The Catholic faith is at the heart of our curriculum and our vision is rooted in the Gospel values. Senior leaders, staff, pupils, parents and carers have worked collaboratively to develop a shared vision for the curriculum that we have developed at St Joseph’s Catholic Infant School.
Our new curriculum meets the required elements as set out in the national framework. It has focused on ensuring that pupils develop the four purposes of being Ambitious Capable Learners; Enterprising Creative Contributors: Ethical and Informed Citizens and Healthy Confident individuals. The curriculum at our school is progressive and will ensure pupils develop control and independence in their development of their literacy, numeracy, digital and integral skills in addition to ensuring pupils engage with increasingly complex and sophisticated content to progress their knowledge and understanding. Learners will develop an understanding of all ‘Statements of What Matters’ as part of the school’s curriculum. The process of exploring and revisiting these statements will enable our learners to develop ever deeper knowledge over their learning continuum and to progress to a more sophisticated understanding of the key knowledge, ideas and principles in each Area of Learning and Experience. Assessment at our school enables learner progression as it is focused on supporting learners to move forward with their learning on a day to day basis and identifying, capturing and reflecting on learners’ progress over time. The school’s curriculum is broad and balanced, ensuring that pupils develop an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to learning and ensures learners make meaningful links across the six Areas of Learning and Experience. This enables learners to build connections across their learning and combine different experiences, knowledge and skills. Our curriculum is designed to develop in our pupils a sense of belonging, not just in a physical or geographical sense but also the historic, cultural and social place which has shaped and continues to shape the community which our school inhabits. We aim to help our pupils make sense of their own identities and those of others, in our community, Wales and the across the world.
As a Foundation Phase School we know our children learn best through practical ‘hands on’ learning opportunities. These enable them to experience exciting learning in a meaningful way that challenges and reflects their interest and encourages them to be curious and active in their own learning.
We tailor learning to provide children with opportunities to develop skills and explore concepts. These will allow them to build their knowledge and understanding through topics that will capture their interest and stimulate their imagination, developing them as ambitious, confident, informed learners to face future challenges as lifelong learners.
The school will monitor the impact of its curriculum on pupils’ progression and their development of the four purposes on a continuous basis throughout the academic year and complete a formal review on an annual basis.
We provide regular information to you about what is happening in school and there are frequent opportunities to discuss your child’s progress. Our website contains a great deal of information about St. Joseph ‘s, but if there is anything you wish to know about, please do not hesitate to contact us.
I look forward to supporting you and your child during the time your child spends at our school.
Ms. Julie Beaumont (Headteacher)