Curriculum

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Year Group Curriculum Plans

 Curriculum Subjects

• Art & Design
  Art & Design

  There is great pleasure to be derived from Art and Design and, through deeper understanding; pupils can gain access to cultural richness and diversity. The appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enriches all our lives.

  At Chantry, we encourage our pupils to stimulate creativity and imagination through their art. Our book-based curriculum provides opportunities for visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a special way of understanding and responding to the world. This enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think through the use of colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes.

  The school uses a variety of teaching and learning styles in art and design lessons. Our principal aim is to develop the children's knowledge, skills and understanding in art and design. We ensure that the act of investigating and making includes exploring and developing ideas, evaluating and developing work.

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• Computing
  Computing

• Design and Technology
  Design and Technology

• English
  English

• Geography
  Geography

• History
  History

  Chantry Primary Academy allows the children a vast variety of learning experiences within history. These learning experiences take many forms as we understand that for children to succeed in subjects such as history, they have to be engaged and engrossed in the topic. This is done through our book based curriculum which allows the children to link what they read in their class text to the learning they do in class. The class texts chosen allow the children to advance their understanding of the development of Britain and the wider world. ?We understand the importance of children having a firm understanding of chronology (times and dates) as well as the ability to explore and enhance their enquiry skills.

  

  Our Great Fire of London
  Recreation

  All history based teaching at Chantry is supported by making links to other subjects within the national curriculum including Geography, ICT and English. This allows the children to apply the learning they do within history lessons and create diary entries, letters and historically accurate stories. The learning of history is often enhanced with a WOW day or Fantastic Finish which dedicates quality time to bringing history alive for the children, including trips to Hampton Court and Hendon Air Museum. History is also bought to life in the classroom with visits from guests such as a World War Two evacuee or a recreation of the Great Fire of London.

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• Italian
  Italian

• Mathematics
  Mathematics

• Music
  Music

• Physical Education
  Physical Education

• Religious Education
  Religious Education

  The Luton and Bedfordshire Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education gives a clear outline of what should be covered within the teaching of Religious Education and all our children at Chantry Academy learn about religions within and beyond their local community.

  At Chantry, we work with our local community to help deepen our learning about different cultures and religions. Our children and parents are welcomed to share the practices and stories from their faiths and where possible this supports our learning from our book based curriculum.

  Starting from the Early Years, the children visit local places of worship to help deepen their understanding about the beliefs of others. Our teaching of RE also links in well with many of our values including tolerance, faith and harmony.

  For many of our pupils, faith/ religion is an important part of their lives and forms part of their identity. It is our aim as a school to enrich our pupils' curriculum by learning from each other as well as from teachers and experts alike. This helps us as a community value and respect those with different ideals to our own and as school we feel this is an important life skill.

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• Science
  Science

• Values
  Values

• Wellbeing Curriculum (PSHE)
  Wellbeing Curriculum (PSHE)