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Our Curriculum

Loved, Inspired, Shining

At St Alphege CE Infant School we recognise the value of a broad, balanced and creative curriculum underpinned by the school’s Christian vision and values. We ensure that well-being is at the heart of all we do and aim to develop a life-long love of learning within our pupils. We have worked with all stakeholders to develop a curriculum that embraces enquiry, awe and wonder and creativity. Our curriculum focusses on the teaching of essential skills needed for developing creative, confident and independent learners.

Every child in our St Alphege family is recognised as unique and individual. We celebrate their strengths and differences with an individualised learning approach and aim to ensure that their potential is maximised through engagement in all areas of the curriculum.

We believe that all children should experience learning beyond the classroom and embrace the locality in which we sit. The school has strong connections with the local community; therefore children are given the opportunity to enrich their learning through engagement with creative professionals. We aim to give all of our children experiences outside of the classroom by going on local visits and utilising our diverse community. 

Children leave St Alphege with a sense of belonging both to the school family and the wider community. Having developed interpersonal skills, built their resilience and learnt how to work as part of a team, children are able to carry these attributes with them throughout their learning journey.  

We want every member of the St Alphege family to go home each day with joy and shine like a light in the world.

Please click on the headings on the left for information about each key stage.

Please see the yearly overview for each year group below.

School value focus

Nursery A

Nursery B

Year R

Term 1

Koinonia

I am special/Farm

What makes me special?

What can you find on the farm?

Sensory/talk about what they see

Talk about self and family

I am special/Harvest

What makes me special?

What can you find at the greengrocers?

Sensory/talk about what they see

Talk about self and family

All About Me

Who am I?

Families, houses

Autumn/Seasons

 

 

 

 

Term 2

Love

Light & Dark

I wonder how the world is filled with light?

Remembrance, Christmas, Fireworks

Investigate light/shadow

Show interest in others/traditions

Colour

I wonder how the world is filled with colour?

Remembrance, Christmas, Fireworks

Investigate light/shadow

Show interest in others/traditions

Celebrations

How do we Celebrate?

Remembrance, Diwali, Hannukah, Christmas, Fireworks

Nursery Rhymes

Term 3

Kindness

Dinosaurs

What can we discover?

Forces – magnets/water/wind

 

 

Space

What can we discover?

Forces – magnets/water/wind

 

 

Transport

Are we nearly there yet?

Similarities/Differences

Floating & Sinking/Movement/ Materials

 

Term 4

Forgiveness

Our community

Who helps us?

Show interest in lives of others/occupations

Superheroes

Who helps us?

Show interest in lives of others/occupations

Nature

What is nature?

Local/different environments, climate

Plants

Term 5

Trust

Sunflowers

What changes do you see?

Growth/Life cycle

Beans

What changes do you see?

Growth/Life cycle

Minibeasts

What is a bug’s life?

Insects/habitats

 

Term 6

Joy

Whitstable Beach

What can you do with water?

Floating/sinking/properties of water

Pirates

What can you do with water?

Floating/sinking/properties of water

By The Seaside

Do you like to be beside the seaside?

Animals

School value focus

Year 1

Year 2

Term 1

Koinonia

Geography – Local + UK

Where do we live?

Autumn

HistoryChanges to local history

How has Whitstable changed?

Alternative Traditional Tales

 

Term 2

Love

History – Toys/Schools

What was it like when you were young?

Materials

Traditional Tales

GeographyClimate Change

How can we help?

Personal responsibility

Animals/humans

Term 3

Kindness

Geography – Hot and Cold

Is it hot or cold?

Weather patterns, climate, pollution

Seasons/Winter

History WWII

What happened before I was born?

Materials

 

 

Term 4

Forgiveness

History – Local History

What happened in Whitstable?

School, flood, crab and winkle, smugglers etc.

Trees and plants (Danny Clarke)

GeographyContinents, oceans & comparisons to Whitstable

Where on earth are we?

Living things and Habitats

Term 5

Trust

Superheroes

Who helps us?

Show interest in lives of others/occupations

 

Nature

What is nature?

Local/different environments, climate

Plants

 

Term 6

Joy

HistorySignificant person within living memory

Who is David Attenborough?

Summer/Animals

GeographyMaps

How can I get there?

Location on maps, keys, scales, features eg mountains and rivers.