Curriculum

Our Curriculum Promise

At Barley Fields Primary School, our Curriculum Promise guarantees that every child will have access to an aspirational, high-quality, and carefully sequenced curriculum. We place the academic, social, and emotional development of every child at the heart of our planning, ensuring that all learning experiences are meaningful, engaging, and tailored to meet their needs.

Our curriculum is designed around three key pillars of intent and is firmly rooted in the National Curriculum objectives, providing a strong foundation for learning. It is ambitious and inclusive, helping all children to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that they can apply with increasing fluency, independence, and confidence. As children progress through school, they know more, remember more, and can do more.

All children study the full curriculum, which includes:

• Core subjects: English, Mathematics, Science
• Creative and technical subjects: Art, Design & Technology, Music, Computing
• Humanities and personal development: History, Geography, Religious Education, Physical Education, Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education (PSHE)

We carefully consider equality and accessibility, ensuring that all children, including those with protected characteristics, disadvantaged or with special educational needs, can access the full curriculum. While all children study the full range of subjects, bespoke provision may sometimes be offered to meet individual needs.

Learning at Barley Fields is practical, hands-on, and experiential, supported by excellent resources and technology. Beyond academic achievement, we focus on personal development, resilience, and a growth mindset. As a Rights Respecting School, our ethos promotes British Values, global citizenship, and social responsibility.

Through this promise, we ensure that every child enjoys a rich, broad, and balanced education, enhanced by wider experiences such as educational visits, residential trips, and enrichment opportunities that bring learning to life and create lasting memories.

Details of the statutory National Curriculum Programmes of Study (2014) can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum.