Our Curriculum at St Joseph's

Curriculum Intent

At St Joseph’s, we intend to provide our children with the learning and experiences which will allow them to develop the firm foundations of knowledge which can then be used to deepen their understanding, leading to success. This allows them to develop into independent thinkers who have a thirst for knowing more and therefore expands their love of learning. We intend to do this in a safe and stimulating environment where every child is valued for their contribution and their successes are celebrated as a child of God.

Implementation

At St Joseph’s we will implement this:

Through faith – As a Catholic School, all of our teachings are underpinned by our Catholic virtues and are embedded in the gospel teachings where we place Christ at the Centre of all we do.

Through purpose – Our curriculum has been developed to make sure that the children have the opportunity to learn about things that are not only built on knowledge, but also have a meaning and purpose for them. This includes incorporating opportunities to learn about their locality, both past and present, as well as welcoming, celebrating and valuing differences that contribute to our society.

Through sequential learning – Every part of the curriculum is planned and delivered as a building block to provide the firm foundations for the skills and knowledge they will need in later life. This incorporates a spiral curriculum which allows the children to make links with prior learning and use their knowledge to learn more and challenge their own thinking.  

Through fun and engaging opportunities  - As a school we also want the children to enjoy their learning. Our curriculum is enhanced through a variety of interesting and engaging trips, visits and opportunities. These include local visits to Pudsey and Pudsey park, through to residential visits to Ministacres on a Spiritual retreat and Ingleborough Hall for outdoor activities. We have visited  places such as the Armley Mills when studying the History theme of Victorians Yorkshire Arboretum when studying Maths in the outdoor environment. We also enjoy having visitors to school and often introduce our history units with a history experience, or have specialists in for PE, but also enjoy using our own parents and community to bring teaching and learning to life in the classroom. This exposes our children to a range of experiences, including cultural experiences that will equip them with cultural knowledge to support them in later life.