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.
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School value focus |
Nursery A |
Nursery B |
Year R |
Term 1Koinonia |
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
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Term 2Love |
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 3Kindness |
Dinosaurs What can we discover? Forces – magnets/water/wind
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Space What can we discover? Forces – magnets/water/wind
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Transport Are we nearly there yet? Similarities/Differences Floating & Sinking/Movement/ Materials |
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Term 4Forgiveness |
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 5Trust |
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 |
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Term 6Joy |
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 |
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School value focus |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Term 1Koinonia |
Geography – Local + UK Where do we live? Autumn |
History – Changes to local history How has Whitstable changed? Alternative Traditional Tales |
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Term 2Love |
History – Toys/Schools What was it like when you were young? Materials Traditional Tales |
Geography – Climate Change How can we help? Personal responsibility Animals/humans |
Term 3Kindness |
Geography – Hot and Cold Is it hot or cold? Weather patterns, climate, pollution Seasons/Winter |
History – WWII What happened before I was born? Materials
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Term 4Forgiveness |
History – Local History What happened in Whitstable? School, flood, crab and winkle, smugglers etc. Trees and plants (Danny Clarke) |
Geography – Continents, oceans & comparisons to Whitstable Where on earth are we? Living things and Habitats |
Term 5Trust |
Superheroes Who helps us? Show interest in lives of others/occupations
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Nature What is nature? Local/different environments, climate Plants |
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Term 6Joy |
History – Significant person within living memory Who is David Attenborough? Summer/Animals |
Geography – Maps How can I get there? Location on maps, keys, scales, features eg mountains and rivers. |