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At Windsor Community Primary School, we are committed to providing a broad, balanced, inclusive, and ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all our pupils. Our curriculum is designed to inspire, challenge, and equip children with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to succeed in life and contribute positively to society.
A key driver of our curriculum is communication – developing confident, articulate learners who can express themselves clearly, listen actively, and engage in meaningful dialogue. Oracy and spoken language is embedded across all subjects and underpins our approach to teaching and learning.
Intent
At Windsor Community Primary School we are dedicated to delivering a bespoke and inclusive curriculum that is relevant to the needs of our children and the community we are part of. We have designed a broad and balanced school curriculum which develops knowledge, understanding and skills through rich and engaging learning experiences.
At Windsor, we strive to develop the confidence in all our children to believe ‘I can do it!’ With this as a priority, our curriculum aims to:
- To provide equal access for all learners to grow and develop to the best of their ability, regardless of their race, culture, aptitude and ability.
- To promote a love of learning, so that our children enjoy coming to school each day and acquire a thirst for lifelong learning.
- To develop our children’s language and communication skills from the Early Years and Foundation Stage to Year 6 in order to help them achieve their potential as tomorrow’s adults.
- To ensure that children are taught the knowledge, understanding and skills of reading, writing, maths and science in line with the National Curriculum.
- To ensure progression in the knowledge, understanding and skills required for foundation subjects in each year group.
- To provide a wide range of life experiences and exciting learning opportunities to enrich the lives of our children.
- To teach children about the wider world they live in including global issues and how our society has changed over time.
- To celebrate the diversity and utilise the skills, knowledge and cultural wealth of our community.
- To teach children how to be aware of their own spiritual, social, emotional and physical development
In addition to the above aims, we have our own set of values that underpin our curriculum at Windsor and guide our children in their daily school life.
Working to be tomorrow’s adults
Independent learners
Never give up
Differences are celebrated
Self-belief and respect for all
Only our best will do
Respect and self-belief for all
Implementation
All staff and senior leaders at Windsor recognise and embrace the need for an ever evolving curriculum. Clear strategic planning and a commitment to regular review ensures a dynamic and robust curriculum moulded around our learners. Our feedback policy is crucial in the day by day implementation of our curriculum, leading to effective and personalised teaching for the children. The policy ensures that the necessary steps are taken to address misconceptions and to challenge all children appropriately in all subject areas.
Our curriculum balances national expectations with a rich range of learning experiences allowing our children to flourish. Each half term has an enrichment experience planned to hook the children into the learning, these are carefully planned to ensure relevant and meaningful links across different subject areas.
Throughout each theme the children work towards an end goal where learning and achievements are shared with parents and our community through a ‘learning showcase’. Foundation subjects are planned as continuous blocks of lessons to ensure knowledge is secure and to allow for in-depth understanding. Where there may not be appropriate links between subjects within a theme, some subjects may be taught independently.
As a school, we have recognised that our children may have limited experiences outside our local area. As a result, the school has developed the ‘Windsor 100’ list which aims to provide 100 opportunities for the children to discover the world around them, acquire crucial life skills and experience exciting adventures for children their age.
To further enhance our curriculum, the school is committed to supporting our children academically and holistically through our Forest School learning, Beatlife drumming sessions, our on site Nurture Group and our dedicated counsellors through Place2Be.
Impact
The impact of our curriculum is monitored through; the collection and evaluation of attainment data, comparing standards of learning across subjects, pupil and parent voice, and collaboration regarding the development and implementation of our curriculum within our network of schools and working closely with our local school improvement agency.
At Windsor Community Primary School we aim to achieve the following through our curriculum design and delivery:
- To raise standards and attainment in all subjects in order to close the gap in reading writing and maths to bring our children closer to the national average.
- For children to have a wide range knowledge across foundation subjects, understand the links between certain disciplines and apply key skills in different contexts
- For children to be responsible, respectful, fair and tolerant as they grow into young adults in line with British Values.
- For our children to be independent, resilient and ambitious learners who solve problems collaboratively and celebrate the achievements of themselves and others.
- To ensure that our school is a central point for our community, adapting and growing together with our families, local businesses and other stakeholders.
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Curriculum Map 25 26
EYFS Curriculum Overview 25 26
Whole School Enrichment Plan 2025
To find out more about our curriculum, go onto each subject page to see a further breakdown