Curriculum Overview

Our 3 I's

Intent
At Hunslet Carr our vision is to create a primary school that encourages its children to have High Expectations; be Caring; have Positive Attitudes; and be Successful.
We aim to help every child become a confident and curious young person, who is well equipped to transition smoothly into their next stage of learning.
We support, guide and inspire our children through excellent teaching practices and exciting learning opportunities, which  have their foundations in the National Curriculum.
By working with the families in our local community, we hope to create a thriving school community, in which everyone involved is celebrated and valued for both their successes and failures
The National Curriculum content is our foundation, but our unique curriculum offer is adapted contextually to meet the needs and interests of the children and families in our community.
It is coherently planned and sequenced with Reading at the heart of all we do to ensure breadth of learning is developed over time, with repetitive progression, building both knowledge and skills.
The Hunslet Carr curriculum is successfully adapted,  designed and developed for pupils to ensure a wealth of first-hand experiences and opportunities, given that we recognise the financial and cultural poverty facing our children. 
Finally, it is a curriculum with ambition for all pupils regardless of background or special educational  needs and or disabilities. A curriculum to promote the knowledge and skills to improve the cultural capital for all children and one which we are confident will improve outcomes in the coming years.
The following aims and staff expectations are quality assured through regular professional development training, meetings with staff, the senior leadership team, governors and local authority advisers.
The curriculum we hope to provide
Skills
Fluent and confident in Reading, Writing and Maths
Communicate with confidence
ICT skills fit for the future
Life skills - Swimming, healthy choices
Problem solving
​Experiences
To have 1st hand experiences of......
Going away on a residential trip
Visiting a range of places of worship
A chance to look after an animal
Relevant trips to theaters/farms/beaches
Taking part in public performances
Work experiences & further education
​Attitudes
Confident and independent
The belief they can reach for the stars
Celebrate a range of cultures
Take responsibility for the environment
Be honest and learn from their mistakes
Children who are caring and helpful
​Knowledge
High school ready English & Maths
To know about local places of interest
To know where we are in the world
Life skills - money, time, cooking
Information about possible careers
To know major historical facts
To know their own strengths

​School Staff Expectations:
Staff have high expectations of themselves and all children.
  • ​​We all expect children to be challenged and to experience being 'stuck' so they can learn.
  • We expect teachers to use assessment for learning strategies to check understanding, intervening in a timely manner when needed.
  • We expect children to make accelerated and sustained progress in lessons.
  • We  expect staff to support children in developing independence ready for secondary school.
  • We expect teachers to regularly provide constructive feedback to children.
Implementation
The school has identified reading as the main driver for the school curriculum, in order to improve pupils' skills in fluency and confidence. Also, to provide subject vocabulary which is often lacking, due to deprived early life experiences and cultural/financial poverty.
​Quality texts are linked to topic themes along with additional books and reading resources, to give children the background knowledge and skills to access the subject matter in the National Curriculum. By children being immersed in quality texts in all subject areas they gain the reading skills necessary to progress; but also to develop enjoyment in using reading as a tool.
Gaps in children's reading skills are addressed through our 'Reading Skills' approach, which focuses on the 6 skills needed to be a good reader.
Gaps are addressed quickly and effectively through whole class teaching, same day intervention and targeted individual or group support/intervention.
We are continuing to develop our curriculum throughout 219-10 and 2020-21 and have so far focused on Reading, Writing, Maths, Science, PSHE, PE, History, Geography, Art and DT.
The remaining subjects will be a focus for us later this year and into the next academic year.
Impact
It is hoped that the impact of our higher curriculum expectations and improved teaching and learning at Hunslet Carr since 2017 will lead to an overall picture of improved standards at all key stages.
Looking at the outcomes for children who have been taught through our improved curriculum, it is evident that the majority of children are making excellent progress and achieving national expected levels.
Children who were taught using Talk4Writing, Maths no Problem! and the school's bespoke Reading Skills Scheme since Reception achieved well in Year 2 and is closing the gap between school and national peers showing good progress from low attainment on entry.
It is our challenge to build on these excellent achievements and using our curriculum, ensure that children close the gap to the national standards by the end of Year 6.
Please click here to find more information about the school performance data.
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