Curriculum Overview

At Childeric we believe that all children deserve a curriculum that values their independence, providing opportunities for all children to thrive socially and emotionally as well as academically.

We aim for all our children to become more resilient as independent learners, taking an active role in their learning. We use Thinking Matters teaching strategies to enable our children to develop their metacognition. Our curriculum is not only knowledge rich but encourages children to think creatively, allowing children  to become not just critical thinkers – able to learn something in one subject and then apply that knowledge in another - but also to be active participants in our community. 

We use a wide range of strategies in our teaching that takes into account the different ways children learn.  Pupils have opportunities to work individually, with a partner, in groups and in whole class situations. We also believe that parents play an important role in their children’s learning and we have a strong commitment to developing links with home and school. 

We believe that children learn best when they are motivated, pro-active and enjoying their learning.  Therefore we place great emphasis on delivering our curriculum though practical, first hand experiences in real-life contexts which engages children, providing opportunities to apply basic skills, as well as offering wide ranging spiritual, moral, social and cultural opportunities. We are proud that our creative curriculum offers a wide range of school trips, workshops and special events.