Curriculum

Curriculum Intent 

Across Stoughton Infant School and Northmead Junior School, our curriculum intent is to provide a coherent, ambitious and inclusive curriculum that enables every child to achieve well and flourish in life. Our curriculum ensures continuity and progression from Nursery through to Year 6 and is unpinned by our vision in that we are a community that empowers every child to meet their unique potential to flourish in life. 

Our curriculum is designed to be broad and balanced, with clearly sequenced learning that builds cumulatively over time. We ensure that essential knowledge, skills and vocabulary are taught explicitly and revisited regularly.  There is a strong emphasis on building strong foundations in reading, writing and maths.  

We recognise the diverse backgrounds and starting points of our pupils. Our curriculum is carefully planned to meet a wide range of academic, social and emotional needs. High expectations are maintained for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable, ensuring equity of access to the full curriculum entitlement. 

Enrichment is a planned and purposeful element of our curriculum offer. Educational visits, visitors, residential experiences, curriculum enrichment weeks and a Forest School programme enhance learning, deepen understanding and broaden pupils’ cultural capital. These experiences are carefully linked to curriculum content to strengthen knowledge acquisition and application. 

Our shared values of ambition, bravery and compassion are explicitly woven through the curriculum. Children are encouraged to be ambitious learners, to show bravery by taking risks and persevering with challenges and to demonstrate compassion in their relationships and responsibilities within the school community. Wellbeing and mental health are prioritised through a nurturing approach, enabling pupils to feel safe, supported and ready to learn. 

Through this curriculum, we aim to develop ambitious, brave and compassionate learners who are well prepared for the next stage of their education and equipped with the knowledge, skills and personal qualities needed to succeed in modern Britain and beyond.