St Paul's CE Primary SchoolOur Curriculum Beyond the Classroom
Beyond the classroom
At St Paul’s CE Primary School, we believe in the concept of lifelong learning. We maintain that learning should be a rewarding, relevant and enjoyable experience that is rooted in our Christian faith. Through our teaching and curriculum, we equip all children with knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to be confident learners now and for life.
We aim to give our pupils the opportunities that prepare them for future success in life through our curriculum and experiences we offer.
We believe that life long learning can be enhanced in many ways and take appropriate opportunities that introduce pupils to the best that has been thought so they develop an appreciation of human creativity and achievement. The experiences in the curriculum beyond the classroom are part of St Paul’s planned delivery and support: memory; the development of educated citizens; enjoyment and knowledge.
Below is a map of some of the opportunities that link to curriculum areas that we offer. The document below is forever changing and does not include all the experiences that pupils at St Paul’s experience and all are not experienced annually. Changes are made as and when new experiences are discovered and when those in our plans become less relevant to our curriculum or context.
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People (who they meet?) |
Places (where do they go)? |
Experiences |
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Whole school |
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Worship visitors – assembly MP Hulme garden team Nurse visits Fire service NSPCC Chinese Confucius institute team Sports specialists Librarian visits
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Local park visits Library Withington church |
Olympics/commonwealth days European languages week National sports week Healthy eating week National maths week Chinese new year Performances World Book Day Festival celebrations Black History Month National Science month |
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Year 5/6 |
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Author zoom visits Archaeologist visit STEM ambassadors Lego workshop Humanist Zoolab Music specialists |
Ghyll Head Venture out Sports celebrations Manchester Museum - Egyptian learning day Places of worship - St Paul’s Church, Central Mosque Withington community group |
Literary Heritage unit National Science week Racism workshop Lack history month Artist visits Sports tournaments Portals from the past – Egyptian Bike right team |
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Year 3/4 |
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Author/story tellers Relax kids Music specialists |
Library (Withington & Central) Manchester visit Places of worship Jewish museum
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Virtual author sessions D.E.A.R Readathon Reading club Yoga Easter experience Portals from the past – Greeks, Anglo Saxons |
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Year 1/2 |
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Local artist Author and story teller Road safety team Zoolab – nocturnal animals |
Withington walk Local park visits Pocket park Airport |
Portals from the past Hatching the ducks
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EYFS – In EYFS the experiences are embedded in all learning, below are a few specific examples |
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Chinese Confucius institute team Sports specialists |
Pocket park Tatton park |
Butterfly life cycle |
