Our Curriculum at Hawkhurst C of E Primary School

At Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School, everything we do is underpinned by our core values: Compassion, Hope, Community.

We believe in developing and delivering a curriculum that is broad, balanced and above all meaningful to our school community. In collaborating with our stakeholders we have planned for a wealth of learning opportunities to prove our children with a robust education in curriculum subjects, a keen sense of themselves and their local community and the skills to prepare them for life beyond Hawkhurst Primary School. We achieve this through careful planning for skills progression through termly topics in each year group, engaging enrichment activities and whole-school projects to explore, work together and celebrate our learning. Please click on individual class pages to find out more.

We know that children learn best when they …

• are confident about what they are doing
• feel secure
• are in lively and interesting surroundings that reflect their learning
• can connect a new experience to what has gone before
• have clear purposes and real reasons for learning
• know what is expected of them
• have time to think and talk about their experiences
• have access to a range of suitable resources and can use them independently
• know that they are making progress
• are able to work together as well as on their own
• are given tasks that are well-matched to their needs and interests
• make decisions about what they have to do
• have appropriate adult supervision and instruction
• are encouraged to ask questions of each other and the teacher
• know what they have to do to improve