All schools have their own unique identity and we believe that at Abington Vale Primary School, we have created a friendly, caring and supportive environment that encourages all pupils to fulfil their true potential. We take pride in the fact that our children are nurtured in a safe, enjoyable and respectful learning environment.
At Abington Vale Primary School, we are committed to giving all our children every opportunity to achieve their full potential by offering a broad, balanced and ambitious education that enables every pupil to achieve and thrive. Through inclusive practice, high expectations and rich learning experiences, pupils develop strong knowledge, skills, vocabulary and the personal attributes necessary for lifelong learning and success. We prepare children for future success by promoting curiosity, resilience, critical thinking, digital literacy, wellbeing and active citizenship within a diverse and ever-changing world.
Our curriculum content has been carefully chosen to reflect the context of our school and is coherently planned and sequenced so that all pupils build on previous learning, make connections, and embed knowledge into their long-term memory. Curriculum coherence ensures that teaching does not jump from topic to topic, but enables children to develop knowledge over time, as well as developing an appreciation of subjects.
Teachers plan well-structured lessons that develop pupils’ knowledge and skills, building on what they have been previously taught. Educational visits, experiences and workshops are embedded across our curriculum to ensure all children have high-quality experiences on which to connect their learning. These are carefully mapped out across the year. In addition, as part of our curriculum offer, we also provide our children with the following experiences:
- NMPAT Music Project (Year 3)
- Royal Ballet and Opera House partnership (Year 3)
- National Gallery partnership (Year 4 Take one Picture project)
- Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) partnership (whole school project and Year 5 annual performance)
To further enhance our curriculum, and give every child a voice, oracy is a fundamental part of our curriculum. Oracy is developed systematically through curriculum planning and classroom practice. We use oracy as a powerful tool for learning; by teaching our pupils to become more effective speakers and listeners.
It is our ambition for all our children to access our curriculum and quality first teaching enables this. Teachers meticulously adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND, to develop their knowledge, skills and abilities to apply what they know and can do with increasing fluency and independence.
Support for pupils with SEND or disadvantaged pupils is given by careful individual and/or group support to secure the knowledge they need to continue to access the curriculum content.
To view our curriculum maps please click on the curriculum tab, curriculum knowledge organisers and select your child's year group.