Our Schools Derbyshire Mary Swanwick Curriculum Our Curriculum Vision: Together we: Inspire excellence in everyone(Ambitious, progressive, whole child, experiential, compassionate) Promote positive relationships(Whole child, experiential, compassionate) Model and value good manners(Whole child, compassionate, ambitious) Make the world a better place(Compassionate, ambitious, experiential) Spread happiness(Whole child, compassionate, experiential) At Mary Swanwick, we offer a positive climate where children are encouraged to develop their learning together, practise their skills and become confident learners through ambitious and progressive cross-curricular themes. We have developed a curriculum rich with innovative and exciting learning opportunities built upon our core, underpinning values. Taking a thematic approach, the curriculum has been organised under topic headings for each year group, each topic having a primary subject focus. Before developing our curriculum, we provided all stakeholders the opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the content of the curriculum, agreeing on the knowledge and skills that pupils need in order to be successful. Giving the children a say in what they learn, or at least the context within which they acquire knowledge and learn skills, has given them a sense of ownership – they are more invested in their learning and the learning is more relevant to them. We believe that this has led to greater motivation and positive relationships between children and their learning. The same applies to parents and their involvement can impact hugely on the child’s learning. Our curriculum is designed with knowledge at its heart and we ensure that we carefully consider children’s needs at every step of their school journey. Knowledge is power, and we do children a disservice, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds if we narrow the curriculum to those subjects that are assessed at end of key stage. At Mary Swanwick, a ‘knowledge-engaged’ curriculum is necessary – that is one that is knowledge based but that also offers the experiences necessary to make that knowledge relevant and provide a context from which to learn. Creative planning ensures that cross-curricular links are made and National Curriculum 2014 Programmes of study for KS1, KS2 and EYFS are allocated to the topics, ensuring breadth and balance in core and foundation subjects. Hooks for learning and experiential learning opportunities engage the children from the beginning, and help to address social disadvantage, while working towards authentic outcomes for each topic provides real purpose which motivates children to produce high quality work. We are mindful to take advantage links of with children’s previous learning to embed and build on skills previously acquired. Literacy skills are taught within the context of the topic and the focus on written work is central to every topic. We aim to provide opportunities for children to be creative, flexible and innovative in their approach to learning and developing new skills, knowledge and understanding necessary for future success. At Mary Swanwick School, we actively promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our pupils. We uphold and teach children about the fundamental ‘British Values’ which are defined as: democracy; rule of law; individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. These values are taught explicitly through Jigsaw PSHE and Religious Education (R.E), assemblies and special presentations while our curriculum planning and delivery includes real opportunities for children to explore these values. Teachers and school leaders assess children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in non-core subjects using a range of strategies: through questioning and observation of pupils, marking books, annotation and sharing of planning and low-stakes quizzes / activities. For further details about the Jigsaw PSHE curriculum please see below. During reviews, school staff will work collaboratively to review the vision statement and ambition before analysing progress through each subject in order to ensure that learning is built on and there is clear progression throughout the three key stages. Following each review, all staff should be able to confidently articulate expected outcomes for children at the end of each year and key stage in each subject. Please download the plans which are relevant to your child and wherever you can, help to support your child’s learning. Please approach your child’s teacher if you need more information on how to support your child at home. It is important to us that you are fully involved in your child’s learning. Curriculum Overview:2020 Curriculum Map2019 Curriculum MapTo view our Nursery & KS1 rolling programme click hereNursery Curriculum Workshop EYFS (2020) Terms 1 & 2 - Ourselves Terms 1 & 2 - Knowledge Organiser Terms 1 & 2 - Parent Information Terms 1 & 2 - Parent Information Terms 1 & 2 - Knowledge Organiser Key Stage 1 (2020) Term 1 - Around & About Term 1 - Parent Information Term 1 - Knowledge Organiser Term 2 - When Will I Be Famous Key Stage 2 (2020) Y3 Term 1 - A Whole New World Y3 Term 1 - Parent Information Y3 Term 1 - Knowledge Organiser Y3 Term 2 - Gifts from the Ground Y3 Term 2 - Knowledge Organiser (Part 1) Y3 Term 2 - Knowledge Organiser (Part 2) Y3 Term 2 - Parent Information Y4 Term 1 - Get Connected! Y4 Term 1 - Parent Information Y4 Term 2 - Globe Trotters Y4 Term 2 - Knowledge Organiser Y4 Term 1 - Knowledge Organiser Y5 Term 1 - Who's in charge? Y5 Term 1 - Parent Information Y5 Term 1 - Knowledge Organiser Y5 Term 2 - Pyramids Y5 Term 2 - Knowledge Organiser Y6 Term 1 - Evolution Y6 Term 1 - Parent Information Y6 Term 1 - Knowledge Organiser Y6 Term 2 - World Wars EYFS (2019)EYFS Curriculum MapContinuous Provision Planner (Autumn 2019)EYFS Curriculum OverviewTerms 1 & 2 - Once Upon a TimeNursery Term 3 - Me, My Toys & INursery Term 3- Information for ParentsReception Term 3 - Me, My Toys & IReception Term 3 - Information for Parents Key Stage 1 (2019)Term 1 - Around the World in 30 DaysTerm 2 - To Infinity and BeyondTerm 3 - Marvellous MonstersTerm 4 - What a Wonderful WorldYear 1 & 2 A Curriculum OverviewYear 2 & 2 B Curriculum OverviewKS1 2 Year Rolling Programme (With RE) Key Stage 2 (2019)Y3 Term 1 - A Whole New WorldY3 Term 2 - Gifts from the GroundY3 Term 3 - Time WarpY3 Term 4 - Chocolate BoxY4 Term 1 - Vlogs, Blogs, and AutoblogsY4 Term 2 - Globe TrottersY4 Term 3 - Raiders and InvadersY4 Term 4 - Wild and WonderfulY5 Term 1 - Inspire MeY5 Term 2 - The Truth is Out ThereY5 Term 3 - Victorian Street ChildY5 Term 4 - Know Your PlaceY6 Term 1 - EvolutionY6 Term 2 - LondonY6 Term 3 - World WarsY6 Term 4 - Game On! Y3 Curriculum OverviewY4 Curriculum OverviewY5 Curriculum OverviewY6 Curriculum Overview End of Year Expectations:Reception • Year 1 • Year 2 Year 3 • Year 4 • Year 5 Jigsaw:Information LeafletJigsaw RSE TrainingApproach For Foundation StageApproach For Year 1 to 6F1 OverviewF2 OverviewY1 OverviewY2 OverviewY3 OverviewY4 OverviewY5 OverviewY6 Overview Literacy:Reading at Mary SwanwickSupporting Your Child's ReadingWriting on a Page Maths: Maths at Mary Swanwick Useful Key Stage 1 Links:LiteracyPhonicsMathsScience Useful Key Stage 2 Links:English - Speaking and ListeningEnglish - ReadingEnglish - WritingMaths - Numbers and SystemsMaths - ShapeMaths - Handling DataREScience - All Living ThingsSciences - MaterialsScience - Forces and Motion