“The best for every child, all of the time”
Our curriculum has been designed specifically for our children, providing them what they need to strive and achieve their very best. At Callington, we have thought carefully about the needs of our children and what should drive our curriculum to ensure they become confident, enthusiastic and educated citizens.
Our Curriculum aims to:
- ·Widen children’s KNOWELDGE of the world around them. We aim for our children to be local, national and international citizens.
- Extend children’s VOCABULARY. Words unlock doors and empower children to make sense of the world around them.
- Build children’s ASPIRATIONS. We want children to believe that they can achieve and to know and seek out the diverse range of opportunities that await them.
- Provide enriching EXPERIENCES that extend beyond the classroom, allowing children to apply practical skills and knowledge, as well as providing them with the cultural capital to become well rounded, educated citizens.
We have embraced a knowledge rich, vocabulary based approach to our curriculum and are proud to be working alongside Alex Bedford to deliver Curriculum with Unity Schools Partnership (CUSP) programmes of study. CUSP is ambitious, defined by evidence-led practice and designed to ensure the long term retention of knowledge.
How do we know what children have learned?
- Questioning
- Pupil Book Study
- Talking to teachers
- Low stakes “drop in” observations
- Quizzing and retrieval practices
- Feedback and marking. Curriculum Maps
Each year group has a curriculum map which outlines the content to be taught. These strategic long-term plans have been developed so that subject coverage is planned sequentially and with a clear rationale for making connections with prior learning.