WHS Curriculum Strategy 2016
William Harding School
Curriculum Strategy 2016
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WHS Curriculum Strategy 2016
Introduction
His strategy sets out an ambitious future for outstanding learning and teaching through our
curriculum at William Harding. It will ensure that our staff and children are well paced to
take their position in society in the future.
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This strategy maps out the next stage of our journey. Following a rigorous curriculum review
we will begin a new curriculum in September 2016. Our curriculum will encourage enquiry
based project learning. Our strategy places the children at the heart of all we do and the
basis of our thinking. We place particular emphasis on growth mind-set, facilitating learning
through philosophy for children (P4C), RRSA and reading for pleasure.
We must recognise as an organisation and educational setting that the educational
landscape is very different from when we first embarked on our journey. We must maximise
our potential given that over the next few years we will see:
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Digital technologies changing and revolutionising what we do and how we do it at
every level in school
Innovative use of resources will appear, public sector funding continues to reduce
Increased population and requirements for school places
Demand patterns changing, as there will be greater diversity and choice in
educational settings for our children and families
Our primary aim over the last 2 years has been to provide an outstanding learning
experience for our children. We are still on a journey and a new strategy and curriculum
approach will help us to achieve this. We will continue to attract and support in their
development, the very best practitioners, so that our children always experience the very
best teaching. We will continue to strengthen our partnerships with other schools and
agencies, increasing the range of links we have within the community. We will endeavour to
establish an outstanding and innovative primary education for the children in our
community and support them to have high aspirations for their future.
Key Priorities
Our Priorities for the next 3 years are:
1. Outstanding outcomes for all our children through an innovative mastery
curriculum
2. To ensure we have confident, self-aware and resilient learners
3. Consistently high quality teaching
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4. High quality teacher training
5. To become a beacon school for Read Write Inc
6. WHCS provision on offer to a wider community
Key Priority 1
Outstanding outcomes for all our children through an innovative mastery curriculum
Ambition for next 3 years
Achievement at the end of each year group
for all groups of learners despite their
starting points will be above expected
progress.
We will achieve this through
Outstanding teaching across the whole
school
High quality tracking and intervention at
every stage of their learning journey.
Providing role models for aspirations and
throughout our curriculum encouraging high
aspiration and a language of scholarship
Key Priority 2
To ensure we have confident, self-aware and resilient learners
Ambition for next 3 years
Children at WHCS have confidence with their
learning, are not afraid to make mistakes
and see failure as a first attempt in learning.
They will be resilient to draft and redraft
with the support of specific feedback.
We will achieve this through
A curriculum that ensures that all children
have the knowledge and skills to give and
receive feedback to improve their work.
Offering increased opportunities for children
to engage in high quality clubs, sports,
music, etc…to develop confidence and
expertise
Key Priority 3
Consistently high quality teaching
Ambition for next 3 years
Outstanding teaching and learning
opportunities are consistently applied at
WHCS
We will achieve this through
Project based learning that inspires pupils
and staff. An expectation of nothing but the
best will be acceptable and setting high goals
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for our pupils to strive for and rise to the
challenge.
Key Priority 4
High quality teacher training
Ambition for next 3 years
For WHCS to be a partner school for Schools
Direct teacher training.
To work closely with Edgehill University to
support student placements.
We will achieve this through
Successful application to the lead school for
Schools Direct
Key Priority 5
To become a beacon school for Read Write Inc
Ambition for next 3 years
For WHCS to become a model school for
Read Write Inc. To be involved in training
and supporting other schools who are
beginning their RWI journey
We will achieve this through
Continually improved phonics screening
results and end of key stage results.
WHCS will continue to work closely with
Ruth Miskin literacy and RWI to
Key Priority 6
WHCS provision on offer to a wider community
Ambition for next 3 years
For WHCS to support the local community
with the physical resources it can provide as
well as services that can be open to the
community
We will achieve this through
Facilities with our new building to aid sports
or local community clubs.
Working with outside agencies to run clinics,
workshops and support groups for
Short Term Plan for Introducing the WHCS Curriculum
Focus
How
When
Whom
Curriculum Review
Planning and book scrutiny
Lesson observations
Learning walks
Curriculum team meetings
Reading and research
Spring term A
KL
CH
SLT
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To involve middle
leaders in the review
Trial – year group to
trial a topic based
approach to the
curriculum
Staff training
What are your values?
Why did you get into
teaching? Does the
current curriculum
match these?
Lead teacher meeting
Spring term A
Year 4 to trial a week topic
planning and feedback in lead
teacher meeting
Spring term B
KL
DH
Year 4
lead by
AH/HP
Staff meeting 1
Growth mind set – Carole Dweck
Feedback – Austin’s butterfly
Project learning – enquiry based
Summer term A
KL
Staff training
Timetabling –
interventions & pre
teaching
Staff meeting 2
Feedback and drafting for writing
only for first term.
Summer term A
KL
Staff training
Year group planning
Staff meeting 3
Time for year groups to plan
Come back together to feedback
and share ideas. Staff to offer
feedback and ideas.
Staff meeting 4
Time for year groups to plan
Come back together to feedback
and share ideas. Staff to offer
feedback and ideas.
Share grids
Autumn term planning grid
submitted to KL
Whole school to start project
planning
Use the feedback and draft
teaching approach to writing to
begin with
Whole school to start project
planning
Use the feedback and draft
teaching approach to writing to
begin with
Summer term B
KL
Summer term B
KL
Summer term B
KL
Autumn Term A
All
Autumn Term A
All
Staff training
Year group planning
Staff Meeting
Planning submitted
Start of new approach
to the curriculum
Start of new approach
to the curriculum
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