Our Curriculum

'Life in all its fullness'

Our school curriculum

At Ambleside Church of England Primary School, our curriculum is inspired by Jesus' words in John 10:10:

"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

Our vision, 'Life in all its fullness', is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to flourish academically, spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically. Our curriculum is carefully designed to meet the needs of all learners while providing rich, ambitious and meaningful experiences that ignite curiosity, inspire a love of learning and prepare children to make a positive contribution to the world around them.

We enrich learning by making the most of our unique location within the Lake District, using our local environment, community, history and culture to bring learning to life. Through a broad and balanced curriculum, memorable experiences and high aspirations for every child, we enable pupils to discover and develop their God-given talents, build resilience, show compassion and grow into confident, responsible citizens who are equipped to flourish now and in the future.

We deliver an ambitious curriculum and have high expectations for what all children can achieve. Our curriculum incorporates learning from topics and subjects in our local surrounding areas.  For example, we study historical figures from the Lake District and investigate geographical features of the local area.  We strive to include learning in the outdoors as much as possible as we believe that children benefit greatly from this. Our children engage in outward bound activities in the local area every term, such as canoeing, climbing and orienteering, and all year groups take part in regular Forest School sessions in our school garden and school woodland areas.

The curriculum maps below outline which areas are being studied in each subject of the curriculum. The school has a two year rolling programme for its curriculum to ensure that all areas of the National Curriculum are covered during children's time in each key stage. As a two-year cycle progresses, children are able to make links with previous learning to further deepen their understanding of different subjects. Please use this link to see the National Curriculum: www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum 

For our children in Early Years, we base our learning around Development Matters.