Copford School Curriculum
Our school curriculum has four main drivers – building personal and learning relationships,
learning for a purpose, risk taking and child led.

These drivers are supported by our Keys to Success – Co-operation, Curiosity, Enquiry, Independence, Reflection and Resilience. All encompassed by our Christian Values of Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Forgiveness, Justice, Peace and Trust.

Copford follows the National frameworks for Literacy and Numeracy. We follow the Essex SACRE approved scheme for Religious Education. Our PHSE scheme is Jigsaw.

Copford has developed a curriculum in science and all foundation stage subjects that meets the needs of the children in the Copford Area. It has been customised, personalised and designed to build upon the experiences and backgrounds of pupils

It is based on Early Years – Milestone 1 (Years 1 and 2) Milestone 2 (Years 3 and 4) and Milestone 3 (Years 5 and 6). Within these milestones as well clear progression in skills, there is also the opportunity for children to revisit skills and concepts to facilitate the development of their long-term memory. These are based on the Chris Quigley Essentials Scheme as a guide when planning coverage of the foundation subjects, ensuring that coverage is in line with National Curriculum statutory requirements.

We have clear sequencing of key concepts, skills and knowledge which helps develop a continuum between subject disciplines and cross-curricular links and application. This enables the children to not only revisit concepts, helping them with their long-term memory, but to also develop the skills to think and learn as historians, geographers, scientists etc. As well as the substantive knowledge; the factual content and core concepts of a subject—the "what" children need to know, importantly there is an emphasis on the functional knowledge they need to develop; the knowledge about how the subject works—how we know what we know. It includes the methods, processes, and ways of thinking specific to each subject. This is how we develop children to think as historians, geographers, scientists etc.

To view the National Curriculum please click on the link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum 

We work hard in ensuring our curriculum provides the children with the very best education in all areas.
Each term parents are sent a curriculum overview so that they can support learning at home. These are accessible through the ‘Children’ tab.

I will grow for tomorrow’s challenges ~growing through God’s love.