Our Curriculum Vision Statement

Curriculum Intent

At St Peter and St Paul Jesus is the good example of how to teach, pray, live, forgive, learn, work and play as a family of people. At St Peter & St Paul, the key drivers in shaping our curriculum are the school’s mission statement, vision and aims. This vision statement is at the heart of all we do. We believe that children should experience excellent teaching and develop a deep love of learning. In delivering our curriculum we aim to remove any barriers to learning so that ALL children are able to make progress across the whole school curriculum.

Our curriculum is bespoke to the needs of the St Peter & St Paul children and uses the National Curriculum as a starting point. Our curriculum is diverse, thought-provoking, creative, inspirational and soaked in memorable moments. Our school is set in the town centre of Bolton and we want our children to learn about the rich history of this former mill town. We provide our children with cultural capital through an array of cultural, religious, geographical, aspirational and activity-based opportunities that they may not otherwise encounter.  We aim to ensure that all children will be confident, articulate and effective communicators by the time they leave our school. We want all our children to develop an ‘I can’ attitude towards their learning, have a strong resilience to challenge and understand the value of making mistakes. We aim to ensure that all children have a secure understanding of Fundamental British Values, gain an understanding of equal opportunity, are able to celebrate the richness and diversity of the society in which they live and are fully prepared for life as a global citizen. Through the curriculum, we want the children to be able to make positive choices in terms of their social interactions, health and personal wellbeing. A key approach to achieving our curriculum intent is for our curriculum to be filled with rich first-hand experiences.

Curriculum Implementation

 To ensure that our bespoke curriculum is delivered to the highest standard, St Peter & St Paul has a clear strategic overview for curriculum implementation. Ensuring the teachers have sound subject knowledge is a priority and the CPD programme at St Peter & St Paul has been developed to ensure that all staff training needs are identified and that teachers attend high quality training. All policies relating to the curriculum and teaching and learning support the ethos of the school and ensure that all learning is effective and well planned. Ensuring the children are able to read with fluency and understanding so they are able to access all subject areas takes high priority, as does the focus on improving the children’s long-term memories. We want all children to be able to remember the content taught and be able to integrate new knowledge into larger concepts. Subject knowledge, skills and concepts are taught as individual disciplines and English and mathematical skills are effectively promoted across all subjects. The progress of all children (including those with SEND and those in receipt of pupil premium funding) is closely monitored and the curriculum is designed to ensure that any identified gaps are closed.

Curriculum Impact

 The impact of our curriculum is that by the end of each topic/theme, the vast majority of children have sustained a mastery of the content, that is, they remember it all and are fluent in it and some children have a greater depth level of understanding. We track carefully to ensure children are on track to reach the expectations of our curriculum. We strive to ensure that each and every child is fully equipped for each stage in their educational journey through our school and beyond.