Our Curriculum at Woodlands

At Woodlands, we believe every pupil deserves access to a high-quality, broad, and balanced curriculum enriched with cultural and sporting opportunities. Our goal is to ensure that every pupil has the best chance to reach their full potential, both academically and personally, as well as a member of the wider community.

As part of the Creative Education Trust, our curriculum is guided by our trust principles:

• Knowledge-Rich and Coherent: Our curriculum clearly defines what pupils should know, understand, and apply. Learning is carefully sequenced to build knowledge over time.

• Ambitious and Inclusive: Driven by the trust mission for social equity, our curriculum is ambitious yet adaptable, through high quality teaching and targeted interventions, to meet the needs of all pupils.

• Purposeful Assessment: Regular, well-planned assessments support knowledge retention and help identify gaps, which we can then address before moving forward.

We follow the National Curriculum with reading, writing, communication, and mathematics forming the foundation of our curriculum. Alongside these, we teach science, history, geography, religious education, computing, art, PSHE and music as distinct disciplines. We ensure that all subject areas have sufficient time, thus allowing meaningful understanding in every subject.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, a sense of belonging, and British Values throughout our curriculum. We encourage pupils to:

• See themselves in their learning (Mirrors)

• Understand others’ experiences (Windows)

• Think critically (Lenses)

• Connect ideas across subjects and contexts (Threads)

Cultural capital is developed not only through classroom learning but also through a wide range of enriching extra-curricular experiences, such as after-school clubs, trips and visits.

To find out more about each subject, please click on the curriculum tabs below

 

 

 

 

 

 

Withdrawal from Religious Education and Collective Worship

In England and Wales, parents have a statutory right under Section 71 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to withdraw their child from:

•  Religious Education (RE) lessons

•  Acts of Collective Worship

You are not required to provide a reason for the withdrawal. However, we recommend speaking with your child’s class teacher beforehand to discuss any questions or concerns.

To request a withdrawal, please submit your request in writing to the Headteacher.