Years 1 to 6 Curriculum

Find out about what we teach in each subject for each year group.

Our Vision and Curriculum

We will ensure that our children have the best educational experience it is possible to have and, as a result, are fully prepared for life beyond our school. We want our children to understand their faith, to articulate their values and to be able to act in a way which reflects these. Our school is at the heart of the community which it serves; we create children who are ready to contribute and improve themselves, those around them and the places we live.

Our curriculum is designed to enable us to realise this vision. We have designed our curriculum ourselves, entirely to suit the needs and ambitions of our school community. In every subject, we have ensured that we have met the requirements of the National Curriculum. In most cases, we have exceeded these requirements in order to deliver on our school vision.

We have a strong focus on the progressive development of children’s knowledge and skills from Early Years to the end of Key Stage 2: our staff help children to understand and remember key ideas in every subject and to demonstrate their understanding through subject specific skills. Our curriculum is challenging for all, regardless of ability or needs. By the time they leave Khalsa, we expect children to be able to independently make links with different concepts they have learnt and to use their skills to answer enquiry questions.

To support children’s understanding, we have designed a curriculum that is rooted in experiences. Our curriculum has a strong focus on our own lives, experiences and local area. Themes such as local history, migration, Sikh and British values and our place in local and wider communities are present across different subjects. We make every effort to ensure that we provide context for learning through practical activities, off-site learning – for example at a museum – and relevant visitors to school.

Finally, we have a strong emphasis on outcomes which children can be proud of. Our curriculum is designed so that children are given the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding in a creative, evaluative or analytical way for every unit of work. Our staff have created learning journeys which answer key questions and allow children to produce excellent work.