The Westfield Experience
“Going for Gold” – striving to be the very best you can be
Westfield Primary School aims to grow lifelong learners who understand the purpose and value of their learning, seeing the relevance to their past, present and future. Our pupils develop a rich and deep subject knowledge within a progressive framework, exploring the full breadth and depth of the National Curriculum. We aim for all pupils to acquire a wide and secure vocabulary which meets or exceeds age related expectations.
We celebrate diversity and encourage creativity. Our pupils develop skills through a variety of exciting and challenging contexts - it’s the Westfield way!
General principles
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
- Understand the purpose and value of their learning through the challenge and enjoyment of learning to see its relevance to their past, present and future.
- Develop a rich and deep subject knowledge which allows them to develop and demonstrate their creativity and develop new skills through a variety of different contexts.
- Learn within a coherent and progressive framework to explore the breadth and depth of the National Curriculum.
- To learn and retain subject specific and technical language across a broad curriculum.
Well-being
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
- Be effective self-managers.
- Learn in a safe, productive and supportive environment.
- Develop self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.
- Learn how to respect themselves and others.
- Build respectful relationships.
- Reflect individually and think mindfully about their learning and know where to go for help.
- Follow their own interests and be themselves whilst recognising that people are good at different things.
- Work in a range of groups and settings.
Pupil Voice
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
- Contribute to planning, reviewing their own learning and reflecting their learning experiences.
- Say what they find difficult about their learning.
- Explore ways of becoming an active citizen.
- Take part in democratic activities across the curriculum.
- Make a positive contribution to the school and local community.
- Take part in appropriate discussions to make choices about what is important to them and others.
Pedagogy
Our curriculum will be taught through a pedagogy that:
- Excites, promotes and sustains children’s interest in their learning.
- Offers all children memorable experiences throughout the topic.
- Enables and fosters children’s natural curiosity, promotes problem solving, creativity and communication.
- Enables children to reflect on and evaluate their learning.
- Staff are up to date on pedagogy.
Enrichment
- Providing on and off site subject or topic related activities.
- Developing partnerships with external providers that extend children’s opportunities for learning.
- Welcoming parents and carers to take part in children’s learning and experiences.
- Using quality resources in and out of the classroom.
- Holding specialist curriculum days or weeks.
- Offering opportunities for children to learn outdoors.