Intent

At Kings Furlong Junior School, our intent is to develop all pupils into confident, independent learners who are ready to face the exciting challenges they will encounter beyond their time with us.

We build solid foundations for every learner by ensuring they feel safe, happy, and supported through positive relationships with the adults they encounter in school. This sense of belonging is the ‘glue’ that cements our purpose and values together, helping children to believe in themselves, aspire to grow, and achieve their full potential.

Implementation

Pupils learn best when their learning experiences are purposeful and relevant to them. Each subject within our curriculum is carefully organised to ensure full coverage of the National Curriculum across the key stage. Children practise and apply skills to deepen their knowledge and understanding as they progress through the school.

Frequent assessment supports and measures progress and attainment. Teachers use this information to address gaps in understanding and ensure that pupils are appropriately challenged and supported in their learning.

Our curriculum is structured into core, foundation, and RE learning. Core subjects — reading, writing, and maths — are taught daily. Most foundation subjects are delivered through cross-curricular projects, maximising opportunities to apply skills and connect learning. Each project begins with a motivating hook to engage pupils in what they are about to learn.

Computing, PSHE, French, RE, and PE are taught discretely and applied across the curriculum where appropriate.

Throughout all areas of learning, our four core values — Belong, Believe, Aspire, Achieve — are reinforced, alongside our Learning Behaviours: respect, resilience, reflection, curiosity, creativity, teamwork, risk-taking, and responsibility. These help children become thoughtful, motivated learners who are ready for the next steps in their journey.

IMPACT

• The impact of the curriculum is measured in standards achieved, progress made and personal qualities acquired. The impact of our curriculum is seen in:
• Learners that are creative, reflective, resilient, respectful, responsible, curious, can take risks and can work well as a team
• Teaching which is engaging, purposeful and personalised
• Progress, which build incrementally year-on-year appropriate to the learner
• Quality experiences which are memorable, worthwhile and challenging

The curriculum is regularly reviewed, developed, monitored and evaluated by the School Leadership Team, Subject Leaders, external advisers and governors. Subject leaders take responsibility for ensuring coverage, progression and standards through long and medium-term planning. They regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes for children and are proactive in setting targets for subject development.

Assessment is both formative and summative and progress and attainment are regularly tracked and shapes provision. 

We measure the impact of curriculum through:

• Pupil achievement data
• Lesson observations and Learning walks
• Behaviour
• Pupil/parent questionnaires
• Action plan reviews & evaluations 
• School Development Plan reviews & evaluations