Curriculum for Wales

School Curriculum Summary

School Vision

At Gladstone we:

· Foster nurturing and respectful relationships

· Create an inspiring, engaging and inclusive environment

· Apply curiosity to build our confidence and independence

Statement of Intent

At Gladstone Primary School, our curriculum is designed to:

• Nurture sincere and respectful relationships with children, their families and the wider community;

• Promote health & wellbeing in all areas of learning;

• Encourage children’s voice and choice in their own learning, empowering all children to be the best they can be;

• Inspire, engage and stimulate through rich, authentic learning experiences;

• Encourage independence and interdependence, developing cooperation and collaboration;

• Build children’s resilience in their learning, by creating a Growth Mindset;

• Be inclusive to all children;

Our curriculum supports children in being and becoming:

· Healthy, Confident Individuals;

· Ethical, Informed Citizens;

· Ambitious, Capable Learners;

· Enterprising, Creative Contributors

At Gladstone Primary School, we lay the foundations for lifelong learning!

Curriculum Summary

In order to implement the Curriculum of Wales effectively we have engaged with all stakeholders including learners though pupil voice, practitioners through continuous professional development, parents and governors.

Our curriculum is broad and balanced and so suitable for learners of differing ages, abilities and aptitudes. It includes learning opportunities within and across the six Areas of Learning and Experience (AoLE), with content drawn from the Statement of What Matters.

We have ensured our curriculum aligns to the mandatory requirements of teaching Welsh, English, Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and the cross curricular skills of literacy, numeracy and digital competence. We are developing our Religion, Values and Ethics curriculum following the recent publication of the agreed syllabus.

The four purposes are at the core of everything

we do. Our rich, authentic inquiry based learning

starts and finishes with the four purposes:

The six Areas of Learning and Experiences are given equal

weighting across the curriculum which then creates the

“Gladstone Rhythm of the Year”.

Our curriculum is underpinned by the national mandatory principles of progression. Our staff understand what progression means and should look like in each AoLE. Our staff develop the curriculum and learning experiences to enable our children to progress in the ways described, regardless of a learner’s stage of development.

Our assessment arrangements ensure active engagement between each learner and their teacher, continually reflecting on, “Where are learners in their learning? Where do they need to go? How do we support them to get there?”. We ensure our processes identify learners who require further challenge or support.

Our curriculum is constantly evolving, it is adaptable, flexible and relevant so will change year on year depending on the learners’ needs and interests. It will be reviewed on a termly basis and we will continue to seek the views of all stakeholders in our school community – children, staff, parents and governors – in order to help our curriculum continue to evolve.