Curriculum Intent

EYFS

Our curriculum considers the holistic development of each child. Here at Holy Family we provide a vast range of experiential opportunities which enables each child to: exercise options and express ideas; reflect on experience and information; share thoughts, make decisions and discoveries; and explore and engage in first hand experiences. Our curriculum is designed to be fully inclusive and accessible to all children. 

 

Our Long Term Plans provide a progressive outline of the themes we will cover, but these are not 'set in stone' and we see them as more of a 'working document'. Our Early Years practitioners ensure that their planning is flexible, and responsive to the current interests of the children- making learning meaningful! Through carefully planned and exciting activities we support and enhance each child's learning, ensuring they make at least good progress during their time in Nursery and Reception.

 

The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is organised into seven areas of Learning and Development.

 

Communication and Language:

  • Listening, attention and understanding
  • Speaking

 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development:

  • Self Regulation
  • Managing Self
  • Building Relationships

 

Physical Development:

  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Fine Motor Skills

 

Literacy:

  • Comprehension
  • Word Reading
  • Writing

 

Mathematics:

  • Number
  • Numerical Patterns
     

Understanding the World:

  • Past and Present
  • People, Cultures and Communities

 

Expressive Arts & Design:

  • Creating with Materials
  • Being Imaginative and Expressive

 

Years 1 to 6

At Holy Family Catholic Primary School we are proud of the exciting curriculum that our children enjoy. The knowledge and skills that the children have built up in EYFS progress into the Year 1 curriculum and beyond. There are clear progression plans in place ensuring a smooth transition from EYFS into Year 1.

In KS1 and KS2, we follow the CUSP curriculum for the following subjects: science, history, geography, french, design technology, art and design and music. The curriculum is explicitly designed to be progressive, coherent and cumulative. It is built on evidence-led research and cognitive science to ensure that learning is sequenced, allowing pupils to build upon their prior knowledge to master skills and deepen their understanding over time.

We believe that in order for a child to develop fully and reach their potential in all areas, that all subjects should be given equal importance. With this in mind we have carefully timetabled a curriculum which will allow all children to develop their skills in all subjects, maximising pupil progress across the curriculum. We feel that our curriculum will equip our children with lifelong knowledge and skills.