Curriculum

At Babraham CofE Primary School, we aim for all pupils to be successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.

Overview

The Babraham curriculum balances rigour and creativity, ensuring that the children have strong foundations, which enable them to approach their learning with confidence. Children are encouraged to ask 'Big Questions' about the world around them and to gain a truly global outlook. We encourage them to approach their learning with a sense of awe, wonder and enthusiasm, and to develop the ability to express opinions and to listen respectfully to others.

 

At Babraham, we want to ensure that our curriculum is not only tailored to our pupils’ interests and needs, but also ensures they are ready for life in the wider world.




In the Foundation Stage, the children learn through the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum where the focus is on learning through play. When staff judge children to be ready they begin working on the National Curriculum. 


Through the Foundation Stage, aspects of skills and knowledge from the National Curriculum are introduced in order to provide progression for the children.


The National Curriculum sets out what children should know, understand and do in each year group in the following subjects: English, Maths, Science, Computing, Design and Technology, History, Geography, Music, Art and Design, Physical Education, Personal, Social and Health Education. We follow a local Cambridgeshire syllabus to teach Religious Education.


Our Curriculum is more than the National Curriculum and is designed to develop subject knowledge skills and understanding and develop key social and learning skills.


We plan topics and themes which will engage children and make learning meaningful, utilsing outdoor learning where possible e.g. Forest School, to deepen the impact. These themes draw together different parts of the National Curriculum.

At the beginning of each half term, teachers provide a curriculum map for the forthcoming term to all children and their parents which is sent out electronically or on paper as required.


These maps give details of what the class will be learning throughout the term in all subjects.