At St Patrick’s we believe in a thematic, cross curricular approach to teaching the national curriculum. Each half term the curriculum is led either by a history or geography theme and is underpinned by the class studying a quality text linked to their topic or a range of texts by the same author or on the same theme. This reinforces our belief that opportunities for reading and writing must be planned for in all curriculum areas and enable pupils to develop strong English skills which in turn enable them to access learning in all curriculum subjects. Children are enthused about learning and develop subject specific skills in a purposeful and meaningful way and enables them to see the connections between the different subject areas.
Topic (Foundation Subjects)
For every subject we have written an aim statement. This is what we aim to do within that subject for children during their time at St Patrick’s. This is all under our over archiving vision for our pupils of Love, Live and Learn which is underpinned by our core learning values.
To see our Whole School Curriculum overview. Please view this document:
Find out more about each year group’s topics by clicking on the pictures below.
As part of our topic approach we believe that experiences are invaluable to give children a wide range of experiences. With this in mind we plan trips, visits and visitors throughout the year to widen curriculum opportunities and development of enthusiasm for learning.