Curriculum
At The Learning for Life Education Trust, it is our goal to secure an outstanding curriculum offer for all our pupils. To achieve this goal, we have designed our curriculum with the aim of supporting all pupils to achieve the best possible outcomes from their individual starting points through embedding a knowledge rich, coherent, challenging and nurturing curriculum that provides enriching experiences. There is a commitment to making the most difference to our disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils so that they access a high-quality education and experience the best possible opportunities so that the achievement gap is narrowed.
The curriculum can be defined as ‘all the stuff you learn in school’. We see the curriculum as the entire planned learning experience, underpinned by the schools and values and vision. It includes anything we plan for the children to learn or experience to enable them to grow and develop: lessons, learning outside the classroom, residential visits, sports events, performances, celebratory experiences. The list is endless!
The way we organise the curriculum and the pupils’ learning takes account of:
- The National Curriculum subjects as specific subject disciplines, in a coherent and progressive way.
- Enrichment and personal development - these are seen as the subjects ‘beyond’ the National Curriculum which supports the development of the ‘whole child’.
More information about our curriculum can be found in our Curriculum Principles document which has been designed to exemplify the key elements of the curriculum which all schools is the Learning for Life Education Trust share.