Our curriculum  

At Roundwood Primary School, we follow the National Curriculum to ensure all pupils benefit from the recognised structure it provides. We have worked hard to personalise topics taught within subjects, as detailed in the NC, to ensure learning is relevant to our school context, environment and fundamentally the needs of our pupils. In order to develop accurate endpoints, we looked at what each pupil would need to know and have experienced in each subject, by the end of their journey with us.

For further guidance, please refer to our curriculum overview documents: How to be successful in each subject.  

Systemic curriculum 

We understand the importance of having a systemic curriculum in place as it is designed to reduce future gaps, and issues in order to meet endpoints, ensure a suitable transition to secondary school and a sustainable development of society. 

We have planned objectives in the form of overarching knowledge that pupils need to know by the end of a unit or topic along with specific vocabulary. Small steps are the measures we adopt to achieve the overarching knowledge. The small steps ensure explicit links are made between reoccurring themes and concepts, skills and knowledge.

Subject leaders determined overarching knowledge from the national curriculum, and devised sequential and logical small steps taking into consideration children’s prior knowledge, environment and endpoints. Teacher’s then assess against the small steps and end points to identify who is on track, and who needs further support, complementing the No Child is Left Behind act. 

Leaders at all stages have worked hard to ensure our curriculum is SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and targeted.)

For further guidance, please refer to our curriculum maps and unit overviews for each subject.