Our Curriculum Explained
Our Curriculum is Designed to ACHIEVE
"All things are possible for one who believes." Mark 9:23
Curriculum Vision Statement
At Kirby Hill C of E Primary School, our curriculum is driven by a simple but powerful vision: "All things are possible for one who believes."
This belief drives a curriculum that is inclusive, values-led, and intentionally rich in both vocabulary and knowledge. It is further enriched through meaningful links to our local community and the wider world.
We are committed to ensuring that every child - regardless of background, need, or starting point – has access to the tools, experiences, and inspiration needed to achieve their full potential. Our curriculum champions inclusivity and promotes equity, so that every child feels empowered, valued, and ready to flourish.
Our curriculum aspires to unlock every child’s curiosity, creativity, and capability. It places human flourishing at its heart - grounded in moral purpose, cultural relevance, and a deep respect for each individual. It is broad, balanced, and ambitious, ensuring all pupils are equipped not only for academic success, but also for life in a diverse and ever-changing world.
We are proud to offer a curriculum that:
- Aspires: We nurture ambition in every child, encouraging big dreams and courageous goals.
- Challenges thinking and stretches potential: We set high expectations and push boundaries to unlock true potential.
- Honours every individual through inclusion: We celebrate diversity, ensuring every child feels seen, heard, and valued.
- Inspires curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning: We spark imagination and a thirst for knowledge that lasts a lifetime.
- Embeds strong values at the heart of all we do: We shape character and nurture British values and our school’s 7 CHRISTIAN values Friendship, courage, hope, love, forgiveness, honesty, respect
- Values our local community and global connections: We root learning in real life, linking our heritage to the wider world.
- Empowers children with deep knowledge and rich vocabulary: We build a strong foundation that opens doors to future success.
Implementation
Our curriculum is delivered through engaging, well-sequenced units of work in every subject, ensuring clear progression of knowledge and skills. All out subjects are taught discretely, but wherever possible we make meaningful links between subjects so that skills can be applied across the curriculum in purposeful ways.
We offer a wide range of enrichment opportunities that broaden horizons and deepen learning. These include:
- Whole-school visits to the theatre, museums, the seaside, and areas of natural beauty.
- Outdoor education residentials for Years 3–6 every year.
- An extra-curricular overseas trip to Le Touquet, France, giving pupils the opportunity to put their Modern Foreign Language skills into action, experience French culture first-hand
- Termly visits or visitors (e.g. STEM ambassadors, authors, artists, members of our church community for Messy Church).
- Opportunities for outdoor learning across the year.
- Forest School
- A wide range of extra-curricular clubs including sports, music, computing, and creative activities, providing pupils with opportunities to develop skills, pursue interests, and build confidence beyond the school day
- Archbishop's Young Leaders Award
- Junior Business Challenge: £4 to Fortune
Our curriculum units are carefully planned to ensure progression across all subjects. Due to our mixed-age classes, specific units may vary from year to year to reflect the needs and composition of each class. However, the overarching curriculum intent, learning objectives, and breadth of coverage remain consistent, ensuring all pupils receive a rich, ambitious, and balanced education.
Impact
Children leave Kirby Hill C of E Primary School as happy, caring, and confident individuals who know how to keep themselves safe and achieve well across the curriculum. They develop a love of reading, maths, and science, high aspirations for the future, and the resilience and independence to thrive in the next stage of their education and beyond. Most importantly, they come to realise in its fullness that “All things are possible for one who believes.”.
If you would like to find out more about the curriculum, you can find the subject 3Is documents on the subject page of the website. Alternatively, please contact your child’s class teacher or school office for more information.
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