Please note: Care has been taken to ensure that these particulars are correct at the time of publication. However, our curriculum may change in response to our children and external factors.

Our aim is to provide an exciting, ambitious and engaging curriculum that inspires and challenges all learners and provides them with the knowledge they need to take advantage of opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

National Curriculum

We follow the basic curriculum, which includes national curriculum, religious education, relationships education and health education.

The National Curriculum sets out requirements for: English, mathematics, science, physical education, computing, art and design, design and technology, geography, history and music. Modern foreign languages (French) is taught in Key Stage 2.

In Early Years, we follow the DfES statutory early years foundation stage framework.

Headlands Curriculum

We have a broad and rich curriculum across the school and this is planned across two years, due to our mixed class structure: Year A and Year B. In 2025/26 we are following our Year B curriculum.

The ‘Overview of Topics & Themes’ maps out our topics across the two years and identifies whole school themes and events.

This is broken down further in our Year A and Year B Long Term and Medium Term Plans for each phase. Each subject has also been carefully planned and sequenced to ensure progression of skills and knowledge across the year groups.

Personal Development

We promote spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of our pupils, and prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

Remote Learning

When required, remote education is swiftly implemented and is well-integrated within the courses of study and designed to support the wider implementation of the school’s curriculum. This is usually provided when:

• school closures or restrictions on attendance, restrict school access for pupils

• individual cases where a pupil is unable to attend school but is able to learn

Timings

The length of the school week:

• EYFS and KS1 = 32 hours 30 minutes per week
• KS2 = 32 hours 55 minutes per week

The school day starts at 8.50am for all pupils

• Closes at 3.25pm for EYFS, Year 1 and 2
• Closes at 3.30pm for Year 3, 4, 5 and 6

Collection of all children is from the KS1 playground.