Curriculum Policy
Polam School provides a rich learning environment for boys and girls. The curriculum prepares children for independent senior schools, with a broad and balanced curriculum from their first days in the nursery through to the age of 8 years.
We aim:
- To provide a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum.
- To provide appropriate learning opportunities to include all pupils/students.
- To promote partnership between pupil, parent/carer, teacher and community.
- To ensure continuity and progression within the school and between phases of education.
- To foster teaching styles which will offer and encourage a variety of relevant learning opportunities.
- To encourage a respect for the school and its environment so that learning is a positive and pleasurable experience for all.
- To deal with all curriculum related complaints made by parents/carers in line with agreed procedures.
We believe that the curriculum should aim:
- To help pupils develop lively, enquiring minds, an ability to question and argue rationally and an ability to apply themselves to tasks and physical skills.
- To help pupils acquire understanding, knowledge and key skills relevant to school, adult life and employment in a fast-changing world.
- To help pupils to use language and number effectively.
- To help pupils develop personal moral values, respect for religious values and tolerance of other races, religions and ways of life.
- To help pupils understand the world in which they live and the inter-dependence of individuals, groups and nations.
- To help pupils to appreciate human achievements and aspirations.
