At Flushdyke, our curriculum is carefully designed, taught and reviewed so that every pupil can achieve, belong and thrive, and our core values are lived every day. 

Intent

Our curriculum is high-quality, ambitious, broad and balanced. It covers the national curriculum and is informed by the best available evidence. It is designed to give all pupils the knowledge, skills and cultural capital they need to achieve and thrive in later life. We pay particular regard to disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND, pupils known (or previously known) to children’s social care, and anyone facing other barriers to learning or wellbeing.

Through our curriculum, pupils live our six core values: We are kind, safe, respectful, talented, resilient and tolerant.

These carry the fundamental British values and prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.

Our five Flushdyke Foundations underpin everything we do even further:

1. To create a school environment in which children and adults feel mutually supported and nurtured.
2. To develop a curriculum which is exciting, aspirational and prepares children for life in the real world.
3. To ensure that excellence permeates every aspect of school life.
4. To develop confident learners who overcome problems through self-belief.
5. To ignite a lifelong thirst for learning.

Our inclusive curriculum meets the Equality Act 2010 and the SEND Regulations 2014, so that every pupil can access it in full.

Implementation

• The curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced towards clearly defined end points, so that pupils build knowledge and skills cumulatively.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge, explain clearly and check pupils’ understanding, adapting teaching so that gaps are identified quickly and pupils keep up.
• We understand the starting points of pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, and adapt teaching so that they access the same ambitious curriculum as their peers, not a narrower one.
• The teaching of reading is rigorous and sequenced, building fluency and confidence so that pupils can access the whole curriculum.
• Language and vocabulary are developed in every subject through a language-rich environment with an emphasis on talk.
• Retrieval and spaced practice help pupils remember what they have learned over time.
• Key themes and wider opportunities build strength of character, resilience and self-belief, in line with our core values and Flushdyke Foundations.

Impact

Pupils achieve well, both in national tests and assessments and across the wider curriculum. Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND achieve well alongside their peers. Pupils attend well, behave well and leave us as confident, lifelong learners who live our values and are ready for their next stage.

Leaders and governors evaluate this through pupil voice, pupils’ work and books, adaptations seen in lessons, outcomes in reading, writing and maths, attendance and behaviour, and personal development.

FLYING HIGH AT FLUSHDYKE!