Curriculum
THE STOKE DAMEREL CURRICULUM
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy’s curriculum really does bring to life our logo and motto:
Dream Big, Achieve Together
“Everyone – staff and pupils – know that there is a clear vision for the future,”
OfSTED September 2021.
If you consider our curriculum as a tree of learning, its foundation comprises of three key roots:
- Developing the child as a learner
- Developing the whole child
- Developing the core skills
We believe that these roots anchor the learner and allow their tree of learning to develop from an emerging sapling into a strong and mighty oak. If each subject forms a branch of the tree, consider the leaves as the knowledge, which flourish on them, as they move through our school.
Our curriculum is, in part, drawn from the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for Key Stage One and Two. Through our curriculum design, we achieve full coverage of the statutory requirements, as one would expect. However, a well- planned enrichment timetable - consisting of trips, residentials, visitors and community involvement - really brings a pupil’s learning to life.
“Leaders have made strong links with parents and carers, and with local clubs and activities,”
OfSTED September 2021.
We are strongly committed to providing significant opportunities for all pupils to master core skills in Reading, Writing and Mathematics from an early age and do so by timetabling daily phonics, reading, writing and mathematics sessions.
“Reading is a strength of the school,”
OfSTED September 2021.
“Teaching of phonics is of a high quality,”
OfSTED September 2021.
Below are the curriculum providers which we use to support the teaching of Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
“Pupils are articulate and confident to discuss and debate. This becomes more sophisticated as pupils move through the school,”
OfSTED September 2021.
All other subjects are taught as discreet subjects using a curriculum provider called Kapow. These include History, Art and Design, Science, Geography, French, Computing, Design and Technology, Music, Religion and World Views and PSHE and SRE.
Physical Education is taught by a qualified sports coach, using the scheme Real PE.
“The school sits in extensive, grassed grounds with some neighbouring woodlands. Staff maximise the use of these for pupils’ learning and exercise. This is a distinctive feature of the school,”
OfSTED September 2021.