Our Curriculum Offer
We are proud of the curriculum we offer to all children and continually review and refine it to ensure the best possible outcomes for our pupils. Careful consideration has been given to the sequencing of learning so that key knowledge and skills are revisited, embedded and built upon over time.
Our staff benefit from high-quality pedagogical training and support, informed by current educational research and evidence-based practice, to ensure effective learning through quality-first teaching. Within lessons, teachers use a range of strategies to develop children’s metacognition, including retrieval practice, modelling and guided practice that leads to increasing independence.
We place a strong emphasis on reading and the development of vocabulary across the whole curriculum, enabling children to become confident communicators and successful learners in all subjects.
Curriculum Enrichment
We believe that memorable experiences enrich children’s learning and help bring the curriculum to life. Throughout the year, we provide a wide range of educational visits, visitors and residential opportunities to inspire and engage our pupils.
We welcome a range of visitors to the school such as a vet (EYFS Vet Role Play area); Antarctic Explorer (Year 1 Geography); Mountaineer and author (Year 5/6 Geography); children's authors and poets from the Appledore Book Festival (Year 3 and 4 English); and Time Travellers (Year 5 History). In addition we take part in various online workshop such as one for Year 6 delivered by the Holocaust Education Organisation, exploring the life of 10-year-old Leo in 1933.
Our wider curriculum visits include regular visits to RHS Rosemoor for all year groups (Science); Year 3 trip to Kents Caverns (History), Year 4 rivers fieldwork on Exmoor (Georgraphy), Year 5 sustainability visits to Croyde (Geography) and Year 6 D-Day training invesitationgs on Braunton Burrows (History).
We also make the most of our exceptional local environment. Situated within the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Braunton provides access to beautiful beaches and the unique landscape of Braunton Burrows. Children across the school regularly use the school grounds and local area for activities such as litter surveys and litter pick; visits to the Great Field; trips to the local museum, Countryside centre and Surf museum; and surveying of the local business and shops exploring how these change/have changed over time. These local trips and visits help our pupils develop a strong sense of place and connection to their community, where our school is at the heart.
As part of the PE curriculum, Year 5 have weekly swimming lessons and in Year 6 they also take part in weekly surf lifesaving sessions during the summer term. Pupils learn water safety skills, rescue techniques using boards, and a range of disciplines associated with the sport, helping to build confidence, resilience and teamwork.
Residential visits are an important part of our enrichment offer. Years 4 and 6 take part in outdoor activity residentials lasting three days (two nights) and five days (four nights) respectively. Year 5 visit Bristol to support their history learning linked to the Industrial Revolution.
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