On this page you will find information on the school curriculum recovery strategy as we welcome back all pupils in September. We are calling this our recovery curriculum strategy, which acknowledges that there have been big losses to children as they have stayed at home during lockdown. The focus for school in the autumn will be upon ensuring that pupils are ready to learn and as such social and emotional learning will be prioritised. The act of recovery is at least as much an emotional and social one as it is academic, and our ability to recognise and plan for this will be at the heart of our learners’ eventual success. All of our subject leaders have prepared plans for the autumn term.
There are three key elements to the curriculum recovery strategy;
- Re-establishing the school curriculum
- Academic ‘Catch-Up’
- Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing
Outcomes from the curriculum recovery strategy will be:
- A return to the full school curriculum offer by September 2021
- All pupils to evidence projections for academic outcomes to those pre-lockdown
- A culture of positive mental and physical health is promoted throughout school
More information on actions linked to each element of the curriculum recovery strategy can be found below.
Re-establishing the School Curriculum:
Prioritise Core Subjects (Reading, Writing, Maths and Science) – alongside Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing
Full School Curriculum Offer by September 2021
- Updates to Curriculum Policies (Feedback, English and Science)
- Curriculum Planning – Autumn 1 PSHE Unit
- Timetabling to reflect key priorities
- Brilliant Books to provide a Literacy/ Cross Curricular focus per half term
- NCETM Maths Mastery
- Greater emphasis on outdoor Learning – support wider curriculum areas
- Incremental increase in curriculum offer towards September 2021
Academic Catch-Up:
All pupils will have ‘caught up’ to achievement levels projected pre-lockdown by July 2021
- Increased staffing capacity and capability
- Baseline assessments – Autumn 1 (identify gaps in learning and variations/ trends)
- Updates to Assessment (Depth of Learning System)
- Ongoing, accurate and high quality feedback
- Ongoing formative assessment to information teaching and learning
- Online/ Remote/ Home Learning (supporting parents and carers)
- Investment in Outdoor Learning and IT equipment
Mental and Physical Wellbeing:
All pupils will have ‘caught up’ to achievement levels projected pre-lockdown by July 2021
- Increased staffing capacity and capability
- Baseline assessments – Autumn 1 (identify gaps in learning and variations/ trends)
- Updates to Assessment (Depth of Learning System)
- Ongoing, accurate and high quality feedback
- Ongoing formative assessment to information teaching and learning
- Online/ Remote/ Home Learning (supporting parents and carers)
- Investment in Outdoor Learning and IT equipment
For information on how each Team plans to implement the Curriculum Recovery Strategy, please feel free to view the video links below:
Team Donaldson
Team Dahl
Team Cowell
Team Walliams
Team Morpurgo
Further detail on this strategy can be found by accessing the links below.
Curriculum Recovery Strategy 2020
