{"id":2703,"date":"2020-06-23T10:50:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T10:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/st-bartholomews-first-school.onyx-sites.io\/?page_id=2703"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:56:50","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk\/?page_id=2703","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"mtphr-dnt-4527\" class=\"mtphr-dnt mtphr-dnt-4527 mtphr-dnt-default mtphr-dnt-scroll mtphr-dnt-scroll-left\"><div class=\"mtphr-dnt-wrapper mtphr-dnt-clearfix\"><div class=\"mtphr-dnt-tick-container\"><div class=\"mtphr-dnt-tick-contents\"><div class=\"mtphr-dnt-tick mtphr-dnt-default-tick mtphr-dnt-clearfix \"><a href=\"https:\/\/st-bartholomews-first-school.onyx-sites.io\/about-us\/christian-values\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.  It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches&#8221;.  Matthew 13:31-31<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;8281&#8243; img_size=&#8221;2000X1000&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Our school day begins at 8.50am for registration and ends at 3.15pm, providing 31\u00bc hours per week of statutory learning time.<\/p>\n<p>Our school curriculum is bespoke and designed to meet the needs of the children in our school. It is underpinned by the Quantock Education Trust curriculum principles (SMART) which guide the development and review of the curriculum in all schools in the Trust:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A strong and carefully <strong>Sequenced<\/strong> curriculum, so that children and young people\u2019s learning progresses in a way that builds knowledge intentionally and cumulatively<\/li>\n<li>A curriculum that <strong>Motivates<\/strong> children and young people so they can value and experience joy in learning whilst developing their own unique voice.<\/li>\n<li>An <strong>Ambitious<\/strong> curriculum, so that children and young people are challenged and empowered to think deeply and critically and grapple with complexity, challenge assumptions, question accepted authorities and embrace curiosity.<\/li>\n<li>A curriculum that is <strong>Responsive<\/strong>, so that it meets the needs of children and young people in our local community as well as opening doors to the wider world.<\/li>\n<li>A curriculum that is <strong>Transformative,<\/strong> so that children and young people can put their learning to use as active citizens, working for social justice, environmental stewardship and a healthy, equitable world, enabling them to build character and shape their future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please click on the link below if you would like to know more about the National Curriculum guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>National Curriculum Guidelines:\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/national-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/national-curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8281&#8243; img_size=&#8221;2000X1000&#8243;][vc_column_text] Curriculum [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Our school day begins at 8.50am for registration and ends at 3.15pm, providing 31\u00bc hours per week of statutory learning time. 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