Curriculum
At Pirbright Village Primary School, we begin our curriculum design with the National Curriculum objectives and build from there. We are passionate about providing all children with opportunities for them to excel and have the highest aspirations for success. Key to this is children having strong building blocks to ensure that children reach (and exceed!) their academic potential. In order for the children to even contemplate true learning (and we mean embedded & deep learning which they can begin to apply to other settings – not just rote regurgitation), they need to start from the bottom of The Pirbright Pyramid and work up.
Our curriculum is intentionally sequenced and structured to place knowledge at its core. We have mapped learning carefully so that foundational concepts are introduced at the right time, revisited strategically and deepened progressively. This deliberate design enables pupils to connect ideas, strengthen understanding and achieve lasting mastery.
As a school, we have carefully identified the key skills within each subject and defined what it means to be an exceptional geographer, historian, writer and mathematician at every stage of learning. This enables us to view each discipline holistically and ensure that pupils are systematically building towards true excellence over time. These aspirational frameworks guide our provision and ensure that children experience both depth and breadth across the curriculum. While knowledge remains at the heart of our curriculum, the deliberate development of subject-specific skills enables pupils to process, apply and retain knowledge with increasing confidence, precision and efficiency.
We believe that every child is entitled to reach their full potential and that this is the responsibility of all staff. The school is committed to the integration and inclusion of all pupils and promoting their involvement in all aspects of school life. This approach is based on the duties of our Equalities Policy. Teaching children with special educational needs and disabilities is a whole school responsibility. The SEN information report should answer most of your questions regarding our provision and our aims and objectives set out in the SEND Policy. We ensure our learning is accessible to all children attending Pirbright.
We follow the National Curriculum and each year group has a set of End of Year Expectations which we measure the children against throughout their time in a year group. We assess the children every day, continually – it is an ongoing process. Sometimes we use an assessment tool such as a test or a quiz, but it is much more likely to be “under the radar”, catching children at their best in their lessons and considering work in their books. This is a much more “low stakes” & reliable method of assessing children that builds up a picture over time and, hopefully, they don’t even realise it is happening!
In the class pages section on the website, each year group publishes their Long Term Planning for the whole year and details of the content for each area of the National Curriculum for each term in the form of Topic Webs which demonstrate the interrelated elements of the learning journey. If you have any questions about the End of Year Expectations for your child, please contact their class teacher, who will be happy to guide you through the curriculum expectations and answer any questions. Parent Consultations Evenings are also a good time to have a chat about the expectations and any additional building blocks we need to put into place to ensure children are reaching their full potential.
Key Curriculum Documents
How We Teach Religious Education (RE)
- In our school, Religious Education is a part of a broad and balanced curriculum. All pupils receive RE in accordance with the Surrey Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education (2023-2028). This can be viewed here.
- Within our website, you will find details about the RE that is taught in each year group.
- We expect all pupils to experience the full breadth of our curriculum, but should parents or carers wish to exercise the right of withdrawal for all or part of RE, they should consult the headteacher.
Our Music Development Plan
Learning Partners Curriculum
- As part of The Learning Partners Trust, we align our curriculum design and principles alongside those of The Trust.
- Details of The Learning Partners Trust Curriculum Purpose & Principles can be found by clicking the link below.