Curriculum Recovery Strategy (September 2020 – July 2022)

On this page you will find information on the school curriculum recovery strategy, which formed the basis of learning recovery following the COVID pandemic and which was in operation from September 2020 to July 2022. This strategy acknowledged that there had been big losses to children as many were forced to stay at home during lockdown. The initial focus for school in the autumn term of 2020 was to ensure that pupils were ready to learn, and as such social and emotional learning was prioritised. The act of recovery was at least as much an emotional and social one as it was academic, and our ability to recognise and plan for this was at the heart of our learners’ eventual successes in assessments in July 2022.

There were three key elements to the curriculum recovery strategy;

  1. Re-establishing the school curriculum
  2. Academic ‘Catch-Up’
  3. Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing

Outcomes from the curriculum recovery strategy were:

  1. A return to the full school curriculum offer by September 2021
  2. All pupils to evidence projections for academic outcomes to those pre-lockdown
  3. 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 2022

  • 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 planned 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

 

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