Curriculum
At Exbourne C of E Primary, we have created a curriculum which aims to develop the whole child; to build the skills and confidence to become a valuable member of the community and wider world and to own the tools to tackle life’s challenges with a smile.
Our curriculum is inclusive and allows all types of learners, those with SEN and high ability and talented children to thrive. Our children are encouraged to think about how they are living their lives, to be good citizens in school, the community and globally. The curriculum incorporates the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum 2014 and is enriched through experiences and opportunities which best meet the learning and developmental needs of the children in our school.
We foster a love for education, school, friends, family and ourselves. Using social learning, daily worships and RE lessons we encourage a strong personal focus on love for others. Wherever possible children will take part in a trip, visitor or experience each term. The school places a high priority on the performing arts; public speaking, dance, drama, singing and music. Through our daily worships the children regularly sing and perform. Specialist music teachers are employed to promote the playing of instruments whilst festivals such as Harvest, Christmas and Easter are led by the children in St Mary’s church.
The main aim of our curriculum is for children to have the requisite skills to be successful, independent and motivated learners in readiness for their next stage of education; preparing them for life as global citizens in the 21st century. Children who attend Exbourne Primary School build cultural capital by working within the community and local church to improve their local area. The school has strong links with the Anglican and Methodist churches as well as members of our community. We strive to ensure all our children are lifelong learners and build upon their skills and knowledge gained at our school.
Our curriculum is inclusive and allows all types of learners, those with SEN and high ability and talented children to thrive. Our children are encouraged to think about how they are living their lives, to be good citizens in school, the community and globally. The curriculum incorporates the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum 2014 and is enriched through experiences and opportunities which best meet the learning and developmental needs of the children in our school.
We foster a love for education, school, friends, family and ourselves. Using social learning, daily worships and RE lessons we encourage a strong personal focus on love for others. Wherever possible children will take part in a trip, visitor or experience each term. The school places a high priority on the performing arts; public speaking, dance, drama, singing and music. Through our daily worships the children regularly sing and perform. Specialist music teachers are employed to promote the playing of instruments whilst festivals such as Harvest, Christmas and Easter are led by the children in St Mary’s church.
The main aim of our curriculum is for children to have the requisite skills to be successful, independent and motivated learners in readiness for their next stage of education; preparing them for life as global citizens in the 21st century. Children who attend Exbourne Primary School build cultural capital by working within the community and local church to improve their local area. The school has strong links with the Anglican and Methodist churches as well as members of our community. We strive to ensure all our children are lifelong learners and build upon their skills and knowledge gained at our school.
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Spirituality at Exbourne C of E Primary
Exbourne C of E Primary offers a spiritual and moral basis for the development of the whole child and a solid foundation for personal and social values based on our core Christian values. A distinctive language is provided for understanding life and interpreting human experience. As a community of faith and through our Christian distinctiveness, we can begin to discover who we are, why we are, and - perhaps most importantly - what we might be.
Spirituality is at the heart of our values-based curriculum. We start each half term with a ‘big question’ which encourages children and adults to reflect on our beliefs and values. Spirituality is how we understand ourselves and our place in the world: recognising strengths, weaknesses and having confidence to challenge ourselves. We care for the local and global community and our Christian values underpin our learning and encourage children to ask ‘big questions’.
Some of the opportunities we offer to children at Exbourne for their spiritual development are:
Spirituality is at the heart of our values-based curriculum. We start each half term with a ‘big question’ which encourages children and adults to reflect on our beliefs and values. Spirituality is how we understand ourselves and our place in the world: recognising strengths, weaknesses and having confidence to challenge ourselves. We care for the local and global community and our Christian values underpin our learning and encourage children to ask ‘big questions’.
Some of the opportunities we offer to children at Exbourne for their spiritual development are:
- Regular visits to our local sacred space
- Reflection on ‘big questions’, challenges, experiences
- A sense of awe and wonder through visits to places of worship
- A sense of the mystery of life through poetry/ story
- Awareness of the wider world through a discovery curriculum
- A sense of enquiry through our ‘I wonder…’ incentive
- A sense of achievement through Achievement Assembly
- Supporting charities in the wider community
- A sense of the joy of life through creative curriculum – music, the arts
- Empathy with others in our school community, the Trust and the wider world through real life experiences
Managing the right to withdraw from RE
At Exbourne Church of England Primary School, RE is taught as an inspiring, inclusive and enquiry-led subject, open to all and at the centre of the curriculum, and we would hope that all parents would understand the value of this for all children. However, parents do have a right by law to withdraw their children from Religious Education lessons. In this event, we will undertake responsibility for their supervision with regard to health and safety. The school follows the guidance offered by the Diocese of Exeter and we always encourage parents to discuss any concerns they may have about the RE curriculum with the headteacher before making a final decision. Requests for full or partial withdrawal need to be made to the headteacher in writing.
If pupils/ parents do request withdrawal from RE lessons, alternative arrangements will take place outside of the main classroom/ collective worship.
Collective Worship and the Law
In accordance with legal requirements (School Standards and Framework Act 1998) an act of collective worship, taking into account of the age, aptitude and background of the pupils, is provided daily for all pupils except those withdrawn by parents. The school expects that withdrawal will be only made following discussions with the Principal, followed by written confirmation of withdrawal. Special arrangements will be made to supervise children withdrawn from acts of worship. In addition, staff have the right to withdraw from the act of collective worship.
“The arrangements for the required collective worship may, in respect of each school day, provide for a single act of worship for all pupils or for separate acts of worship for pupils in different age groups or in different school groups.”
The School Standards and Framework Act 1998
At Exbourne Church of England Primary School, RE is taught as an inspiring, inclusive and enquiry-led subject, open to all and at the centre of the curriculum, and we would hope that all parents would understand the value of this for all children. However, parents do have a right by law to withdraw their children from Religious Education lessons. In this event, we will undertake responsibility for their supervision with regard to health and safety. The school follows the guidance offered by the Diocese of Exeter and we always encourage parents to discuss any concerns they may have about the RE curriculum with the headteacher before making a final decision. Requests for full or partial withdrawal need to be made to the headteacher in writing.
If pupils/ parents do request withdrawal from RE lessons, alternative arrangements will take place outside of the main classroom/ collective worship.
Collective Worship and the Law
In accordance with legal requirements (School Standards and Framework Act 1998) an act of collective worship, taking into account of the age, aptitude and background of the pupils, is provided daily for all pupils except those withdrawn by parents. The school expects that withdrawal will be only made following discussions with the Principal, followed by written confirmation of withdrawal. Special arrangements will be made to supervise children withdrawn from acts of worship. In addition, staff have the right to withdraw from the act of collective worship.
“The arrangements for the required collective worship may, in respect of each school day, provide for a single act of worship for all pupils or for separate acts of worship for pupils in different age groups or in different school groups.”
The School Standards and Framework Act 1998
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