Curriculum

At Great Kimble, we aim for every child to...

Love  - love one another and love their school

Learn - learn together and love learning

Live - live the school values daily as they continue their learning journey.

Our ambitious and bespoke curriculum aspires to be bold, engaging and meaningful. It aims to empower and inspire children to become brave life-long learners with passion, resilience and respect for themselves and the world around them. Great Kimble C of E School is not only committed to meeting the requirements of the primary National Curriculum, but it also aims to extend a world of opportunities and possibilities to our children. Each child is unique, and we therefore endeavour to provide a holistic approach, focusing on the individual. As such, the curriculum is taught with the consideration of the needs of all learners in our caring, Christian community. Great Kimble fosters acceptance, understanding and love for all no matter their faith, culture or background and this is reflected in all elements of school life.

As a school, we strongly believe that children learn best when experiences are first hand and lessons are delivered in a variety of ways to suit different learners. We ensure pupils are taught necessary skills, knowledge, attitudes and values in order to succeed and be prepared for their next stage of education. We provide a highly inclusive environment where all learners enjoy their education and pupils at all levels are supported to achieve their full potential.  All aspects of our curriculum are accessible to all children, irrespective of their background, gender, disability, religious or linguistic background and complies with our duties in the Equality Act 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. We focus heavily on quality first teaching for all pupils within the classroom, which is further supplemented by scaffolding, adult supportive and intervention as appropriate.

Our curriculum is strongly supported by our commitment to integrated outdoor learning and wider experiences beyond the walls of a classroom. We showcase this through our exceptional outdoor classroom (Smokey Row), making maximum use of our outstanding environment and through relevant, meaningful trips and experiences planned each term.

At Great Kimble Church of England School, we have an intake of 15 children which means we have mixed aged classes. In order to ensure curriculum coverage, without repetition, we have created a rolling curriculum for each class which is designed to be progressive and teach specific skills and knowledge. We have a two-year cycle (Cycle A and Cycle B)  and this this carefully planned, progressive curriculum, children have the opportunity to know more and remember more and learning is regularly re-visited so that it is fully embedded.

Physical and mental wellbeing is prioritised within our curriculum, allowing children opportunities to develop skills that will foster positive mental health and well-being in the future. We consider our duty to foster equality, ensuring our curriculum addresses disadvantage and aspires to close the gap; meaning equity for all pupils. Children leave our school with a sense of belonging to a community where they have developed the confidence and skills to make decisions, self-evaluate, make connections and become lifelong reflective learners.  

How To Find Out More About Our Curriculum

To find out more about our curriculum please visit individual subject pages for overviews and progression documents.  Please contact our Curriculum Lead, Miss Lunnon, via the school office, if you have any further questions.