Our Curriculum:
Our very supportive PFA have supported us financially for the next three years to use Cornerstones as a base for our curriculum. Have a look at Cornerstones - it has revolutionised our curriculum.
How we work with parents:
As a small school we not only get to know our children, but their families too.
We know how important it is to work with you, communicating all that will help you help us to ensure the best for your child.
If you would like to discuss your child’s education, please call into our office and request an appointment with the relevant member of staff. Or, catch us in the yard if there’s something urgent we need to know before the school day begins.
Twice a year, we’ll host parent’s evenings where we will inform you on your child’s progress and achievements. These meetings offer a great opportunity to discuss how they are doing both academically and emotionally.
We also host Reading and Maths meetings to ensure we work productively with parents and we all know shared methods of strategies used.
Please take a look at our whole school Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement
In July 2023, 100% of our Year 6 children left St. Cuthbert’s being able to swim 25 metres.
During the spring and summer terms, we attend weekly swimming sessions at an outside pool at our neighbouring school.
You will also notice that reading is embedded into everything we do at St. Cuthbert’s.
We RWI as our early reading and phonics scheme.
Our children love sharing books and are encouraged to read daily in school and at home.
We have very well resourced whole school and class libraries and love to visit Windermere library as often as possible too.
Learning through play
Play is an essential part of your child’s development. That’s why we’ve made it an integral part of our Early Years Foundation Stage. We want your child to develop many skills through the power of play including language, emotions, creativity and social skills.
We want to nurture young imaginations and impart a spirit of adventure. Our curriculum dedicates time to learning through play, leading to lots of problem solving, working with others, sharing and much more!
Our curriculum overviews
The Curriculum at St. Cuthbert’s is designed to be knowledge rich, with a strong focus on the local area. We are so fortunate to live within the Lake District National Park & incorporate as much of this beautiful natural resource into our curriculum as we can. Some examples include; regular forest school sessions (building on knowledge from humanities), vital summer water sports lessons on Windermere, local history projects focusing on the ‘Windermere Boys’, fell walking to develop our map reading skills and local wildlife studies…
CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS FOR PARENTS:
We know how important it is for parents to share what their child is learning at school. Therefore, every half term, we send home an overview of topics to be covered with suggested home learning activities, to help to embed knowledge learnt:
Explorers - N/ R / 1 / 2
Curriculum Overview 2023 - Spring 2
Summer One 2023 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Summer Two 2023 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Autumn One 2023 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Autumn Two 2023 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Spring One 2024 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Spring Two 2024 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Summer One 2024 - Nursery and Reception / Year 1 and Year 2
Detectives - 3/ 4
Curriculum Overview 2023 - Spring 2
Summer One 2023 - Year 3 and Year 4
Summer Two 2023 - Year 3 and Year 4
Autumn One 2023 - Year 3 and Year 4
Autumn Two 2023 - Year 3 and Year 4
Spring One 2024 - Year 3 and Year 4
Spring Two 2024 - Year 3 and Year 4
Summer One 2024 - Year 3 and Year 4
Trailblazers - 5 / 6
Curriculum Overview 2023 - Spring 2
Summer One 2023 - Year 5 and Year 6
Summer Two 2023 - Year 5 and Year 6
Autumn One 2023 - Year 5 and Year 6
Autumn Two 2023 - Year 5 and Year 6
Spring One 2024 - Year 5 and Year 6
Spring Two 2024 - Year 5 and Year 6
Summer One 2024 - Year 5 and Year 6
Early Years
For children in their reception year we follow the Government’s 2021 Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. The children’s learning and development is taught through seven areas of learning.
Three Prime areas:
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Four Specific areas:
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
Curriculum maps:
EYFS and KS1 Curriculum Maps-
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Explorers Cycle A 22-23 EYFS & KS1 Mixed Planning Cycle A 22-23
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Key Stage Two
2022-2023:
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KS2 Cycle A 22-23
Our curriculums are reviewed regularly.