Our Curriculum

'At Forest Glade Primary School, we VALUE our curriculum. Our curriculum is vocabulary rich, creating ambitious lifelong learners through unforgettable learning which allows children to show empathy for the world around them. 

• Vocabulary rich

Vocabulary and reading are at the heart of the curriculum. Our curriculum is carefully planned so that children develop their vocabulary. Early Reading is built upon and embedded over time. This develops a wide range of vocabulary and a love of reading. To access the wider curriculum and acquire the important knowledge, our children are taught a wealth of vocabulary throughout all subjects. We aim to develop confident and articulate communicators who can successfully communicate their knowledge, learning and understanding both verbally and written.

• Ambitious

At Forest Glade, we are ambitious for all our children.  Our curriculum is ambitious and creates opportunities for our children to achieve the best possible outcomes, regardless of factors such as SEND, Pupil Premium and diverse backgrounds and needs. Our curriculum ensures coverage of the National Curriculum, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and beyond. Through learning about significant people who have made a difference, places and events, our children know that there is a wealth of opportunities beyond their local community. Ensuring learning is purposeful develops an internal drive that leads them to dreaming big and aiming high. We encourage children to become confident, independent and resilient learners who persevere in the face of challenge in order to achieve. This helps shape their life chances and choices in the future.

• Lifelong learners

At Forest Glade, we pride ourselves on promoting curiosity and inspiring children to learn. Children possess an innate curiosity and drive to explore, learn, and grow and we help our children to connect to this natural curiosity to discover and contribute positively to the world around them. We develop learning behaviours through our values to ensure children are prepared for their next steps in education and beyond.

• Unforgettable

Through curriculum design and retrieval practices, teachers ensure that children revisit knowledge frequently to ensure knowledge is retained. Knowledge is remembered and understood.

Our curriculum inspires children by giving them unforgettable experiences during their time at Forest Glade. Experiences that inspire them across the curriculum as well as giving them opportunities that they may not have access to in their daily lives. We create unforgettable experiences within the classroom and through trips beyond school. This enables our children to understand the world around them

• Empathy

Our curriculum is designed to develop a deep understanding of the wider world so that children are respectful, knowledgeable and understand the importance of treating each other equally. Children who learn about diversity and develop a cultural awareness have better social skills, increased understanding and are more tolerant of people who are different from themselves. Empathy is the ability to understand and relate to the feelings of another. Through knowledge of the world, we empower our children to change it and through our authentic outcomes our children show an understanding of how to be empathetic towards others.

 

You can find our main Curriculum Policy here.