Buckland Road,
0208 397 2006
Our Curriculum
We define ‘curriculum’ as the totality of a child’s experience at Castle Hill Primary School. We aim to use the school curriculum and values to develop children as life-long learners, leaders and citizens and prepare them for their future, in order for them to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities available to them as they continue in their education and future careers. We believe that all children can succeed in their learning.
As a school, we base our learning on a broad and balanced curriculum and strive to deliver a wide and varied learning experience. At Castle Hill, we place great importance on a curriculum which develops the whole child. We are fully committed to developing each child’s unique potential within a secure and caring environment. We recognise and nurture their potential for learning.
We use a range of sources to meet the needs of the curriculum and provide an exciting and enlightening learning experience for our children, maximising the opportunities in our local area, community as well as nationally and internationally. We believe that our children should not only reach their best academically, but also develop a thirst for knowledge, foster a love of learning and leave our school with exceptional independent learning skills. We want learning to be meaningful and memorable. Through our curriculum, we develop children as critical thinkers giving them the essential knowledge, skills and understanding which are the building blocks for later life and future careers.
Excellent teaching and learning gives children opportunities to be happy and successful in a creative, safe and calm environment where classrooms and other learning spaces promote creativity and high aspirations. We encourage our children to be resilient and to be leaders of their own learning. We want our children to leave our school as well-rounded, life-long learners who are prepared for the challenges and adventures that await them, with a clear set of values that allow them to understand their community and the world around them.
Please click on the pages below for more information:
Curriculum-Gallery (ID 1031)
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Art and Design
Art and Design
In Art, pupils have the opportunity to explore their ideas and record their experiences, as well as exploring the work of others and evaluate different creative ideas.
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Computing
Computing
At Castle Hill Primary School, we aim to deliver a high-quality computing education which ensures children become digitally literate and leave school with a level of digital literacy so that they are able to express and develop ideas through information and communication technology.
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Design and Technology
Design and Technology
At Castle Hill we aim to teach pupils to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world and critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and consider how they can make a contribution to society.
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Reading
Reading
Reading is such an important life skill and it is at the heart of everything we do at Castle Hill. We want students to enjoy reading so that it promotes an interest in other subjects of the curriculum.
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Geography
Geography
The Geography Curriculum at Castle Hill Primary School is designed to help develop pupils’ curiosity and fascination about the world that they live in and the people that live around them.
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History
History
The aim of history teaching at Castle Hill Primary School is to stimulate the pupil’s interest, curiosity and understanding about the past.
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Mathematics
Mathematics
At Castle Hill we believe that all pupils can achieve in mathematics. We believe that at each stage of learning, pupils should be able to demonstrate deep, conceptual understanding of a topic and build on this over time.
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Music
Music
We want all of our children to develop a positive attitude to music that is promoted through an inclusive and practical approach. We want all children to develop skills, knowledge and achieve a sense of pride and purpose through their enjoyment of music.
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Phonics
Phonics
Reading is such an important life skill and it is at the heart of everything we do at Castle Hill. Through our rigorous phonics curriculum, we ensure children develop the skills and knowledge they need to develop as confident readers who have a love of books.
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Physical Education
Physical Education
At Castle Hill we want to ensure the wellbeing of our whole school and ensure we promote an understanding of children’s physical wellbeing and having a healthy lifestyle.
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PSHE and RSE
PSHE and RSE
At Castle Hill primary school, we aim to deliver a high-quality PSHE and RSE that enables children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society.
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Religious Education
Religious Education
We believe that Religious Education is providing pupils the opportunities to explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religion and belief, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living.
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Science
Science
Science at Castle Hill teaches our pupils the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to question and understand concepts and phenomena that occur in the world around them.
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Spanish
Spanish
We strive to stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about language and develop their awareness of cultural differences in other countries.
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Writing
Writing
We believe writing is at the heart of all children’s learning of the curriculum and along with reading and speaking and listening, we feel it makes a significant contribution to the development of children intellectually, emotionally and socially and provides them with the necessary skills for later life.
How to find out more information
To find out more about our curriculum, please speak to your child's class teacher or call us on 020 8397 2006.
Our curriculum leader is Mrs Densham who is also one of our Assistant Headteachers.