Curriculum at St Paul's 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our curriculum here at St Paul’s is based upon the skills our children need, so that they may lead full and successful lives, both now and in the future.  We incorporate academic, creative, emotional, social, physical and moral qualities into our teaching and learning. 

Our pupils learn through a variety of different strategies and techniques involving individual or group activities and practical, spoken and written tasks.  In all lessons, we aim for the children to be actively engaged with their learning and involved in their individual progress and achievement.

Where possible, our curriculum is organised with a cross-curricular approach.  Learning is enhanced by visits or visitors and specially organised WOW days; these take place throughout the term to maximise and maintain pace of learning.

The learning involve activities which challenge the children to remember, understand, apply, create, analyse and evaluate ideas, therefore building upon their independence and creativity. 

Curriulum Policy 2025

 

St Paul's Curriculum Brochure

We are proud of our curriculum at St Paul's.  Please see our curriculum brochure below which contains detailed information of all subjects taught at St Paul's, our values and approach to learning.

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What are we trying to achieve through the curriculum? (Intent)

  • Ensure our curriculum meets statutory requirements across all subjects. 
  • Provide a bespoke curriculum that meets the needs and interests of the community that we serve. 
  • Ensure that we provide a curriculum that is progressive in terms of knowledge and skills. 
  • Provide an innovative, memorable, cross-curricular and creative curriculum that motivates and inspires children to learn and adults to teach. 
  • Provide flexibility so that children’s interests and curiosity influence learning. 
  • Ensure the curriculum enables all children to be equipped with the lifelong skills and knowledge to achieve in modern Britain in the context of global citizenship. 
  • Provide children with the maximum opportunity to reach their potential year on year. 
  • Develop ‘life skills’ such as resilience, problem-solving, teamwork, oracy, and digital literacy. 
  • Equip children with the cultural capital and experiences that broaden horizons and deepen understanding of the wider world. 

How has it been set up? How is the curriculum being delivered? (Implementation)

Our curriculum is: 

  • Based on statutory requirements but designed to go further. 
  • Progressive in knowledge and skills, carefully sequenced for long-term retention. 
  • Designed to revisit and deepen learning over time.

Teaching across the school is guided by four pedagogical principles: 

  • Engage active thinking – because memory is the residue of thought, we design lessons that actively involve children in problem-solving, questioning, and reflection. 
  • Make meaningful connections – we connect learning between lessons, units, subjects, and year groups so that knowledge is reinforced, revisited, and applied in different contexts. 
  • Articulate knowledge in small steps with clarity – teaching breaks down new learning into manageable steps, explained clearly, so that pupils can master complex ideas over time. 
  • Repeat core ideas with practice – we revisit essential concepts and provide plentiful practice so that knowledge and skills are deeply embedded and secure. 

    We implement the curriculum through engaging teaching strategies, including retrieval practice, scaffolding, oracy development, and the use of knowledge organisers. Assessment for learning is central: teachers use formative assessment daily to shape teaching, alongside termly summative assessments to monitor progress. Subject leaders and SLT use a range of evidence (pupil work, lesson visits, pupil voice) to ensure consistency and high standards. 

What difference is our curriculum making? (Impact)

  • Children meeting or exceeding age-related expectations across subjects. 
  • An increasing number of pupils reaching greater depth or mastery. 
  • Pupil voice demonstrating enthusiasm, confidence, and pride in learning. 
  • Evidence from work scrutiny, pupil conferencing, and assessment outcomes. 
  • Children demonstrating strong personal development, character, and resilience. 
  • Readiness for the next stage of learning and for life beyond school. 

    Our curriculum ensures that children not only achieve academically but also grow into thoughtful, compassionate individuals prepared for their role in society. 

Curriculum Overviews

Click on the images below to view each year group curriculum overview.

 

 

 

 Our curriculum will also provide:

  • A discrete weekly Religious Education lesson
  • A weekly PSHE/RSHE lesson that also focuses upon maintaining good mental health and well-being for all
  • A weekly lesson of French as well as opportunities for children to be exposed to other languages.
  • Two PE units each term
  • Swimming for Year 3,4 and 5
  • Forest School for Year 3
  • A residential for Year 6
  • Learning a musical instrument for Year 5
  • An enrichment session each term where activities ranging from yoga to chess and circus skills to bird watching take place

 

 

Social, Moral, Spiritual, Cultural and British Values

Year 3 Year 4
Year 5

Year 6

Our curriculum will give children at St Paul's the opportunity to:

At St Paul's our School Christian Values of Respect, Encourage, Friendship, Love, Equality, Compassion and Trust underpin our curriculum and how children can contribute positively as a global citizen to the world on their doorstep and beyond.

Enrichment

Our curriculum will give children at St Paul's the opportunity to:

Well-being

Our curriculum will give children at St Paul's the opportunity to: