Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact statement

Intent

Our vision

At Deddington, we create an inclusive, nurturing and caring community, empowering each other to let our light shine, through INSPIRING and supporting each other, BELIEVING in ourselves and others and ACHIEVING together.

Let your light shine – Inspire      Believe      Achieve

At Deddington Primary School, we want all our pupils to achieve the highest standards possible through a coordinated and sequenced scheme of high-quality learning experiences. We aim to foster life-long learning behaviours through: independence, resilience, choice, collaboration and personal discovery. We want our pupils to be fully prepared and equipped for the next stages of their education and for life in modern Britain.

Implementation

We implement our vision and curriculum intent in the following ways:

• Deeply embedded vision, values.
• A highly inclusive approach. Everyone matters.
• A supportive and nurturing environment encouraging pupil achievement.
• A broad and balanced curriculum covering all subjects.
• Strong, supportive but ambitious and determined senior leadership, including governance.
• Clear progressive skills form the foundation of the delivery and assessment of each subject.
• Pupils reflect upon their personal development using a framework of progressive non-academic skills and behaviours.
• All pupils are encouraged to discover, explore and develop their own personal skills, talents and interests through a wide range of learning opportunities. Everyone has their own skills and talents to recognise and nurture.
• The teaching of phonics and reading is a high priority throughout the school.
• High quality teaching through passion, praise, subject knowledge and enthusiasm.
• A commitment to constantly improving our practice.
• Deeper questioning within teaching approaches.
• Pastoral support to nurture and develop pupils.
• High quality PSHE teaching and personal development opportunities.
• An extensive offer of after-school clubs, school trips and visitors to enrich the curriculum.
• High quality play opportunities are provided to promote and encourage active lifestyles and the development of interpersonal skills.

Impact

• Pupils are happy at school and feel safe, nurtured and cared for. They are proud of the school and demonstrate our 'Let your light shine' vision in everything they do and achieve.
• Staff are proud of our school and all that we achieve together as a team.
• Achievement in all subject areas is at least good and is constantly improving.
• Rates of participation in after-school clubs, sporting events and other extracurricular activities are strong and increasing.
• Achievement and success in sporting, artistic, musical, and drama opportunities is high.
• Visitors and prospective parents consistently comment on the lovely atmosphere, ethos and environment the school team have created.