Our curriculum is based on carefully sequenced learning – a progression model where children build upon previous learning. We plan for progress in all subjects and assess pupil progress in core subjects.
Due to the nature of our small schools we do have to change the configuration of classes each year and different year groups are taught together.
We then make the necessary adjustments to the curriculum to ensure all children are meeting their potential and being challenged.
We build upon knowledge, carefully using the threshold concepts to deepen knowledge, understanding and skills.
Our curriculum design is based on evidence from cognitive science; three main principles underpin it:
- Learning is most effective with spaced repetition
- Interleaving helps pupils to discriminate between topics and aids long-term retention
- Retrieval of previously learned content is frequent and regular which increases both storage and retrieval strength
In addition to the three principles we also understand that learning is invisible in the short-term and that sustained mastery takes time.
Some of our content is subject specific, whilst other content is combined in a cross-curricular approach.
Continuous provision, in the form of daily routines, replaces some aspects of the curriculum and in other cases provides retrieval practice from previously learning content for example maths meetings.
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