Curriculum Detail

We aim to prepare our learners for their future by giving them the opportunities to gain knowledge and develop skills that will equip them for an ever-changing digital world. Knowledge and understanding of computing is of increasing importance for children’s future both at home and for employment and we want our children to aspire to understand the digital world and its potential and pitfalls and to contribute positively with all technologies.

We aim to develop children’s confidence and competence of engaging with a variety of technology to encourage them to belong to a world shaped by technology using skills that will equip them for life. Through computing we seek to engage and enrich children’s experiences in school through digital literacy, ICT and computer science allowing them to become confident digital learners who use computational thinking.

We value Design and Technology as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a rich, broad and balanced curriculum. Design and Technology provides the children with the opportunities to develop, extend skills and gives an opportunity to express their creativity, critical thinking and ideas.

Design and Technology is a unique discipline that allows children to make links with their learning and the concepts of engineering, mathematics, art, science and computing. Design technology reflects the ever changing world in which we live and enables children to develop a multidisciplinary skill set for their future careers. Our children will be given the opportunity to be resourceful, innovative, collaborative and reflective.

Design and Technology embodies some of the highest forms of human creativity and we intend for the children of Wisewood Primary School to believe in their own creative and innovative sparks and the journey it can take them on.

A high quality Design and Technology education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of engineering, systems, craft and design.

As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of Design and Technology. They should also know how Design and Technology both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and well being of our nation. Our children can aspire to become the creators, designers and innovators of the future.

At Wisewood Primary School, we believe that through the delivery of a high quality English (Literacy) curriculum we will inspire children’s love of reading, writing and discussion. Phonics is taught using Read Write Inc. We enable all children, regardless of their background or previous experience, to believe in their ability to clearly, accurately and coherently communicate their ideas for a range of purposes and audiences.

We aspire to empower our children to become readers and writers of the highest standard, where their creativity, individuality and writers voice can be clearly heard. We believe that through a rich and diverse expose to texts and writing experiences children will better be able to contribute to their community, society and the wider world, whilst developing a knowledge of core British values and their literary heritage.

We understand that a good grasp of English is the foundation of the entire curriculum and that children who are confident and adept readers and writers will be empowered to succeed in all other areas.

Our intent for Geography is to enable children to enjoy a rich and broad understanding of the world around them and the necessary skills through the delivery of a purposeful, engaging curriculum.

We encourage pupils to believe in themselves, build resilience and become creative, critical thinkers. We aspire to empower our children in becoming inquisitive geographers and give our children a better understanding of the ways in which they contribute to society and the wider world.

Our engaging and active geography planning will help raise cultural capital and enable a clear understanding of their own surroundings as well as develop connections through people and events in different places. The carefully constructed learning experiences will instill a curiosity and wonder which will remain with our children for the rest of their lives.

Our intent for History is to enable children to enjoy a rich and broad understanding of key historical knowledge and skills through the delivery of a purposeful, engaging curriculum.

We encourage pupils to believe in themselves, build resilience and become creative, critical thinkers. We aspire to empower our children in becoming historians and give our children a better understanding of the ways in which they contribute to society and the wider world.

Our history curriculum provides children with the opportunities and experiences to improve their cultural and social capital whilst having a clear understanding of their own heritage.

We have designed a maths mastery curriculum from FS to Y6 with the intent that children will believe in themselves as mathematicians and develop the power of resilience and perseverance to become independent, confident, and competent learners.

Through the delivery of a high-quality maths curriculum, we have high aspirations for all our children to become fluent mathematicians and inspire a love of problem solving and reasoning through the children’s secure conceptual understanding of the mathematics taught. We use progressive representations to ensure that each child gains a deep conceptual understanding that grows each year.

We value Music as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a rich, broad and balanced curriculum. Music provides the children with the opportunities to develop, extend skills, and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thoughts and ideas.

Music is all around us. It is the soundtrack to our lives. Music connects us through people and places in our ever-changing world. Music enables the embodiment of some of the highest forms of human creativity and we intend for the children of Wisewood Primary School to believe in their own creative spark and the journey it can take them on. The high-quality Music education engages, inspires and challenges pupils by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to express, immerse and discover their own preferences through a rich, diverse and multi-dimensional curriculum.

As pupils progress, they will be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of music and composition. They should also know how music reflects and shapes our history, and contributes to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

Our children can aspire to become the musicians, composers and critics of the future. Music brings our community together through the shared endeavour of whole school singing, ensemble playing, experimenting with the creative process and the love of listening to friends and fellow pupil performing. It is our intention that the sheer joy of music can feed the soul of our community.

Music at Wisewood

We believe that our pupils deserve a broad and ambitious PE curriculum. We strive to create a culture which aims to inspire an active generation to enjoy PE, encourage each other and achieve the best they can.

We provide a safe and supportive environment for children to flourish in a range of different physical activities in order to support their physical, emotional, spiritual, social and moral development.

At Wisewood we offer a dynamic, varied and stimulating program of activity to ensure that all children progress physically through an inspirational, unique and fully inclusive PE curriculum. We encourage all children to develop their understanding of the way in which they can use their body, equipment and apparatus safely yet imaginatively to achieve their personal goals. All children have the opportunity to enjoy being physically active, maintain a healthy lifestyle and using the medium of sport, increase their self-esteem and develop an understanding of the importance of contributing in the context of team work.

We aspire for children to adopt a positive mind-set and believe that anything can be achieved with determination and resilience.  

PE at Wisewood

Our intent for RE is to enable children to become inquisitive, accepting, mindful individuals who can express an understanding and insight of the rich and diverse world we live in. We want our children to have belief in themselves whilst having the confidence to question the pertinent issues that our society faces today. Our role is to ensure that children aspire to become the very best individuals they can be in order to contribute to the school, our community and the wider world.

Our RE curriculum will provide children with the opportunities and experiences to investigate a range of religions and world views.

Religious Education (RE) is a mandatory subject as classified by the Department for Education. All schools are required to teach RE. Our RE curriculum is designed to be relevant to all children and is taught with respect for their individual beliefs and values.

Parental Rights 

Parents retain the right to withdraw their child from Religious Education and/or collective worship. Should you wish to exercise this right, please arrange a meeting with the Head of School and the RE Lead to discuss the process.

We believe that our pupils deserve a broad and ambitious science curriculum, rich in skills, knowledge and investigation. At Wisewood, we encourage all children to believe in their ability to ask questions, formulate predictions and follow their line of enquiry. We allow children to contribute to the wider world through carefully planned sequences of learning that develop a curious mind. Our children are given the foundation in science to aspire to become critical thinkers, methodical practitioners and scientists of the future.

Science at Wisewood

We value Modern Foreign Languages as an important part of the children’s entitlement to a rich, broad and balanced curriculum. Modern Foreign Languages provides our children with the opportunities to develop linguistically, extend skills, and be immersed in other cultures. We believe that our children deserve the skill of language acquisition to fully access our modern world. The intent of the Spanish curriculum at Wisewood Primary School is that children are taught to develop an interest in learning other languages in a way that is enjoyable and stimulating. We encourage children's confidence and we strive to stimulate and children's curiosity about language and other cultures.

Learning a foreign language is a necessary part of being a member of a multicultural society and provides an opening to other cultures. The high-quality language curriculum fosters children’s curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world. From the Early Years Foundation Stage children are taught to develop an appreciation and understanding of cultures and their contributions to the modern world. Languages, traditions and celebrations are covered as part of the Understanding of the World in the Foundation Stage and the wider curriculum in KS1. At Wisewood we aspire for our children to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. The curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. Language teaching provides the foundation for learning further languages, equipping children to study and work in other countries.

It is intended that when children leave Wisewood, they will have a natural curiosity and confidence to explore other countries, cultures and languages. We believe that in a multi-lingual society it is a valuable skill to be able to communicate effectively with others in another language.  Pupils will be engaged and prepared to continue language learning at Secondary School and to make positive contributions to their global community and be a modern-day British Citizen.

At Wisewood Primary School, we believe that through the delivery of a high quality PSHE curriculum we will equip emotionally literate children with the transferable skills needed to contribute to global citizenship. All staff recognise the complex interplay between emotional and cognitive development and that a child’s emotions impact their direct thoughts and consequently their behaviour. With this in mind we deliver PSHE to all pupils from the beginning of Foundation Stage 2 and educate the whole child intellectually, morally socially and spiritually. Our PSHE curriculum provides children with relevant and meaningful content with a strong emphasis of emotional literacy and the nurturing of mental and physical health. With an ever-changing society we aspire to empower all children regardless of their background or previous experiences to believe in their ability to positively contribute to the wider community with a robust understanding of diversity. We embed this understanding through a rich and diverse exposure to texts where children can acknowledge the core British Values and their heritage.  

We aspire to empower children and are committed to developing a culture that focuses on instilling a sense of morality to allow children to participate effectively in modern day society.  

PSHE at Wisewood