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    • Our Curriculum

    Curriculum responsibility at Pendle Primary Academy is divided into six curriculum areas which work collaboratively to ensure that children are offered a broad range of learning and experiences.

    • Active Learning - PE
    • Communication and Language - BSL, Oracy
    • Creative Learning - Art and Design, Music
    • Enquiry-Led Learning - Geography, History
    • Investigative Learning - Science, Design and Technology, Computing (Computer Science and Digital Literacy)
    • Social and Emotional Learning - PSHE, RE, Computing (Online Safety)
       

    Active Learning

    PE

    Children:

    • Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
    • Are physically active for sustained periods of time
    • Engage in competitive sports and activities
    • Lead healthy, active lives

    PE throughout the school is delivered by specialist sports coaches.

    Communication and Language

    British Sign Language (BSL)

    Children:

    • Discover and develop an appreciation of communicating in BSL
    • Understand and respond to BSL in a range of contexts
    • Communicate with increaasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity
    • Develop and improve the accuracy of handshapes and the use of facial expressions to enhance communication

    Children are introduced to BSL in EYFS and KS1, learning to sign basic greetings and commonly used phrases.  In KS2, to align with the ambitions of the National Curriculum for Languages, children have explicitly taught BSL lessons, which follows a planned progression and is supported by the use of www.primarysign.co.uk. 

    Oracy

    Children:

    • Speak with confidence clarity and fluency and recognise the value of listening
    • Develop self-esteem, are confident in the value of their own opinions and are able to express these to others
    • Learn to converse, sustain a logical argument and adapt the use of language for a range of purposes and audiences
    • Value the contributions of others and take account of their views

    Oracy is fundamental to development of children and is therefore taught across all ages and subject areas.  The school works closely with Voice 21 to ensure the delivery of Oracy is of the highest standard.

    Creative Learning

    Art & Design

    Children:

    • Explore and evaluate a range of artistic styles, techniques and media
    • Develop the capacity to freely express themselves as artists
    • Understand the importance of choice when creating artistic pieces
    • Thoughtfully critique their own and others’ work
    • Show an understanding of the messages which art may convey
    Music

    Children:

    • Are exposed to a range of musical genres, instruments and compositional methods
    • Develop an informed appreciation of music
    • Understand the process of composition
    • Thoughtfully critique their own and others’ work

    The music curriculum is based on the Charanga scheme of work and DfE Model Music Curriculum.

    Enquiry-Led Learning

    History

    Children:

    • Use primary and secondary sources
    • Develop a curiosity about the past
    • Gain an understanding of how key events, people and time periods have impacted and informed the world today
    • Recognise that the events of today are tomorrow’s history
    • Draw parallels between past and present to enable them to leave a positive legacy on the world
    Geography

    Children:

    • Use fieldwork and research
    • Develop an informed perspective on the planet
    • Gain an understanding of how people and communities impact on the world
    • Identify their place in the world locally and globally
    • Recognise their responsibility to take care of the world as global citizens

    Investigative Learning

    Science

    Children:

    • Conduct practical investigations, following the investigative process
    • Ask questions and seek answers to these
    • Understand scientific processes of cause, effect and change, observing and recording these accurately
    • Draw objective conclusions based on evaluation of evidence
    Design Technology

    Children:

    • Explore and evaluate a range of media and materials across the technological spectrum
    • Identify problems and seek to address these based on research
    • Understand the importance of making informed choices when designing and creating products
    • Draw conclusions and seek to improve products based on detailed evaluation and rigorous analysis
    Computing (Computing Science and Digital Literacy)

    Children:

    • Develop digital skills that can be used in future workplaces
    • Gain an understanding of algorithms and computer aided design and how these can be used in the world today
    • Foster a love of computing, in turn promoting STEM subjects
    • Explore a wide range of software to achieve specific goals
    • Identify and use computing skills to tackle new challenges

    Social and Emotional Learning

    PSHE

    Children:

    • Value and respect their own and others’ choices and decisions
    • Understand and manage their actions, relationships and emotions safely and positively
    • Celebrate diversity and promote equality
    • Develop the attitudes, skills and values needed to operate successfully and future global citizens

    The PSHE curriculum follows the PSHE Association Programme of Study, which integrates the statutory Relationships and Health Education with wider PSHE content.  Pendle Primary Academy will not engage with the non-statutory Sex Education curriculum for primary schools.  Our curriculum as a whole, but in particular the Social and Emotional Learning curriculum, aims to develop and deepen pupils’ understanding and acceptance of the fundamental British Values and to develop them spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, thus allowing our pupils to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain. 

    RE

    Children:

    • Explore, value and respect their own and others’ beliefs, traditions and cultures
    • Understand the how religion informs and affects communities
    • Develop an understanding of the shared human experience through analysis of different religions
    • Consider how the study of religion can aid them in the search for personal meaning
    Computing (Online Safety)

    Children:

    • Develop the confidence and capabilities to use digital devices and online tools safely and positively
    • Are critically aware of the materials / content they access online and are guided to validate the accuracy of the information they are presented with and respect copyright laws
    • Build resilience to manage online risks including bullying and radicalisation

    The Online Safety curriculum is based around the statements from the UK Council for Internet Safety’s framework: Education for a Connect World.

    For further information about the curriculum at Pendle Primary Academy, please contact Miss Jermyn.

    What is Seesaw and how do we use it?

    Seesaw is a digital learning portfolio that we use extensively throughout school.  Seesaw allows learning in the wider curriculum to be recorded in a creative, inclusive way, lessening workload for teachers and allowing for at a glance assessment of children’s acquisition of knowledge.

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