- Home
- Curriculum
- Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
The school follows the National Curriculum and the requirements for the early years. The school curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that the school plans for its pupils. The curriculum comprises the core subjects of:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
and the foundation subjects:
- Art and design
- Computing
- Design and technology
- Languages
- Geography
- History
- Music
- Physical Education
- PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
- RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) Statutory September 2020
Raising and maintaining standards at Orchard requires focus on what we do in the classroom. Continued and sustained improvement is dependent upon improving the quality of learning and teaching that is taking place on a daily basis. At Orchard the expectation is that all pupils are provided with high quality learning experiences that lead to consistently high levels of pupil achievement. The curriculum is adapted, where necessary, to meet the needs of SEND pupils and to ensure equality of opportunity for all our pupils. See our equality page and SEND page for more information about these areas.
We expect every teacher to be a good teacher – no child deserves less.
By adopting a whole school approach to teaching and learning across the school, we aim:
- To provide consistency of teaching and learning across the school
- To enable teachers to teach as effectively as possible
- To promote British values
- To enable children to learn as well as possible
- To give children the skills they require to become more effective lifelong learners
- To provide an inclusive education for all children
- To learn from each other, through the adoption of a collaborative, enquiry based approach to teaching and learning, where good practice is shared