Longford Park Primary School

Curriculum Statement                                                                         

As in all maintained schools in England, we follow the guidance of the National Curriculum 2014. This dictates the subjects that the children must study, and the knowledge that they must acquire to prepare them for life and learning beyond primary school. Our curriculum design is underpinned by a broad set of principles, which go beyond the academic. We have flexibility within our curriculum design to meet the needs (both intellectual and personal), abilities and interests of all of our children both now and in the future.

Curriculum Intent                                                                                                                    

Throughout their learning journey at Longford Park, we strive for our children to become life-long learners with ambition and resilience. Our children learn in a happy and safe environment, fostering respect and acceptance for themselves, each other and the world around them. We provide a broad and exciting curriculum in which we promote and celebrate British Values and children enjoy their learning. In partnership with parents, Governors and the wider community, we holistically preparn  our children for their future lives and enable them to develop to be the best they can be as unique individuals.

At Longford Park Primary School we ‘Work Together and Learn Forever’.

Our Curriculum will give children the opportunity to;                                                              

• Develop and extend their knowledge and skills across a broad and balanced range of subjects;
• Build knowledge and skills coherently both within and across well-sequenced lessons, units, themes and years;
• Identify and explicitly learn key vocabulary in context;
• Develop reading and oracy across all curriculum areas;
• Understand the purpose of their learning and see its relevance to their past, present and future;
• Be nurtured physically, socially and emotionally;
•  Experience a learning environment which goes beyond that of the classroom;
• Celebrate their achievements, grow in self-confidence and have aspirations for their future.

Curriculum Overview:

 Click here to view our current curriculum overview for the whole school. 

PSHE/RSHE (including statutory Relationships and Sex Education) - Parent Consultation 2026 

Click here to view the parent consultation letter inviting you to a session to learn more.                                       

It is our belief that our pupils should be equipped with the knowledge, attitudes and practical skills live healthy, safe, productive and fulfilled lives, both now and in the future. We believe that children should gradually gain this knowledge through a progressive and spiral curriculum that starts with our youngest children.

At Longford Park Primary School we have chosen to follow a PSHE curriculum called Jigsaw.

"Jigsaw 3-11 offers a comprehensive Programme for Primary PSHE including statutory Relationships and Health Education, in a spiral, progressive and fully planned scheme of work, giving children relevant learning experiences to help them navigate their world and to develop positive relationships with themselves and others.

With strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, Jigsaw 3-11 properly equips schools to deliver engaging and relevant PSHE within a whole-school approach. Jigsaw lessons also include mindfulness allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration and focus."

Our staff have been trained to deliver this curriculum through a weekly lesson. Each half term, the focus is the same for the whole school and pupils will reflect on their own thoughts, experiences and emotions

Your feedback will help us ensure the curriculum supports all families is important. Share views through our RSE consultation survey https://forms.gle/nsHVPCNqvAyayYUK6

Please click here to see an overview of the curriculum in more detail.

Please click here to see an overview of the school's safeguarding map. 

Please click here to read a draft copy of the new PSHE/RHSE policy. This policy will be open for consulation with parents for 3 weeks from 11/06/2026. If you have any questions, please speak to Mrs Goode.  

Equality and Diversity:

Click here to see our whole school overview

Phonics:

We teach phonics using the DfE validated scheme 'Essential Letters and Sounds' (ELS)

Ofsted 2022 quote: 'Leaders have introduced an appropriate phonics scheme to help pupils learn to read fluently. In Reception, children are becoming confident in reading the sounds they have learned.'

Reading Schemes:

We are currently using Oxford Reading Tree as our main reading scheme. It is supplemented with other schemes as and when required.

Ofsted 2022 quote:  'Pupils who find it difficult to read fluently receive suitable support to catch up. This means that nearly all pupils are now reading at a level that matches their age. Reading is promoted well throughout the school. Pupils enjoy their daily reading lessons and they talk with enthusiasm about the books that their teachers share in class.'

Maths:

For Maths, we use and adapt White Rose Maths materials to support a bespoke delivery of the Mathematics curriculum from Years 1 to Year 6. Their website can be found here. Please see the supporting materials for parents and the home learning videos if you wish to support your child further at home. In Nursery and Reception, staff use resources which support the White Rose Curriculum, ensuring that children have a secure foundation in early number. 

Writing:

In Writing, we use high quality texts throughout the school from Nursery - Year 6 to promote a secure understanding of, and exposure to, a range of genres. These texts are used to immerse children into reading and writing, modelling to them how to become a reader who writes and a writer who reads. Children are supported with their use of vocabualry, sentence structure, grammar and puncutuation through small chunks in learning, based on an approach called 'The Write Stuff' by Jane Considine. Pupils experience engaging experience days to enthuse and inspire their writing across different writing genres.

Learning Beyond the Classroom:

At Longford Park, we value learning beyond that of the classroom. Opportunities are maximised to utilise our school grounds and the local area as well as exploring places further afield, to enhance children's experiences and engage their curiosities. 

Our older children also take advantage of a residential visit; as well as adventurous activities off site to further develop their independence and resilience as they prepare to transition to secondary school. 

We are proud to have earned the prestigious Gold award for Learning Outside the Classroom (LoTC), which recognises the work the school has put in to meet our curriculum aims. In 2026, we were invited to join a Coventry Pilot to develop an Adventure Learning Framework (ALF) with outdoor learning team in Coventry.  

Homework Guidance

Each class page has an outline of their homework expectations and we have a homework policy on our policy page.