Curriculum
St Gregory’s Catholic Academy
With respect for God and united in faith,
we place service before self to inspire hearts and minds.
By achieving together through our love and faith,
we place Christ at the centre of all we do.
Curriculum
Curriculum Intent
The Curriculum at St Gregory’s Catholic Academy is underpinned by the values and principles outlined in our Academy Mission Statement:
‘With respect for God and united in faith, we place service before self to inspire hearts and minds. By achieving together through our love and faith, we place Christ at the centre of all we do’.
Our Mission Statement is ‘Service before self, as a Catholic school our fundamental mission is to promote the teachings of Christ through our Mission Statement, daily worship and the teaching of RE which includes teaching pupils about other faiths, traditions and cultures so that they learn to understand and appreciate the richness and diversity of our school and global community.
Our aim is to provide an ambitious curriculum with inclusion at its heart, so that all our students can achieve their full potential, preparing them to be active and successful adults in their future lives.
Our curriculum adds richness and enjoyment to our pupils learning, fostering their interest in the wider world, its processes and history, its people and their societies; in the arts and culture; in computing and the digital world; and in sports and healthy lifestyles. In all these, it promotes values necessary to live in our society today. We deliver the National Curriculum in a way that is appropriate to our city, our area and our school. It is a curriculum, which sets in place firm foundations to promote life-long learning and self –esteem of the children.
Independence within learning opportunities, aspiration and ambition for all our learners drive the curriculum, including the highest expectations and ambition for all learners. All staff work relentlessly to remove barriers to learning and intervene where necessary so that all students can succeed.
Our curriculum is sequenced to enable all students to build their knowledge and skills across the different key stages. The curriculum is designed to recognise prior learning, provide first hand learning experiences, allow the children to develop interpersonal skills, build resilience and become creative, critical thinkers. The bespoke curriculum ensures that every child realises their own potential based upon their strengths and talents.
Every child is recognised as a unique individual; we celebrate and welcome differences within our school community. The ability to learn is underpinned by the teaching of basic skills, knowledge, concepts and values. We provide enhancement opportunities to engage learning and believe that childhood should be a happy, investigative and enquiring time in our lives where there are no limits to curiosity and there is a thirst for new experiences and knowledge.
Our Curriculum aims include:
- provide a broad and balanced curriculum
- develop pupils’ independent learning skills and resilience
- provide challenges through a progression of skills
- having transferable skills, knowledge and expertise
- being stimulating, creative and fun fostering a love of learning
- encouraging the asking of ‘big questions’
- acquiring a rich vocabulary
- morally, spiritually and culturally aware
- working well as a team
- persevering through challenge
- regularly being creative and problem solving
- promoting respect for others
We have a number of Curriculum Events planned across the school year. These can all be seen in the school calendar and many of the special moments are captured and shared on our Facebook page and Twitter. Please look out for them!
We have a number of Curriculum Events planned across the school year. These can all be seen in the school calendar and many of the special moments are captured and shared on our Facebook page and Twitter. Please look out for them!
Whole School Curriculum Overview 2024-25
Click here to see the National Curriculum.
