Curriculum
At St John’s CofE Infant School, we are committed to providing a broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum that builds on prior knowledge, skills and understanding. We aim to teach children how to grow into positive, responsible citizens, who can co-operate with others whilst developing the knowledge and skills needed to achieve their full potential.
Our curriculum fulfils the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and National Curriculum and includes rich learning experiences. We ensure children understand local, national and global issues relevant to their age and stage of development.
The curriculum is devised to provide stimulating enrichment opportunities such as educational school trips and incorporate visitors into school to ignite learning about the subject or to bring to life information already learned.
We are passionate about the great outdoors as both a superb educational environment and to promote positive mental health and well-being. This is why we include weekly forest school sessions for every class.
As a Christian school we follow the Diocesan Syllabus for Religious Education, this includes units on exploring other faiths and festivals to provide knowledge about the wider world and acceptance of all. We believe it is important that educating the whole child must include opportunities to explore the British values, social, moral, spiritual and cultural experiences.
Our curriculum is designed to include diversity in the literature we read, the significant people, and the events we study.
Our learning tools provide us with the language to be able to discuss our learning and recognise the important skills required to achieve the best learning we can. Sticking at it, listening, working together, imagination, noticing, making links and reflecting.
We wish for all our learners to be prepared for the next stage of their development feeling confident and secure in themselves. They should have had every opportunity to develop an enquiring mind and open heart which will allow them to let their light shine.
Please contact office@stjohns-farnham.surrey.sch.uk if you require further information about the curriculum content.