Curriculum Overview
At Elm Academy we have based our Curriculum on the National Curriculum but we go above and beyond to excel it in as many ways as possible.
All learning is carefully and meticulously planned to ensure it is progressive, with pupils consistently revisiting and building not only on knowledge learnt in their current year group but also in previous ones.
Pupils will also complete regular Knowledge Quizzes in school to highlight the knowledge they have retained and any gaps in their understanding to ensure we can address this swiftly.
To ensure the pupils are engaged with their learning, and enjoy what is being taught, we regularly complete pupil interviews and surveys to ask them for their feedback. The most recent ones of these have been overwhelmingly positive with the vast majority of pupils commenting on their love for the class texts and for their enjoyment of their lessons.
As a school we also aim to cover National Events such as World Book Day, Black History Month and Walk to School Week to help develop our pupils as citizens, as well as developing them academically.
To find out more about the National Curriculum expectations please follow this link – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/425601/PRIMARY_national_curriculum.pdf
See individual subject pages to find out more about our curriculum.
If you would still like to find out more you can make an appointment to see one of our Vice Principals -by emailing elm@ea.weareauthentic.education and asking for an appointment.
At Elm Academy we are very proud of our broad and diverse reading curriculum. We aim to develop pupils’ cultural capital by ensuring we expose them to as many different cultures and different ways of living as possible through our carefully planned, vast curriculum. This map shows all the different countries pupils will earn about during their time at Elm Academy, across a range of subjects –
Curriculum World MapExperiential Learning – Trips and Visits & Cultural Capital
Every pupil at Elm will experience trips and visits that will bring alive the curriculum being studied. It is only through this experiential learning that pupils will embed their understanding of concepts, ideas and events.
We have an ambitious trips and visits schedule, but one we know will support our children on their journey to know more, remember more and achieve more!