Curriculum
School Curriculum
Our curriculum aims
At Scotton Lingerfield Primary School, we want every child to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their learning and in life. Our curriculum helps children understand the world around them, appreciate different cultures and beliefs, and develop respect for other people and the environment.
Our rural North Yorkshire setting is an important part of our school’s identity. We also recognise that children need opportunities to experience and understand life beyond their immediate community. Global, environmental and cultural learning therefore runs through our curriculum, broadening children’s experiences and helping them understand their place in the wider world.
Our curriculum meets the requirements of the National Curriculum and reflects our school’s values and ambitions for our children. We have high expectations for everyone, whatever their background, needs or starting points. We want all children to experience a broad, engaging and challenging curriculum, with the support and adaptations they need to participate fully and achieve well.
Alongside academic learning, we provide experiences that develop children’s interests, independence and aspirations, preparing them for the next stage of education and their future lives.
How we organise and teach our curriculum
Our curriculum is organised across a two-year rolling programme to meet the needs of our mixed-age classes. We plan learning carefully so that children build on what they already know, deepen their understanding and develop increasing confidence and independence as they move through school.
High-quality texts and themes help bring learning to life. Subjects are taught in their own right, with clear knowledge and skills for children to learn. We make links between subjects where these strengthen understanding. For example, learning about changes in states of matter helps children understand evaporation and condensation when studying the water cycle.
English and mathematics are taught throughout the week. History, geography, art, religious education and design and technology are taught in blocks, giving children time to explore each subject in depth. PE, music, computing and languages are taught weekly to provide regular opportunities for practice. Most PSHE learning also takes place weekly, allowing us to revisit important messages and respond to children’s needs.
Our subject progression documents set out what children should learn and how this develops over time. Within our rolling programme, we consider the different starting points of children in each year group so that learning builds towards clear expectations.
Teaching includes regular opportunities to revisit, practise and apply previous learning. Teachers use discussion, questioning, children’s work and short quizzes to check understanding, identify gaps and decide what needs further explanation or practice. Particular attention is given to the foundations in language, reading, writing and mathematics that children need to access the wider curriculum.
We recognise that children may need different approaches or additional support to learn successfully. We adapt teaching and resources to reduce barriers, while maintaining high expectations and supporting children to become increasingly independent.
Where remote education is needed, it follows our planned curriculum as closely as possible. Learning that requires specialist resources or equipment may be reorganised so that children can complete it when they return to school.
The difference our curriculum makes
We want children to leave Scotton Lingerfield as happy, confident and increasingly independent learners, ready for the next stage of their education. Our aim is for every child to make progress from their starting points, developing secure knowledge and skills that they can remember and use in different situations.
We check how well our curriculum is working through children’s learning, their work, discussions and assessment. This helps us understand what children know and can do, where they need further support and how we can improve our teaching.
Through their experiences at school, children develop an understanding of the wider world, respect for different cultures and beliefs, and a sense of responsibility towards others and the environment. We want them to leave us with broad interests, aspirations for their future and the knowledge to make choices that support safe, healthy and fulfilling lives.
If you would like further information about any area of our curriculum, please contact the school office.
