Our Curriculum
Curriculum Information by class
All members of staff work closely to plan a curriculum which meets the requirements of the National Curriculum as well as creating a curriculum which meets the needs of our children and wider community. Our curriculum overviews give you an idea of what we do in each and class and all St. Cuthbert's families have access to our Twitter and Tapestry accounts which give them lots of live examples of learning at St. Cuthbert's in action. You can also see our curriculum in action through the many videos we publish on our school YouTube channel.
You can read curriculum overviews for each class below as well as our overview for RE, PSHE and Compassion Matters, when you click on each link the document will open in a new window.
Curriculum Statement & Subject Overviews
You can download and read curriculum statements written by school staff with children. Each statement highlights what we intend the subject to contribute to the life of our school and the lives of our children, how we implement our subject aims and how we measure the impact of each subject.
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Compassion matters
Everyone at St. Cuthbert's, children and adults, take part in weekly Compassion Matters sessions. We believe that compassion is something that we can learn and is something that we must work at to develop. Through Compassion Matters we learn how inspirational people and groups of people have made a positive to their own lives and the lives of other people. Our children and staff use Compassion Matters to make sense of our ever changing world and society and to be the positive difference. Compassion Matters runs through everything we do at St. Cuthbert's.
Read MoreOutdoor Learning
Outdoor learning is a big part of the curriculum at St. Cuthbert's and every child has a full half day timetabled and dedicated to taking their learning outside. On their dedicated day children will use out outdoor environment to enhance their learning and we promise families that they will come home mucky and smelling of campfire on these days. Classes take every opportunity to take their learning outside and we work with other schools and organisations to continually develop and share what we do.
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Maths
At St Cuthbert's, Maths Mastery places emphasis on the cumulative mastery of essential knowledge and skills in mathematics.It embeds a deeper understanding of maths by utilising a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach so that pupils understand what they are doing rather than just learning to repeat routines without grasping what is happening. We follow the White Rose Maths Scheme across all classes at St. Cuthbert's.
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Learning to read and write are key life skills for all children, no matter what their background, and every child has the right to learn to read and write with the right teaching and support. We build time for all children to both read and write independently, read together, write together, read aloud and be read to and we believe every teacher should be an advocate for reading and writing. We believe in the importance of developing a child’s discrete reading and writing skills and well as the need to foster their love of books and reading and writing. We recognise that these elements are woven together; each relying on the other if children are to become life-long readers and writers. Phonics is taught through the ELS programme and you can read more about it and watch video clips demonstrating how each sound is said on their website at Essential Letters and Sounds. Writing is taught throughout school following our approach of deconstructing texts and modelling and sharing each stage of het writing process.
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PE, Being Active & Being Well
We love sport at St. Cuthbert's and we don't stop with PE lessons! All children at St. Cuthbert's are taught how to ride a bike and they can all swim at least 25m by the time they leave us in year 6. We have our own fleet of children's bikes and a small fleet of adult bikes which families use on our regular family bike rides. We don't stop at swimming and cycling, our children love archery and we have our own equipment which is used every day. Our love of sport and the outdoors keeps us all active and fit and we take every opportunity to explore new experiences and to work with other schools and organisations. You can see lots of our sporting endeavours and residential trips in our gallery and YouTube channel.
Read MoreRelationships & Health Education
As a Catholic school, our mission is to support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all of our pupils, rooted in the wisdom and teaching of the Church. The education of children in human sexuality is an important, precious and privileged responsibility. The Church teaches us that this is very much a partnership with parents, in which parents are the ‘first educators’ of their children on these matters; ultimately, you confer on us the right to co-educate your children with you.
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Clubs & Enrichment
Our curriculum at St. Cuthbert's is directed by the National curriculum but we add lots, lots more that helps make us the unique school that we are. Our staff, families and children work very hard throughout the year to make St. Cuthbert's a community that is more than just a school. Our curriculum enrichment shows children what they can achieve and we are always delighted when children and families share what they are doing away from school- inspiring us all.
Read MoreResidential Trips
All our Key Stage 2 children are given the opportunity to take part in a residential trip during each school year. Our year 3 and 4 children enjoy a three day magical themed adventure, and for many it is their first time away from their families. Children in years 5 and 6 take part in an exciting four day action packed trip where they get to take part in activities such as canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling and tomahawk throwing!
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