Curriculum overview booklet 2021

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Episkopi Primary School | Curriculum | 2020/21

Learning to learn Our curriculum is constantly developing and evolving to meet the needs of our children, now Relationships: and in the future. We are ambitious for every • We can work independently but are also good team players. child who joins Episkopi Primary School; our curriculum embodies the excitement and passion Learning to learn• We show empathy. that we have for all stages of education. • We congratulate others on their ideas. • We are good and active listeners. Our curriculum is based around six key drivers, Resilience: which shape our curriculum breadth. They are • We don’t give up when learning is hard. derived from discussions around the learning • We get absorbed in our learning and avoid being distracted. opportunities we want our children to have and • We notice everything. the knowledge we want them to take with them in Reflective: to the future. They are used to ensure that we give • We are reflective and think carefully about our learning. children appropriate and ambitious curriculum • We review and redo to improve our learning. opportunities building on their unique time in • We learn from our mistakes. Cyprus. These drivers are represented by animals Resourceful: unique to Cyprus and appear in all aspects of • We try to find things out ourselves and use the resources school life, building upon ‘Milestones’ stretching around us. from FS1 through to Y6. • We link what we have already learned to help us learn new things. Our curriculum provides rich opportunities to • We ask great questions and like to go exploring for answers. build cultural capital, giving children the vital background knowledge required to be successful, We Ware apreoupdrooufdwohfowwheo awre are life-long learners. Children are fully immersed in knowledge, rich vocabulary and learning • We have belief in ourselves and what we can achieve. experiences which provide the opportunities for • We recognise our strengths and areas we can develop. them to learn in depth. We believe in providing • We value our own and others’ individuality and celebrate children with the opportunity to read a variety of modern and classic texts, sparking their our differences. imaginations and developing an ambitious and • We take pride in what we do. rich level of vocabulary. • We keep our minds, bodies and hearts healthy. • We are proud of our culture and share it with others. Our curriculum distinguishes between subject topics and threshold concepts. Subject topics are AnyAtnhyinthginisgpisospsoibssleible the specific aspects of subjects that are studied, such as learning about the Egyptian burial and • We are adaptable to change and see changes as positive. mummification process. Threshold concepts • We have high aspirations for the future and are motivated to achieve them. • We know there may be challenges along the way, but will remain motivated and overcome them. • We want to be the best we can be. • We have enquiring minds and are inventors, engineers and explorers of the future.

tie together the subject topics into meaningful We value others as equal and different groups, such as conflict, farming, or government. The same concepts are explored in a wide breadth • We value everyone as individuals. of topics; children return to the same knowledge, • We respect the rights of others, both in our community and within different contexts, at regular periods across the year groups, deepening their understanding of throughout the world. each area and storing valuable information in their • We use strategies to manage, resolve and prevent conflict. long-term memories. • We value others as equal and different. • We have empathy for others. Through ongoing assessment and feedback, we • We value the cultures and beliefs of our host nation. encourage children to become creative thinkers, • We understand and join in the celebration of others. and to have a greater depth of understanding, • We know ways to solve problems when we fall out with friends. built upon a firm foundation of basic skills. We aim to develop resilient learners, who take an active We understand what it is to be role in their own learning journey. part of a community We believe that children benefit from a range of • We know the rules in school and wider society and how people outdoor learning opportunities, and our classroom can take their part in decision making. learning is enriched with regular opportunities to take learning outside in to our Forest School and • We build meaningful and important relationships that create Garden areas as well as through the Beach School a sense of belonging and trust in our community and beyond. opportunities. • We know how we belong in different communities. Where possible, we use the local environment • We listen to everybody and respect different opinions and ideas. to support learning. We have strong links with • We all have a right to a voice. the Akrotiri Environmental Centre and a bespoke • We know that tolerance, empathy and knowledge can reduce programme has been developed to enhance the curriculum. Our school trips to various sites across discrimination and exclusion. the island, provide rich additions to the learning in class and in combination, these learning We take care of our world opportunities support children to recall and draw upon their experiences wherever in the world they • We show a sense of responsibility for protecting and continue their education. improving the environment locally and globally. We aim to establish a curriculum that develops • We choose and use resources outstanding learning behaviours, through which wisely (we reduce, reuse children thrive and become learners for life. and recycle).

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