Our Curriculum evolves regularly so that it meets the needs of our children and is relevant to the context of the school.   We use a variety of schemes of work.  These have been selected by staff after trialling schemes over the past few years:

English- 'Ready Steady Write'

Maths- 'White Rose'

Science, History, Geography- 'Developing Experts'

Computing- 'Purple Mash'

Music, Art and DT- 'Kapow'

PSHE- 'One Decision'

French- 'Language Angels

RE- 'NatRE'

Our curriculum intention is for all of our children to be enthused and excited to learn. Our aim is to equip the children with the necessary knowledge and skills so that by the time they leave Chulmleigh Primary School, they will be more than ready for the next stage in their journey. 

Staff work together to plan their lessons, drawing on each other’s expertise to ensure that teaching and learning is built upon each year. Optimum learning behaviour is reinforced in every lesson and through displays around the school. Knowledge- Organisers are used to support the children’s knowledge and understanding of the key information and essential facts that they need to have learned by the end of a unit of work, so the expectation of what the children should know by the end of the year is clear. Staff spend time reflecting on the impact of their teaching through assessment, pupil conferencing, learning walks and scrutiny of data, and are able to adapt their planning and delivery of their lessons, should the need arise.From the moment pupils join, to the moment they leave our school, our children know that they belong to our own ‘Chulmleigh Family’ which is inclusive and supportive. They develop a confidence that they carry with them into secondary school and leave us as thinkers, questioners and problem solvers. We are extremely proud of every one of them. Our subject-leaders champion their subject area, often their area of specialism, and develop, monitor and evaluate its implementation. Where possible the work is based on first-hand experience and investigation. We find that children are highly motivated by this approach and work at a very high standard as a result. From their very first day at school children are encouraged to develop the skills of independent learning.