Governor input

 

“It is very clear on learning walks that St Mark’s offer a full and broad curriculum and it’s lovely to see the children so fully engaged and wanting to learn.”

“Within the classrooms it is clear what projects are being taught and that they cover many different areas of the curriculum.”

“As a parent governor it was wonderful to be invited into the classroom to visit the Tudor museum. It was amazing to see the effort that the children had put into their home learning to combine with their classwork for a brilliant display.”

 

Aims

The aims of our school curriculum are:

• to enable all children to learn, and develop their skills, to the best of their ability;
• to promote a positive attitude towards learning, so that children enjoy coming to school, and acquire a solid basis for lifelong learning;
• to teach children the basic skills of English, maths and computing;
• to enable children to be creative and to develop their own thinking;
• to teach children about the developing world, including how their environment and society have changed over time;
• to help children understand Britain's cultural heritage;
• to appreciate and value the contribution made by all ethnic groups in our multi-cultural society;
• to enable children to be positive citizens;
• to fulfil all the requirements of the National Curriculum and the Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education;
• to teach children to have an awareness of their own spiritual development, and to distinguish right from wrong;
• to help children understand the importance of truth and fairness, so that they grow up committed to equal opportunities for all;
• to enable children to have respect for themselves and high self-esteem, and to live and work cooperatively with others.

If you have any questions regarding the curriculum we teach please contact the school directly.