Introduction

The Curriculum is all planned activities organised in School to promote learning and personal growth and development. It includes not only statutory requirements of the National Curriculum, but also a broader spectrum of areas.

The Curriculum also includes wider issues taught in School, where children are taught how to develop into positive, responsible people who can work and co-operate with others, while developing knowledge and skills, so they can achieve their full potential.

Aims

The Curriculum aims of Hydesville are to:

Ensure that the School reflects Christian beliefs and values through all aspects of its life.
Prepare out students for life in our multicultural society by fostering an awareness of other people's views, cultures and beliefs.
Encourage self confidence and independence, so that children develop lively enquiring minds.
Develop positive attitudes to learning and enable children to achieve the highest possible standards, especially in literacy and maths, within a broad and balanced Curriculum.
Encourage self-discipline, within a caring environment.
Provide a caring, supportive environment and full commitment to equality of opportunity in which children can develop to their full potential.
Together, the staff of the School seeks to develop children who are:

Co-operative and sensitive;
Confident and motivated;
Independent and self disciplined;
Able to use and apply a wide range of skills and knowledge, helping them to build and develop their self-esteem and full potential.
We aim to do the above through:

Through the use of positive role models;
Through our organisation and environment;
Through the Curriculum we plan for the children.
Through increasing cultural awareness and encouragement.
Through the involvement of families and their children's education and the life of the School.

General Principles

The general principles of the School are:

That children learn within the context of a Christian environment.
To enable all children to learn and develop their skills to the best of their ability.
To promote a positive attitude to learning, so that children enjoy coming to School, and acquire a solid base for lifelong learning.
To teach children to be creative and to develop their own thinking.
To enable children to be positive citizens in society, confident in making right choices.
To help children understand Britain's cultural heritage.
To teach children about their developing world, including how their society, community and environment have changed over time.
Organisation

Staff meetings look at Curriculum issues on a regular basis with updates to schemes of work/specifications taking place annually or when required.
Heads of Departments (Senior School) and Subject Coordinators (Junior School) ensure that subject input is up to date and appropriate.