Whole School Curriculum

Our Curriculum Statement of Intent

Our aim is to provide our children with an engaging, exciting and empowering curriculum that equips them for today and tomorrow.

At Sylvester Primary Academy, we support learners through experiences that will harness their love for learning, whilst nurturing their individuality. The stimulating curriculum is designed to encourage creativity, problem solving, resilience, proactive thinking and collaboration, in order to develop independence. The curriculum will recognise children’s prior learning and experiences, provide first hand learning experiences, allow the children to develop interpersonal skills, and become critical thinkers. Our aim is to provide a high quality, broad and balanced language rich curriculum, delivered through rich, imaginative and cross-curricular learning that will inspire children. Curriculum coverage allows all pupils to access content and make progress, with clear knowledge progression and sequencing of concepts being fundamental elements of curriculum planning.

Every child is recognised as a unique individual. We celebrate and welcome differences within our school community. The ability to learn is underpinned by the teaching of basic skills, knowledge, concepts and values with a vision to prepare them for life beyond primary school. We constantly provide enrichment opportunities to engage learning and extend children’s experiences. We believe that childhood should be a happy, investigative and enquiring time in our lives, where there are no limits to curiosity and there is a thirst for new experiences and knowledge.  We use our Sylvester Promises (Ready, Respectful and Safe) to promote positive attitudes to learning which reflect the values and skills needed to promote responsibility for learning and future success.

Community involvement is an integral part of our curriculum, inviting families and visitors to facilitate learning new skills and sharing experiences such as assemblies, curriculum information sessions and community events.

Children leave Sylvester with a sense of belonging to a tightly knit community where they have the confidence and skills to make decisions, self-evaluate, make connections and become lifelong learners .Members of school staff, pupils and parents are aware of our high expectations and have equal ambition to reach them.

In order to develop confident, aspirational learners, all members of Sylvester Primary Academy will promote children and young people’s emotional, mental and physical well-being. All learners will be supported to ensure they reach their fullest potential. We will support and develop positive attitudes and a strong sense of self in everyone, enabling each of our learners to flourish. Our children and young people will be active participants in shaping their learning. We recognise and value pupil voice.

Sylvester Primary Academy will develop respect for every individual and for others. The academy community will respect and rejoice in the diversity of others, being positive and open to differences in a fair and equal society. We will engender mutual respect between all members of the community and the wider world.