Combe CE Primary School is committed to meeting the requirements of the primary National Curriculum. In addition, we want children to engage with and invest in their learning. We are developing our curriculum ethos based around ‘Curiosity, Creativity and Challenge’ (CCC).
Curiosity
Each block of work is based around a ‘Big Question’, which is an inquiry question designed to spark children’s curiosity and engage children in in-depth thinking about the past, present and future of our planet.
Creativity
We work hard to plan units of work which allow our pupils to learn creatively and to be able to apply their knowledge in unfamiliar contexts, showing fluency. Where possible we love to take our learning into the outdoor environment, either on our school grounds, our local Forest School site or further afield. Reading lies at the heart of our curriculum and we aim to support our learning with high quality books.
Challenge
The curriculum is designed to challenge the children’s preconceptions, limits and comfort zones. We have high aspirations of all pupils, whatever their background or ability, and have designed our curriculum to challenge everyone.
Curriculum Overview
The whole school curriculum overview, showing links to our ‘big questions’ is below. You can see more detailed information on each of the subject pages.
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |||
| Year R/1/2
Cycle A |
Big question |
IS THERE ONLY ONE TYPE OF TREASURE? mapwork, countries, continents, oceans, directions, pirates, pirate glove puppets, art with natural treasures, everyday materials |
SHOULD WE LOOK AFTER OUR PLANET?
life on Earth, climate change, deserts and rainforests, animals, plants, conservation, sustainability, spider sculptures, mechanical moving pictures |
WHY IS MOVEMENT A MUST?
transport, healthy lifestyles, human body, forces, first flight, development of cars, vehicle inspired printing, making vehicles, local area study |
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| Year R/1/2
Cycle B |
Big Question | IS LIGHT IMPORTANT?
The Great Fire of London, making Tudor houses, light and dark, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh |
WHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?
Continents and countries around the world, West Oxfordshire villages compared to non-European village (Mexico), animals and their habitats, geographical features, Aboriginal dot painting, Mexican cookery |
OH I DO LIKE BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE! DO YOU?
Seaside study, seaside changes within living memory, animals, plants, cooking, fish sculptures and drawings, making beach huts |
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| Year 3/4
Cycle A |
Big Question | HOW HAS OUR WORLD CHANGED OVER TIME?
Changes since the Stone Age, making Iron Age houses, fossils, soils, rocks, conservation, sound, Lascaux Cave paintings |
HOW CAN WE FEED 10 BILLION?
Plants, living things and their habitats, nutrition, pizza making, land use and farming locally and in Northern Italy, food art |
WHAT WAS THE LEGACY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE?
Roman Empire and Impact on Britain, Roman inspired printing, mechanical Roman fighting scenes, Pompeii, volcanoes and earthquakes, forces and magnets |
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| Year 3/4
Cycle B |
Big Question | WHAT CAN WE DISCOVER FROM THE ANCIENT GREEKS?
Ancient Greece, Greek pottery
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WHY DO WE NEED BURPS, BOTTOMS, BONES AND BILE?
Human body, nutrition, digestion, teeth, skeletons and muscles, food chains, mechanical skeletons |
WHO OWNS A COUNTRY?
Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England, states of matter, Viking ship collages, settlements |
HOW DO CITIES DEVELOP?
Mayans, Frida Kahlo, UK cities including Oxford, light, electricity, making lightboxes, distribution of natural resources including energy |
| Year 5/6
Cycle A |
Big Question | IS IT RIGHT TO FIGHT?
World War II, poppy sculpture, wartime recipes |
SHOULD WE LOOK AFTER OUR BODIES?
Growing old, human body, diet, exercise |
DO RAINFORESTS NEED PROTECTING?
Life cycles, reproduction, habitats, changes in humans, rainforests (South America), biomes, climate, Henri Rousseau artwork, sustainability |
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
Powerful British monarchy, electricity, light, Hannah Hoch photomontage, funfair rides, trade |
| Year 5/6
Cycle B |
Big Question | WHAT LIES ABOVE OUR HEADS AND BENEATH OUR FEET?
Earth and space, forces, mountains and coasts, Peter Thorpe rocket art, electrical space buggy
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WHAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE?
Local history and geography study, including Blenheim, rivers, water cycle, properties and changing materials, micro-organisms, classifying plants and animals, photography, local food |
ARE THERE ANY DISCOVERIES STILL TO BE MADE?
Ancient Egyptians, Egyptian scarab beetle sculptures, evolution and inheritance, properties and changes of materials, textiles project |
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Click below to find out more about each subject area.
