The curriculum determines what your children will be learning and the content of what we teach.

Curriculum in the early years (FS1- Nursery and FS2 – Reception classes) in Key Stage one, the National Curriculum and the National Literacy and Numeracy strategies. These are frameworks given to and the National Literacy and Numeracy strategies. These are frameworks given to schools by government which set out the knowledge and skills that every child has a right to learn.

Working within these frameworks at Hetts Lane we have taken ownership of the curriculum, shaped it and made it unique in order to reflect the character, ethos and aims of our school.

At Hetts Lane as part of our Futures Thinking we aim to be a school in which all children:

· Enjoy learning and develop a willingness and love of learning
· Reach their own potential and fulfil their aspirations
· Have a variety of real life experiences
· Have a secure environment (emotional and physical) in which they feel valued and can develop self respect and respect for others
· Have a range of learning experiences to meet their individual needs
· Become independent learners
· Access a curriculum relevant to their needs
· Have involvement in recognising their own progress and targets

In order to meet this aim we are committed to providing a curriculum that:

· Is broad, balanced and creative
· Is stimulating and fun, based on first hand opportunities
· Is based on the children’s needs and interests
· Provides all children with all essential basic life skills in Literacy, Numeracy and ICT
· Builds on previous learning/prior knowledge
· Provides opportunities to stimulate all the senses
· Caters for different learning styles and intelligences
· Raises self esteem in all
· Motivates children to become independent, life long learners
· Develops the talents and potential of the individual
· Is flexible
· Allows children to see themselves as learners and have opportunities to talk about learning and develop thinking skills