God wants me to be the best me I can be

Our curriculum is built upon the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum and supported by effective Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development. Learning is carefully sequenced to ensure clear progression of both knowledge and skills from the Early Years Foundation Stage through to the end of Key Stage 2. We provide a Catholic education based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, in which the values of the Gospel underpin all aspects of school life. The curriculum will show how the beliefs of the Catholic Church are at the centre of everything we do.

• Core subjects (English, Mathematics, Phonics and Reading) are taught daily.
• Science is taught weekly.
• RE is taught twice a week.
• The foundation subjects (Art, Computing and PSHE) are taught weekly.
• The foundation subjects (Music/ Spanish (in KS2), History/ Geography) are taught in alternating half terms weekly.
• The foundation subject of Design Technology is taught termly in a blocked approach to allow for depth, immersion and secure knowledge retention.
• Children receive two PE sessions each week.
• PSHE and Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) are delivered in line with DfE statutory guidance, supporting pupils’ wellbeing, safety and personal development.

Teaching and Learning

High quality teaching is central to our curriculum delivery. Teachers:

• Plan lessons that are inclusive and responsive to the needs of all learners.
• Use a range of strategies, including retrieval practice, discussion, practical experiences and the effective use of technology.
• Make meaningful cross-curricular links to help pupils connect and apply their learning.

We promote ‘sticky knowledge’ through regular review, vocabulary development, recap activities and cover sheets for most foundation subjects to ensure that learning is retained over time.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

All pupils are supported to access the full curriculum. Appropriate adaptations and reasonable adjustments are made to meet individual needs, including:

• Targeted interventions for pupils who need additional support.
• Appropriate challenge for pupils who are most able.
• Small-group and one-to-one support delivered by trained Teaching Assistants, which supplements high–quality classroom teaching.

Professional Development and Leadership

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for staff is prioritised to ensure strong subject knowledge and effective pedagogy. Subject leaders play a key role in curriculum development, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring consistency, progression and high standards across the school.

Enrichment and Wider Opportunities

Our curriculum is enhanced through:

• Extra-curricular clubs and activities
• Educational visits and visitors
• Opportunities to participate in local and national events

These experiences broaden pupils’ horizons, build cultural capital and support personal development.

Partnership with Parents and the Community

We value strong partnerships with parents, carers and the wider community. We:

• Share curriculum information through newsletters, the school website, workshops and at the Feel Good Friday events.
• Seek feedback from pupils and parents to inform curriculum development.
• Plan learning that reflects and celebrates our local area, history and community.
• Encourage family involvement with the Lancashire Adult Learning workshops.
• Have strong parish links.

Curriculum Impact

The impact of our curriculum is monitored through ongoing assessment, pupil voice, work scrutiny and outcomes data. As a result of our well-planned and effectively delivered curriculum, we expect that:

• Pupils make good or better progress from their starting points.
• Pupils demonstrate secure knowledge, understanding, skills and vocabulary across the curriculum.
• Pupils show positive attitudes to learning, resilience and independence.
• Pupils are kind, respectful and responsible members of the school and wider community.
• Pupils are well-prepared for the next stage of their education and for life in modern Britain.

Our curriculum ensures that all children are given the opportunity to be the best version of themselves in the likeness of God and develop into confident, capable and caring individuals who are ready to contribute positively to society.  We aim to develop children who will follow the example of Christ and who will have the confidence to go out into the world acting upon the word of Jesus and changing the world accordingly.

Pope Francis in 2014 said;

The mission of schools is to develop a sense of truth, of what is good and beautiful. And this occurs through a rich path made up of many ingredients. This is why there are so many subjects — because development is the results of different elements that act together and stimulate intelligence, knowledge, the emotions, the body, and so on.” Pope Francis 2010.

Therefore subjects are planned as part of the whole school curriculum and individually. Please see individual subjects for further information.

Whole school curriculum overview 2025-2026

Robins Curriculum 2025- 2026

In Robins Class, we have a SEN unit and resourced based provision within our mainstream school. Pupils who have a specific type of SEN or require intense learning support access this provision led by our Associate SENCO. Pupils in this class are a mixture of Year's 3-6. 

This Provision is supported by our School SENCO who works for ADYSS. 

The bespoke curriculum cycle is below. 

Examples of our Opportunities to Widen Experiences

Recent examples of wider opportunities:

• Year 6 Residential to Robinwood
• Assemblies led by various visitors
• Walk to Rossendale and back using geographical skills including a pizza lunch
• Rock Kidz day
• Cafod workshops
• Dogs Trust
• Forest sessions
• Eco group sessions
• Sporting events throughout the year
• Multi-Faith workshops
• Sublime Science
• Lego Robotics
• STEM-Lego workshops
• Boogie Bounce (Healthy Living week)
• Inspirational Speakers 

Please see our Wider Opportunities page for more information.