At Newlyn School we have in place a progressive curriculum that has been designed to allow children to build resilience, ambition, and integrity. It is designed progressively to ensure that pupils have time to embed knowledge and basic skills in preparation for later life. Newlyn Primary School recognises the importance of developing spoken language in enabling children to successfully access all curriculum areas.

There are 7 areas for learning and development that have been carefully planned, with cross curricular links identified. These are divided into the Prime Areas of learning and Specific Areas of learning.

The Prime Areas of learning include:

·         Communication and Language

·         Personal, Social and Emotional Development

·         Physical Development

The Specific Areas, where the prime areas are further reinforced and applied, include:

·         Literacy

·         Mathematics

·         Understanding the World

·         Expressive Arts and Design

We recognise the importance of children accessing learning from all areas to ensure that they receive a broad and balances curriculum. Access to all areas of the curriculum is expected for all pupils, no matter their individual circumstances.

Staff carefully use the curriculum to plan learning opportunities to develop pupils’ characteristics of effective learning. These include playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically.