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Crosshall Junior School

Curriculum Information

 

"Crosshall Junior School values a broad and balanced curriculum and focus is on the whole education of the child"

IQM Flagship Project Assessor, 2022

Curriculum Statement

At Crosshall Junior School, we are dedicated to ensuring children have access to a challenging, engaging and exciting curriculum across all key subject areas.  We are committed to ensuring that all subjects of the National Curriculum are taught in detail and with interest so that children retain information during the year and beyond.  Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum entitlements for all children in the UK.  Please find below our Curriculum Statement, which details our approach.

Statement of Intent

At Meridian Trust, we understand the importance of a well-rounded, fulfilling curriculum to prepare our children for the next stage of education, and for their future as citizens of the United Kingdom (U.K.) This document outlines the subjects we teach and some key information about what we do.

Mission Statement

We aim to:

  • Ensure that all children have the opportunity to learn the skills and knowledge that create active, interested and lifelong learners.
  • Provide a knowledge-rich curriculum for our children
  • Provide a variety of exciting, flexible, enjoyable and engaging learning experiences for all children whilst fully implementing the National Curriculum.
  • Enable depth of coverage and effective sequencing in order to build progression of skills.
  • Ensure that all children make at least good progress.
  • Actively seek and plan for creative links between subjects to further understanding.
  • Plan for opportunities to write for real and experienced purposes across the curriculum.

Vision Statement

Meridian Trust is a multi‐academy trust formed on 1st April 2022 through the voluntary merger of Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) and Cambridge Primary Education Trust. It comprises of Histon & Impington Brook School, Histon & Impington Park School, Hatton Park Primary School, Trumpington Park Primary School, Somersham Primary School, The Lantern Primary school, Downham Feoffees Primary Academy, West Town Primary Academy, The Bluecoat school, Bar Hill Primary school, Great Ouse Primary Academy, Harrold Primary Academy, Oakley Primary Academy, Sawtry Junior Academy and ourselves, Crosshall Junior School along with Crosshall Infant School.

Meridian Trust is an exceptional partnership of like‐minded schools that is leading the way in developing new leadership models for primary education with the aim of achieving the best possible outcomes for all the children in the schools across the Trust.

The vision is to develop a self‐sustaining partnership of schools that provides an outstanding education for all their children by offering a broad and balanced curriculum whilst remaining embedded in the local community.

We believe that children learn best when they are happy, secure, respected and valued as individuals. Our schools are busy and vibrant places where we encourage children to flourish across the curriculum and to achieve their potential. Our expectations are high and the standard of care is outstanding. Staff are very committed to providing the best for the children.

We encourage our children to develop respect, open‐mindedness, honesty and tolerance for others. For each individual child we will seek to maximise their confidence, self‐esteem and independence. We have a commitment to provide an environment where the safety and well‐being of children is paramount. You can find out more about the curriculum overview for each year group on the Key Stage pages under curriculum.

 

Our Approach

The school follows the National Curriculum.

Our Learning and Teaching Policy can be found in our Policies section of this website. 

The school seeks to develop each child's character and understanding of the world through our Future Me, Arts Passports, Sparky Starts, Fabulous Finishes; our Values of Ambition, Resilience, and Kindness, our work on inclusion and equality, #CJSFamilies, and through the promotion of British values.  All of this work can be defined as our Cultural Capital.

We comply with our duties under the Equality Act 2010 in all areas of our school and in relation to the curriculum. When making decisions, such as creating the school uniform, the nine protected characteristics are considered. Please see our Equality Policy on the Policy page for more information. 

Should you require further information regarding our curriculum, please contact the School Office. 

Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and the Curriculum

The curriculum meets the needs of individual students in the following ways, and as necessary: 

  • small group or individual support from a teaching assistant;
  • pre-teaching content or vocabulary;
  • over-learning key facts;
  • alternative activities set for home learning;
  • specially targeted texts and resources, appropriate for a student’s reading age;
  • the use of additional apparatus or materials, including specialist equipment and technology;
  • access to the Learning and Wellbeing Mentors;
  • parent partnership;
  • regular review of provision;
  • recognition of achievements;
  • next steps planning;
  • support from external professionals.

If you have any further queries regarding our SEND provision, please visit the SEND page of our website or contact Sarah Clee, our SENDCo via the school office.