Our Values: Ambition, Compassion and Resilience
Our Vision: Let Your Light Shine - Matthew 5:16
Our Curriculum
Curriculum Intent
At the heart of our curriculum is the belief that every child can achieve their full potential. We value each and every subject within our curriculum and provide opportunities for children to flourish and develop their individual talents. The team at St Barnabas are committed to delivering an engaging, knowledge-rich curriculum which meets the needs of the community whilst creating endless opportunities for our children. Underpinning our curriculum is our values:
- Ambition
- Compassion
- Resilience
Our Curriculum Drivers
In order to deliver the most appropriate curriculum to our children at St Barnabas, we have identified three curriculum drivers. We reflected, as a school, on what our curriculum needed to offer the children in our local community. The following three principles underpin the curriculum we provide for our children and they are woven through every subject across the wider curriculum.
Spirituality
The St Barnabas definition of Spirituality
Spirituality at St Barnabas is a personal experience of exploring and growing in our understanding of ourselves, others, the world, or God. It is how we feel connected to something greater than ourselves, something special, like love, nature, family, or God. It’s what helps us feel calm inside, kind to others, and thankful for the world around us, appreciating beauty and wonder. It can often involve a sense of hope, meaning, purpose and inner peace, rooted in our Christian values.
Possibilities
We are passionate about ensuring that St Barnabas children are provided with a wide range of experiences in order to raise their aspirations so that they can reach their full potential. We strongly believe that all children can make a positive contribution to our society no matter what their starting point. All children who attend St Barnabas will move to their next stage of education with the cultural capital needed to be successful learners.
Community
When designing our curriculum, we thought carefully about the uniqueness of our community to ensure that we respond to the needs of our families. We believe it is vital that children develop a secure sense of belonging to their local village and feel a responsibility for their national and global community. We teach the children to be proud of North Common and to play an active part. Our curriculum also teaches children to respect and value the diversity of the world we live in and we provide opportunities to celebrate this further.
Curriculum Handbook
Download: Curriculum Handbook 2024
Knowledge Organisers
Download: Parent Guide to Knowledge Organisers
By the end of KS2, St Barnabas pupils will be self-motivated, spiritual and aspirational individuals who have the knowledge and belief to become valued members of their local community as well as the ability to be agents of change on a global scale.
