The Priors School Curriculum
The curriculum is the bedrock of what we teach the children at The Priors School. We use the 2014 National Curriculum to inform our planning process, although we supplement this with our own school based curriculum. We devised four main curriculum drivers to underpin the work we do at school. These drivers are incorporated into all we do and provide the children with the best possible opportunities for life.
The Priors School Curriculum Drivers
Possibilities |
Independence |
Enterprise |
The Outdoors |
Pupils at The Priors will have the opportunity to learn about their local community and develop their understanding of the wider world and different cultures. We will encourage children to develop a strong sense of ambition and always strive to be the best they can be. The children will understand there are a variety of possibilities for themselves. |
Pupils at The Priors School will develop their independence and self-help skills. They will become competent problem solvers and will demonstrate a strong sense of self-motivation. The children will strive to demonstrate their best work at all times and will identify areas for self-improvement. The children will demonstrate a caring attitude to others. |
The Priors School is a school that values entrepreneurial skills. We encourage children to take risks and to think outside of the box. We want children to have the opportunity to fund raise and manage money. We want the children to develop a strong sense of team work and collaborate together to achieve an end goal. |
The Priors School is exceptionally lucky to have access to amazing outdoor spaces. Living in a rural community, the children have the opportunity to learn about the great outdoors first hand. We will encourage the children to be physical and active using the outdoors environment. We want to foster an appreciation of the environment and an appreciation of environmental issues. |
Curriculum Principles
Through its curriculum the Priors School endeavours to ensure that the following key principles are met:
The classroom curriculum, however, is just one element in the education of every child. Through extra- curricular clubs and activities there are opportunities, which are outlined elsewhere on the website, to range beyond the curriculum and excite and inspire our pupils to new levels of interest and knowledge in the world around them.
In this section of our website you will find:
It is from these programmes that our teachers develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils’ knowledge and skills as part of a wider school curriculum.
If you would like further information about our curriculum, please speak to a member of staff.
You can find a more detailed overview about each topic we cover in the Class Pages of our website.
Our Wider Curriculum
At The Priors School, we focus on providing children with a wide range of experiences to develop their curiosity, love of learning and provide opportunities that they might not otherwise experience.
The arts are very important to us as a school. We employ a music teacher, Mr Hudson, to teach curriculum music to children in Years 1 to 6. As part of this, Mr Hudson leads whole class tuition for the children to learn how to play the ukulele. We also have peripatetic music teachers for the children to have the opportunity to learn how to play the guitar, keyboard, recorder and violin. We also place an importance on art and design at The Priors. We would never "squeeze" this out of the curriculum, as we understand how important it is for the children to develop these skills. We also bring in external artists and technicians to work with the children to produce some outstanding art work, such as our sculptures in the Wild Garden.
We place a high value on sports at The Priors and ensure the children have a wide range of opportunities to learn sports, but also compete in them. We have offered many different sporting events over the past two years, such as archery, fencing, table tennis, street dance, rhythmic gymnastics, yoga, musical theatre and indoor rowing, as well as more traditional sports such as cross country, football, netball and cricket.
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