At Penryn Primary Academy our curriculum aims to give all children the knowledge, skills and understanding to achieve to their full potential academically, socially and emotionally. This takes place in the context of a safe and nurturing school environment where each individual child is known and their learning journey is unique to them.
We aim to give the children the necessary skills to prepare them for life in modern British society. As a truly inclusive primary school our curriculum reflects both the context of the school and the experiences of the children. This enables the children to be aspirational, to fulfil their potential and reach the highest of expectations that we have of them. We want all our pupils to reach their potential in everything they do.
Our priority is to enable the children to succeed in the 21st century by providing a rich, relevant and exciting curriculum. In doing so the children will develop a lifelong love of learning. Reading for information and pleasure, writing for different purposes, being able to apply their maths skills to real life situations, being able to explain, analyse and persuade is at the heart of what we do.
Our approach to delivering a creative knowledge-rich curriculum ensures that we fully implement the National Curriculum. We follow a theme-based approach to learning in the belief that children learn best when logical connections are made between different aspects of their work, building on their previous knowledge. We encourage project work and learning to encourage the children to have enquiring minds, to take ownership of their own learning, fostering independence and developing resilience.
At Penryn Primary Academy we believe that learning is an active collaboration between home and school. In addition to regular homework such as reading, spelling and learning number facts (tables and number bonds) we encourage parents to become involved in project work and topics. These projects are celebrated as part of community events.
The children are taught in 3 key stages – the Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. In the Foundation Stage the children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 the children follow the National Curriculum.
