At Sandylands we have developed a creative curriculum that prepares children
for their future education and life.
We have encompassed a range of skills and attributes that
aim to encourage children to become active citizens that can
have a positive influence on their communities.
Basic Skills are central to all that we do as we believe that they provide the
foundation for all learning and can enable children to achieve their full potential.
We do this through:
Planning
1. We plan initially from the National Curriculum to ensure we
meet all statutory requirements.
2. A range of experiences that centre around the themes of
Local/ National and Global awareness. These will deepen the
children’s understanding of their world.
3. We integrate skills and attributes. These are displayed in
each classroom through our learning lighthouse and Octopus.
Children taking Ownership
1. Children contribute towards their curriculum by providing ideas on how we
can meet the objectives. This is then displayed on our learning
lighthouses.
2. We consult our elected pupil parliament on how we can deliver our
curriculum.
3. We have a clear values system and children provide 5 clear objectives on
the Sandylands 5 a day.
4. We have developed an APP that allows the children to give feedback
during the lessons.
Partnerships
We have local partners that support the delivery of our curriculum.
These include:
1. More Music Morecambe
2. Schools Sports partnership
3. Team theme – which provide
specialised sports coaching.
Providing Great Experiences/ Fostering a love of learning
Every half term we have a whole school theme which
engages every child in a learning focus which has clear
aims and objective. Recently we have transformed the
school into Tutankhamun’s tomb for a Great Discoveries
theme.
We have written a bucket list of great places and experiences that children
should have by the time they leave Sandylands.
Providing Intense Study
We have developed study called ‘24hrs in’. The children will develop a range of
skills through a specific focus.