At Castor we follow a subject based curriculum. This allows our children to study subjects in depth and become curious learners.

We deliver this through – 

• Phonics and Early Reading we follow Little Wandle
• English - we ensure that all National Curriculum Programs of Study are covered thorough our bespoke curriculum.
• Maths - White Rose Maths
• Science - Kapow
• History – Opening Worlds KS2 our bespoke curriculum KS1
• Geography - Opening Worlds KS2 our bespoke curriculum KS1
• R.E. - Locally Agreed Syllabus 
• Computing - Teach Computing 
• Art - we ensure that all National Curriculum Programs of Study are covered through our bespoke curriculum.
• D.T. - Kapow
• P.E. - A skills based curriculum
• P.S.H.E and R.S.E.- Jigsaw
• Spanish – Language Angels
• Music - Charanga

Our curriculum aims to align with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 and the Equality Act 2010. Please see the SEND information page to find out more about how we make our curriculum inclusive and accessible.

Curriculum Intent Statement

Our school celebrates its own identity, with the assurance that the curriculum enables us to build strong relationships, celebrate diversity, encourage respect and build a sense of community. It provides and acknowledges success for all children, in all aspects of their emotional, social and academic development. It develops the skills set to enable every child to ‘Let Your Light Shine’ and therefore become a confident and important member of society in modern Britain.

To enable the children of Castor Church of England Primary School to achieve a confident and positive attitude to lifelong learning, through high levels of curiosity, concentration and enjoyment, we will deliver an engaging subject-based curriculum and ensure first quality teaching that strives:

• To deliver the National Curriculum to ALL pupils
• To equip all learners to know more and remember more
• To engage and challenge passive learners to become resilient and confident
• To address language deficit, by broadening and enhancing rich vocabulary
• To build an ambitious mind-set to develop and achieve high aspirations in all aspects of their lives
• To enable every child to step into the wider world with confidence, curiosity and a thirst for lifelong learning

Our curriculum is underpinned by our Christian Values to develop every child’s capacity for spiritual awareness of the world around them.

• Friendship
• Kindness
• Respect
• Honesty
• Trust
• Forgiveness

Our learners will understand local, national and global perspectives, with a strong sense of self-identity and social responsibility with high aspirations. They will develop a genuine love and enjoyment of learning characterised by positive behaviours including resilience, perseverance, and resourcefulness and with the confidence to learn.

In summary, our children will learn more, know more, remember more, enjoy more and develop more academically, spiritually, socially and emotionally. Thus, enabling them to be resilient and confident in all challenges within the next stages of education and their further life. Our children will then forever be the best versions of themselves in all aspects of modern life today.

More information about our school curriculum can be obtained from our Curriculum Lead, Mrs Tapping.  Please direct enquiries via email through the Office Manager, Mrs Baxter-Edwards(secretary@castor.peterborough.sch.uk).