At Beck Row Primary Academy we use the Cornerstones Curriculum 22. This is a broad and balanced, knowledge-rich primary curriculum. Its content is delivered through a range of subject-specific projects, which last either a full or half term. Subject-specific projects cover Art and Design, R.E., Design & Technology, Geography, History and Science.
- Rigolo French – Rigolo is fully matched to the National Curriculum and meets the requirements of the KS2 Framework for Languages
- Rigolo is a complete Key Stage 2 French course, split into 2 levels (Rigolo 1 and Rigolo 2). Rigolo 1 is aimed at Years 3-4, and Rigolo 2 at Years 5-6. “A well-constructed resource … very suitable for primary-aged pupils…[it] is underpinned by a sound understanding of primary MFL pedagogy including a strong focus on pronunciation, songs to aid memorisation, inclusion of cultural insights, light-touch focus on grammar, links to literacy and oracy etc.” Anna Lise Gordon, President of Association for Language Learning, and judge for the Teach Primary Resource Awards 2018 modern foreign languages category
Computing – Cornerstones has a partnership with Barefoot, Computing at School to provide schools with the ability to deliver the computing curriculum with downloadable lessons and resources, mapped to the Cornerstones knowledge and skills framework. The Barefoot lessons have been sequenced and grouped into projects for each year group … Where appropriate, links to Cornerstones projects are made in individual lessons.
Jigsaw PSHE – Embodying a positive philosophy, each child or young person’s development will be nurtured through a series of fun learning activities and creative teaching approaches. Jigsaw education is about turning each child into compassionate, socially aware, and well-rounded adults.
The Jigsaw curriculum is firmly established in psychology and encompasses a wide range of subjects. These lessons are brought together in a way that makes them easy to understand and relate to. Such lessons that form our curriculum include:
- Emotional Literacy
- Mindfulness
- Relationships and Health Education
- Social Skills
- Spiritual Development
Other areas covered by our Jigsaw curriculum include celebrating difference where we focus on the similarities and differences that define us, as well as friendships and conflict. Other areas we cover are dreams and goals. Students are taught to manage feelings of pride, ambition, and disappointment as well as identify personal strengths while discussing their hopes, dreams, and goals.
Handwriting – Nelson Handwriting is a whole-school programme designed to help all children develop a confident, legible and personal handwriting style and meet higher curriculum expectations.
Music – Charanga Musical School Learning. The learning within this Scheme is based on: • Listening and Appraising • Musical Activities — creating and exploring • Singing, Playing Instruments and Performing.
Our curriculum and our wider work with our pupils seeks to promote the British Values of:
- democracy
- the rule of law
- individual liberty
- mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith.