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Curriculum Intent
At The Trentside Federation, our broad and balanced curriculum is designed to offer all of our pupils the experiences and opportunities necessary to cultivate a lifelong love for learning. Our commitment is to provide all pupils with the highest quality education, rich in knowledge and aspiration, empowering them to become ambitious, global citizens.
Guided by our Christian values, our approach to education goes beyond academic excellence. Deeply rooted in respect, it encompasses a firm commitment to fostering character, nurturing love and compassion towards others, and instilling a sense of responsibility to the local community and the diverse wider world. We encourage our pupils to embark on a journey of wisdom, achieved through critical thinking, self-reflection, and the pursuit of knowledge.
At the core of our curriculum lies the aspiration to nurture hope and resilience in each pupil. Through carefully designed learning experiences, we empower them to take calculated risks, confront challenges with a positive mindset, and face adversity with unwavering courage, ensuring they possess the strength and resilience to overcome any obstacles on their path to becoming the best that they can be.
Curriculum Implementation
At The Trentside Federation, we are committed to providing a curriculum that promotes a deeper level of understanding through discrete subject teaching. We believe that by focusing on individual subjects, we can foster a strong foundation of knowledge and skills in each area of study. By immersing students in these discrete subjects, we aim to cultivate their curiosity, critical thinking abilities, and problem-solving skills. This approach ensures that our students not only grasp the fundamentals of each subject but also develop a comprehensive understanding that will serve as a strong foundation for their educational journey. Through discreet subject teaching, we empower our students to become confident and knowledgeable learners, setting them on a path to academic success and lifelong learning.
Curriculum Impact
Our children will have developed their character, confidence and curiosity. Through encouragement they will have built knowledge, skills and Christian values will enable them to get ahead in education and life. They will know more, remember more, do more and enjoy more and deal with challenge courageously. They will have hope for themselves and others and develop the skills and drive 'to be the best that they can be'.
Subject Information Early Years
Subject Information The National Curriculum Y1 - Y6
Intent
At St Martin's CE Primary School, we believe Phonics is a vital and important element that ensures children have a strong foundation to prepare them for the early stages of reading and ignite their passion to learn and achieve. This will continue to be nurtured throughout their time at school, embedded in all areas of learning to open a wide range of opportunities for the future. Through stimulating and fast paced lessons, children will follow the systematic and structured approach of Read, Write Inc, learning to read and write new phonemes and graphemes alongside story telling and role play. Stories will be closely matched to individual stages of learning and this will provide successful steps to embed new vocabulary, develop oracy and create strong connections to the wider world.
Implementation-
In Reception and Key Stage 1, children receive daily phonics and Read Write Inc time. Research shows that phonics is the most effective way of teaching young children to read. In phonics sessions they are taught how to:
- recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes;
- identify the sounds that different combinations of letters make - such as ‘sh’ or ‘oo’; and
- blend these sounds together from left to right to make a word.
Children can then use this knowledge to ‘de-code’ new words that they hear or see. This is the first important step in learning to read. At St Martins' we use Read Write Inc to promote a systematic approach to learning phonics and spelling throughout the whole school.
In Year One, children take part in a phonics screening check. This check is designed to confirm whether pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard. It will identify pupils who need extra support to improve their decoding skills. The check consists of 20 real words and 20 pseudo-words that a pupil reads aloud to the teacher.
Impact
Here at St Martin's CE Primary School, children will have a secure knowledge of phonics which will enable them to become confident and fluent readers. This will allow children to develop their knowledge and skills across all subjects within the Curriculum and instil a passion for learning and reading. This will encourage children to follow their chosen career path and be successful which will instill hope for those and others and `be the best that they can be'.
At St Martin’s CE Primary school, we intend that all of our pupils will leave our school as highly effective communicators, in order for them to become successful global citizens. In order to do this, we deliver an engaging and carefully sequenced English curriculum, which builds upon prior knowledge and skills. Please click on the following links to find out more about our approaches to Reading, Writing and Phonics.
- Phonics and Reading Overview.pdf
- KS1 Key Texts Plan for Cycle A (2021-2022)
- KS1 LT Plan for Cycle B (2022-2023)
- PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_English_220714.pdf
Visit the Sounds-Write website to find out more about our Phonics approach - Sounds-Write
Recommended Reading Lists for Pupils: Pie Corbett Reading Spine and Books for Topics Key Stage lists
Trentside Federation
Mathematics Curriculum
Curriculum Intent
Our Mathematics curriculum aims to nurture a love of Mathematics by developing all pupils into fluent and confident mathematicians who are well-equipped, resilient and embrace challenge. The Trentside Federation will encourage pupils to take pride in finding solutions to problems, both in the classroom and in the wider-world, developing an understanding of the importance of Mathematics and how the skills they acquire at school can be applied to the world around them. Regardless of their background, needs or ability we aim to deliver a curriculum which not only prepares pupils for their future but inspires them to be the best that they can be and to become the innovators of tomorrow.
Implementation
We will provide children with a wide range of opportunities to successfully embed and master key mathematical concepts before regularly revisiting them to ensure the knowledge and skills are fully retained.
This will be achieved through:
- A Mastery Approach to Mathematics being taught through a curriculum linked to White Rose Maths.
- The use of concrete manipulatives to support all pupils
- Daily focused times table/number facts sessions (supported by TT Rockstar)
- Daily Fluency sessions which focus on key calculation skills and tailored to the needs of the class
- Regular opportunities to Solve problems and work collaboratively
- Opportunities to participate in STEM and applied Mathematics opportunities linked to the wider/professional world.
In EYFS:
- Real-world mathematical and problem-solving skills are developed through a range of hands-on activities as part of continuous provision.
- Daily whole class-mathematics sessions are delivered using White Rose Maths resources to ease transition between Key Stages.
- In nursery, discrete Mathematics skills are taught through using resources linked to “Mastering the Curriculum”.
From EYFS through to Year 6, classrooms are enriched by “working wall” mathematics displays containing key vocabulary, visual representations and steps to success to assist pupils with their learning.
Impact
Pupils will be able to talk confidently and positively about Mathematics, valuing its importance and making links between Mathematics in school and the wider world. By the end of KS2, children will be fluent in the fundamental of mathematics with a conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. All pupils will possess the skills to solve problems and reason mathematically using mathematical language. This will be evident and measurable through regular use of GL assessments, Times Table fluency tracking (including TT Rockstars scores) and Statutory Assessment data.
Click here to view St Martin's RE Curriculum Statement
Concept Maps for Christianity, Islam and Hindu
Please click here to find out more about our History curriculum:-
Intent, Implementation and Impact
Key Stage 2 (Years 3,4, 5 & 6)
Please click below to find the knowledge planners for:
Class 2
Class 4
Our school is a member of the Historical Association
Here are some examples of pupils' work. You will see that historical knowledge features in the English / written work of pupils so they practise their Literacy skills whilst demonstrating what they have learned within their History curriculum studies.
Please click here to find out more about our Geography curriculum:-
Intent, Implementation and Impact
We follow a two year rolling programme for Geography for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2), Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4) and Upper Key Stage 2. (Years 5 & 6)
Please click here to find out more about curriculum coverage and progression for :-
Click here for knowledge planners for each class.
Here at St Martin's, we believe that every child is an artist. We believe that high quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge. We aim for our children to to be able to use art to express their emotions, communicate their thoughts and accentuate their individuality. Click on the links below to find out more about our approach.
Art Intent Implementation Impact Statement.pdf
Art Progression of Knowledge and Skills document.pdf
We use Knowledge Organisers to set out the key knowledge and skills which pupils will gain through each unit of work. Here is an example of a KS1 Knowledge Organiser - Abstract Art Knowledge Organiser.pdf
Here are some examples of KS1 sketchbooks, documenting the creative process during a unit on David Hockney's landscapes. We value sketchbooks as a way for children to express themselves and take ownership over their learning - we let children record and display their work as they wish, within their sketchbooks.
Here are some examples of pupils work which has been displayed around school. Our children are always proud to have their work on the wall, for all to enjoy!
Please click on the links below to find out more about the Design Technology Curriculum here at St. Martin's:
1) Curriculum Statement - Intent, Implementation & Impact
2) Design Technology 2 Year Cycle - Long Term Plan
3) Design Technology - Projects On A Page
4) Design Technology - Progression of Skills
Knowledge Organisers are used within our lessons to make the children aware of the key knowledge and skills that they will gain through each unit of work. Please find below the knowledge organisers that we use when teaching design technology:
KS1 - Mechanisms (Wheels & Axles)
KS2 - Mechanisms (Gears & Pulleys)
Wherever possible, our design technology projects are linked with the main topic that the classes are studying. For example, whilst studying Ancient Egypt, our Year 5 and 6 children were set the challenge of building a working shaduf: an Egyptian tool used to retrieve water from the River Nile so that crops in a higher position could be watered. Here are some of their finished models:
Combining skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, our STEM projects really grab the children's attention, enthusiasm and creativity. Just look at these amazing remote-controlled vehicles!
In collaboration with the Isle of Axholme Lions, this year (for the 1st time) a team of children from St. Martin's won the national ROAR competition hosted by 8BillionIdeas. This competition sees children from across the UK compete to design and pitch an idea for a new invention that will revolutionise the future. Please click on the article below to find out more and head on over to Class 4's page if you wish to view our winning entry!
St. Martin's Arrow Article - ROAR Competition
Please click on the links below to find out more about the Science Curriculum here at St. Martin's:
1) Curriculum Statement - Intent, Implementation & Impact
2) KS1 Science 2 Year Cycle - Long Term Plan
3) KS2 Science 2 Year Cycle - Long Term Plan
4) Science Careers across the Curriculum
5) Whole School Science Vocabulary Progression
Knowledge Organisers are used within our lessons to make the children aware of the key knowledge and skills that they will gain through each unit of work. Please find below examples of the knowledge organisers that we use when teaching science:
Year 5/6 - Animal Classification
Year 5/6 - Reversible & Irreversible Changes
Wherever possible, our science lessons are linked with the main topic that the classes are studying. For example, whilst studying Ancient Egypt, our Year 5 and 6 children were set the challenge of investigating the mummification process. The question they were set was: 'Is it possible to slow down the deterioration of flesh on a chicken thigh?' Here are some photographs of the work they undertook:
Please click on the links below to find out more about the PE Curriculum here at St. Martin's:
2) PE Policy
3) Impact, implementation and intent document
4) REAL PE progression of Skills
5) Knowledge Organiser Tennis example
6) Knowledge Organiser Rounders example
7) Knowledge Organiser Athletics example
At St Martin's, we value music as a crucial part of our broad and balanced curriculum. We firmly believe in the many benefits which a quality music education can have for pupils and endeavor to provide them with a range of opportunities to listen and appraise, create and perform music. Click on the links below to find out more about our approach.
Music Intent Implementation and Impact.pdf
Please click here to find out more about our PSHE / RSE curriculum
Progression of PSHE Curriculum - please click here
Please click here to see the PSE Intent Statement.
Please click here to see the SRE Policy.
Please click on the links below to find out more about the Computing Curriculum here at St. Martin's:
1) Curriculum Statement - Intent, Implementation & Impact
2) Computing 2 Year Cycle - Long Term Plan
3) Computing Vocabulary - Year 1
4) Computing Vocabulary - Year 2
5) Computing Vocabulary - Year 3
6) Computing Vocabulary - Year 4
7) Computing Vocabulary - Year 5
8) Computing Vocabulary - Year 6
Knowledge Organisers are used within our lessons to make the children aware of the key knowledge and skills that they will gain through each unit of work. Please find below examples of the knowledge organisers that we use when teaching computing:
Wherever possible, our computing projects are linked with the main topic that the classes are studying. For example, whilst studying the legend of Robin Hood and preparing a musical production, our Year 5 and 6 children used computer aided design (CAD) to create a template for a 3D model of the character they were playing. Here are some examples of the designs they produced:
Furthermore, when studying 'Time Travel' and in particular the phenomenon that is Doctor Who, the children applied their coding skills to build a 3D game from the ground up. Please see below examples of their planning and coding screen as well as stills from playing the finished game.
