A creative curriculum Our ‘Creatve Curriculum’ encompasses a knowledge & skills-based approach to learning through Geography, History, Art and Design Technology a whilst consolidatng core areas. Underpinning the combinaton of skills and knowledge is also the over-arching aims of each subject’s Natonal Curricular aims, for example, in History: • know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narratve, from the earliest tmes to the present day: how people’s lives have shaped this naton and how Britain has infuenced and been infuenced by the wider world • know and understand signifcant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisatons; the expansion and dissoluton of empires; characteristc features of past non- European societes; achievements and follies of mankind • gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’, ‘civilisaton’, ‘parliament’ and ‘peasantry’ • understand historical concepts such as contnuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, diference and signifcance, and use them to make connectons, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questons and create their own structured accounts, including writen narratves and analyses • understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrastng arguments and interpretatons of the past have been constructed • gain historical perspectve by placing their growing knowledge into diferent contexts, understanding the connectons between local, regional, natonal and internatonal history; between cultural, economic, military, politcal, religious and social history; and between short- and long-term tmescales. Subjects such as Geography, History, Music, Art and Design, Design and Technology and Computng are taught through a creatve, purposeful and skills & knowledge based approach to learning. Each year group plans for each subject area and may use topics or projects to ensure Natonal Curriculum coverage. Using Knowledge Grids at the start of each lesson the teacher will consider prior and future learning, this method of teaching ensuring that there is good subject progression from EYFS to Year 6. Within each topic – each Natonal Curriculum subject has a discrete and clear place that pupils understand well. Parents are given informaton about each subject area, the topics covered, the skills taught and the learning experiences through a termly 'Curriculum Informaton Leafet'. This is also uploaded to the website and the class pages. Topics or projects may begin with a fun, engaging or memorable experience (a ‘hook') which leads to a 'real and purposeful' outcome. Memorable experiences are provided at the start of a topic to engage and inspire the children, this may be an in-school actvity, visitors or an educatonal visit. Events may include exhibitons, school productons, a local theatre performance, class actvity, or a product to be marketed, shared with parents, staf, governors and the wider community.
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