Our school ethos of ‘achieving more’ is embedded throughout the curriculum. We teach our children the knowledge, skills and learning behaviours we strongly believe they need to be successful socially, emotionally and academically. These underpin the learning and experiences we provide and ensure our offer is broad, exciting and goes above and beyond the National Curriculum. This is complemented by our enrichment offer which allows children to develop their skills beyond the classroom and explore their interests, passion and develop their talents.

Ambler’s curriculum ensures that there is clear progression of knowledge and skills and that children build on prior learning. Subjects are taught in blocks which allows for a more focused and immersive learning experience, one which enables knowledge to become deeply embedded. There is an expectation of challenge and adaptation to support all learners to ‘achieving more’.

Our curriculum drivers are the key principles that underpin teaching and learning. Through embedding these in our curriculum, we know that our pupils are well equipped with the knowledge, skills, and aspiration they need to succeed as lifelong learners.

Communicate clearly: oracy skills, active listening,  agreeing, challenging, building on, clarifying, debating

Make connections: making links with prior learning, collaborating with one another, understanding yourself and others  

Be curious: critical thinking, asking questions, being creative, deepening understanding.

Linking DREAMS to our curriculum:

To develop our DREAMS qualities through the curriculum so that children show:

• Determination to succeed
• Resilience in their learning, 
• Empathy to the feelings and experiences of others
• Ambition to learn more and develop their knowledge
• Motivation to engage with the whole curriculum

• Self-belief in their own abilities 

Ambler Primary’s Big Curriculum is a continually developing and evolving document. We regularly reflect on what is working and what we can do even better. We consider equality and diversity and the changing needs of our children. Teachers and children have the opportunity to make suggestions as to what is working well and what could be developed.