cross curricular lessons. Our subject leaders ensure that progress and balance across the school is maintained. Long term plans are created by our subject leaders, in cohesion with all teaching staff, to ensure learning for each subject is mapped across the school. Medium term plans are then derived from the long term plans to ensure the high engagement of the children and to give our pupils a meaningful purpose and context for learning. Our medium term plans also clearly highlight the learning objectives, assessment opportunities, key subject specific vocabulary and links to other subjects. Weekly plans are then created and tailored to the needs of the pupils in each class. Our main emphasis is on pupil engagement and ensure our lessons are engaging, interesting, informative and inspiring to our children.
Impact
Our curriculum and Core School Values ensure that our pupils leave Langtons Infant School with excellent behaviour for learning, emotional resilience and great understanding of how to be socially, morally, spiritually and culturally responsible and aware. Our pupils leave us with a secure understanding of the academic content and the determination to be the very best that they can be. Through our curriculum we aim to ensure that all of our children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.