Art and Design

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to

remain an artist once he grows up.”  Pablo Picasso

The vision for our Art and Design curriculum is to encourage and enable our children to develop their creativity and skills by exploring a range of media and materials over time. As they progress through the school, children learn the skills of drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, textiles, printmaking, photography and graphic design. They  are given opportunities to explore and evaluate their ideas. Children are introduced to a range of different artists and will have experiences that broaden their knowledge and understanding about the differences and similarities between these artists, alongside making links to their own work.  

Art and Design Curriculum Statement

 

 

 

Computing

 

Design and Technology

“Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success.” James Dyson

We believe that Design Technology (DT) encourages inquisition and imagination, and promotes an engagement of children who may not ordinarily enjoy practical, hands-on activities. Design Technology teaches children to be aware of the world around them, and to make rational, economic and ecological based decisions, and to understand how their decisions affect people and the environment. In lessons, pupils explore different questions that life presents them, and develop skills and attitudes to tackle, investigate and find answers to these questions. Pupils will also work as part of a team to solve problems, and take part in class and group discussion, working through different roles, and taking on board constructive criticism. Children look at different situations around the world and consider ways in which Design and Technology could provide positive contributions and improve the quality of life.

English and Phonics

Geography

History

Languages

Mathematics

“Mathematics reveals its secret only to those who approach it with love, for its own beauty.” Archimedes

At Whimple Primary School, we are committed to ensuring that children are able to recognise the importance of Maths not only in school, but, its application across a variety of disciplines in the wider world. We want all pupils to experience the beauty, power and enjoyment of mathematics and develop a sense of curiosity about the subject with a clear understanding.

 We intend for all children to:

• Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics so that they develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
• Be able to use Reasoning skills efficiently to follow a line of enquiry and develop and present a justification or proof using mathematical language
• Apply mathematical Problem Solving skills effectively to solve a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including in unfamiliar contexts and to model real-life scenarios.
• Have an appreciation of number and number operations, which enables mental calculations and written procedures to be performed efficiently, fluently and accurately to be successful in mathematics.

Music

“There is music in every child.

The teacher's job is to find it and nurture it.” - Frances Clark

The vision for our Music curriculum is for it to be an engaging, enjoyable and progressive learning experience which inspires creativity and self-expression. We aim to foster a love of music in our pupils by exposing them to diverse musical experiences and igniting a passion for music. Listening and responding to different musical styles and finding their voices as singers, performers and composers enables our pupils to become confident, reflective musicians.

 

Physical Education

“I have always believed that exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.”     Nelson Mandela

 Our vision for PE is for all children to experience excellent physical education, school sport and physical activity that will lead to life-long participation. Our aim is to provide a high quality, inclusive physical education curriculum which inspires all pupils to succeed and excel. We focus on developing pupils’ physical literacy required to tackle a range of activities and encourage life-long participation in fitness. We target opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness as well as embed values and respect.

Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education (P.S.H.E)

“PSHE education gives pupils the knowledge, skills, and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe and to prepare them for life and work in modern Britain." - PSHE Association

Our vision for PSHE (which incorporates the National Curriculum non-statutory guidance for Citizenship) is to allow our children to become responsible and informed global citizens. We want our children to develop as great communicators, who are confident to share their views and opinions. We aspire to ensure PSHE is at the core of everything we do. By doing so it allows our children to blossom into confident, independent, reflective and responsible members of the ever changing society around them.

Religious Education

Science