Curriculum

CURRICULUM STATEMENT

Our curriculum ensures learning is effective, exciting

and relevant to the needs of our children.

Intent

At Cheadle Heath Primary School, our curriculum empowers every child to aspire, believe and achieve. We recognise each child as a unique individual and provide a bespoke, ambitious curriculum that builds upon prior leaning to develop create, critical thinks.

• Powerful Knowledge: We provide first-hand experiences that promote curiosity and resilience.

• Inclusion & Diversity: We celebrate difference and reflect the diversity of our local and global community, ensuring all pupils flourish as active participants in society.

• Aspiration: We focus on reaching full potential, supported by visitors and community links that provide diverse perspectives on life and careers.

Implementation

Our curriculum is dynamic and pupil-centred, delivered through high-quality teaching principles rooted in cognitive science. Staff are reflective practitioners who continually adapt provision to remain responsive and engaging.

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• Foundations: Learning is rooted in purposeful play and guided by high-quality core texts. A balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities build independence.

• Literacy: Formal phonics begins in Reception to ensure a strong foundation for reading and writing.

• Transition: The EYFS curriculum is carefully sequenced to link explicitly with the National Curriculum, ensuring a smooth transition into Key Stage 1.

Key Stage 1 and 2

• Sequence and Progression: We implement the National Curriculum through discrete subjects, customised to reflect pupils’ interests and wellbeing

• Cognitive Science: We use retrieval practice to strengthen long-term memory, reduce cognitive load and identify gaps in understanding.

• Mastery Approach: Pupils develop a deep understanding of key concepts through deliberate practise. We revisit and apply knowledge across disciplines to build strong mental models.

• Core Competencies: Literacy, numeracy and digital competence are taught explicitly and reinforced through real-life contexts and high-quality texts.

Impact

The impact of our curriculum is evidenced by the progress pupils make and their readiness for the next stage of education.

• Academic Success: Pupils develop secure knowledge and skills, leaving as confident readers, writers and mathematicians.

• Retention: Through retrieval and mastery, children can effectively recall prior learning and articulate their understanding with clarity.

• Personal Growth: Beyond academics, pupils demonstrate resilience, empathy and positive attitudes towards learning.

• Community Ready: Our pupils leave with a strong sense of social responsibility, a respect for diversity and the self-belief to achieve excellence.

Our full Curriculum Statement, which incorporates our intent, the implementation and how we monitor impact, can be found at the bottom of this page.  You can read the age related expectations for each year group by clicking on the booklets below.