Aim and Intention
✨ Aim
The aim of the Hopewell Primary Curriculum is to develop well-rounded, emotionally aware, and intellectually curious learners who are equipped with both the foundational skills and higher-order thinking required to thrive in a changing world. The curriculum is designed to nurture the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally—through an engaging, thematic approach that aligns values, skills, and knowledge.
🌟 Intentions
- Value-Driven Learning: Each term is rooted in a clear set of values (e.g. self-regulation, kindness, responsibility) that promote emotional intelligence, social responsibility, and moral character. These values are not taught in isolation but embedded across all subjects and activities.
- Progressive Skill Building: The curriculum follows a developmental arc:
- Autumn – Foundational Skills(e.g. listening, empathy, respect)
- Spring – Social & Emotional Skills (e.g. communication, teamwork, resilience)
- Summer – Character & Independence(e.g. organisation, initiative, leadership)
- Cross-Curricular Integration: Key themes like Perception & Perspective, Growth & New Beginnings, and Movement & Change are explored through English, Maths, Science, PSHE, and project work—ensuring skills and values are reinforced through multiple modalities.
- Inclusive & Adaptive Practice: SEN strategies such as visual supports, routine, and sensory integration are built into the curriculum framework to ensure accessibility and consistent support for all learners.
- Empowering Transition: The curriculum culminates with preparation for the next stage of learning, promoting independence, reflection, and goal setting as learners transition into the next academic year or key stage.
Curriculum Maps KS3
🍂Autumn Term - | Value Emphasis: |
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Core Skill Focus: | Listening 👂 | Following Instructions 📋 | Respectfulness 🙇 | ||
| Politeness 😊 | Empathy 💛 | Concentration 🎯 | |||
| Focus | PSHE | English | Maths | Science | Project |
| September Listening 👂 |
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| October Following Instructions 📋 |
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| November Politeness 😊 & Respectfulness 🙇 |
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| December Empathy 💛 & Concentration 🎯 |
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🌱 Spring Term - | Value Emphasis: |
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Core Skill Focus: | Teamwork 🤝 | Communication 💬 | Cooperation 🧩 | ||
| Tolerance 🌍 | Enquiry (Curiosity) ❓ | Resilience 🌈 | |||
| Focus | PSHE | English | Maths | Science | Project |
| January Teamwork 🤝 | Relationships Group challenges, co-building towers or dens, Leadership in Team Roles | Library, Story Telling Oracy, Information Texts | Place Value,
Shape, Money | Seasons changes: Spring | Diversity and Inclusion All Around the World |
| February Communication 💬 | Story circles, expressive art, group presentations Public Speaking & Debate Games | Vocabulary, Retrieve and Summarise, Inference, Prediction | States of Matter | Superheroes British Values |
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| March Cooperation 🧩 & Tolerance 🌍 | Buddy challenges, culture day, "What's Fair?" ScenariosSupporting Younger Pupils | Vocabulary Retrieve, Summarise, Inference, Prediction. Non Chronological Reports Story Writing | Doubling and Halving Multiplication – Times tables Money Problems | Scientists and Inventors | Smashing Stereotypes |
| April Enquiry (Curiosity) ❓& Resilience 🌈 | Wonder Walls, science explorations, "Ask Me Anything" weeks, Researching, Posing Questions | Library Story Telling – Resilience Stories | Multiplication and Division Area Position and Direction | Scientists and Inventors | How do I decide what is true on line |
☀️ Summer Term - | Value Emphasis: |
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Core Skill Focus: | Independence 🧠 | Adaptability 🔄 | Organisation 📅 | ||
| Initiative 🚀 | Integrity 🧭 | Sensibleness 💡 | |||
| Focus | PSHE | English | Maths | Science | Project |
| May Independence 🧠 & Adaptability 🔄 | Growth Mindset Projects - resilience jars, self-help skill | Story Telling – Change Stories, Poetry, "My Ideal Day" Phonics, Spellings, Comprehension | Arithmetic - Addition and Subtraction Data and Graphs, Time | Forces | Science Experiment |
| June Organisation 📅 & Initiative 🚀 | Preparing for Transition (Secondary) Change role-play, time planning games, planners | Story Writing – Change Animation Phonics, Spellings, Comprehension | Arithmetic - Multiplication & Division Data and Graphs, Position and Direction | Seasons changes: Summer Space | The World is bigger than us! Making an activity plan |
| July Integrity 🧭 & Sensibleness 💡 | Passion projects, self-reflection journals, Personal Projects & Legacy Tasks | Diary writing Recount "Who am I?" booklets | Electricity | Organise an event Goals and Aspirations |
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🎯 Additional Notes for SEN Support
– Visual Timetables & Now/Next Boards for all tasks – Repetition & Routine to support memory and confidence – Multi-sensory Approaches (songs, role-play, visuals) – Celebration Circles weekly to reinforce and reflect on values