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10/10/24

It's World Mental Health Day and our staff bulletin is a special on mental health and self-care. It has some fabulous resources within and is worth sharing - take a look and take care https://t.co/qP7h7IsHJl

09/10/24

It is hard to look after yourself, especially in a profession such as teaching, when your energy is focussed on the young people in your charge. Self care is a skill that needs practice. Here's a really useful link to some tips https://t.co/CO5QVqA5qv pic.twitter.com/d7drPBCOMz

06/10/24

We have several authors visiting this term. The children will get inside knowledge of how their stories are created, where the ideas for the books come from & how characters are brought alive.We hope the children come away enthused and inspired! pic.twitter.com/55Q1v8ZAsR— Loseley Fields () October 6, 2024

04/10/24

Together we can create the educational landscape that students and teachers in our trust deserve, where your expertise and contributions sit at the heart of all that we do... read more https://t.co/XdlzVuT5dI pic.twitter.com/ta2YxmkpPS

03/10/24

It was great to see so many students and families at our open evening tonight. Thanks for coming! Huge thanks to our amazing students and dedicated staff for making the event such a success! pic.twitter.com/JO5igJmQm9— Guildford County Sch () October 3, 2024

03/10/24

We will be celebrating World Teachers’ Day on October 5, a global annual event recognising the incredible contributions of teachers in shaping our future. This year's theme - "Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a new social contract for education". pic.twitter.com/aWHsuV8Y4Z

03/10/24

Message from Mr. Smith, Headteacher:We look forward to welcoming you to our Open Evening today at 5:30 PM. pic.twitter.com/cTtJPBpceR— Guildford County Sch () October 3, 2024

02/10/24

It has been a great start to term! Field trips, cake sales, lots of sport and creativity! See more on Instagram! pic.twitter.com/KBrD9u0PTD— George Abbot School () October 2, 2024

30/09/24

It is never too early to start thinking about Christmas at Pyrford Primary! 🤩 Save the following date so that you can attend our Christmas Fair hosted by our PTA. More details to come soon 😊 pic.twitter.com/XOb4Dau0Wo— Pyrford C of E Primary School () September 30, 2024

27/09/24

My school joined a trust in September… I am loving the connection, brilliant new colleagues, eclectic mix of schools and sense of belonging. So powerful to feel a part of something rather than waiting for the sea change that will never come.

27/09/24

We're thrilled to share the latest Ofsted report, which confirms what we already knew—Guildford Grove continues to be a GOOD school!Read the full report here - https://t.co/Fo4ldJXHFy pic.twitter.com/8akwbRP4TT

27/09/24

Cheers to our superstar Teaching Assistants – who make every day brighter and every lesson smoother! Have a great weekend! pic.twitter.com/XR74K1Z3sq

27/09/24

Year 6 have done some amazing Pop art this week! pic.twitter.com/EYpupf3UKP— Pyrford C of E Primary School () September 27, 2024

25/09/24

Children who feel like they belong in their school are more likely to be engaged in learning... read more from our latest blog authored by our Director of Education Kathryn Krynicki. https://t.co/5uLvAI7eRr pic.twitter.com/QPBdJG19SW

25/09/24

Our GCSE Drama students had an incredible time at Monday's *Blood Brothers* workshop with Stage-Ed. The session was full of engaging activities, bringing the story to life! Huge thanks to Stage-Ed & Friends of Guildford County School! pic.twitter.com/ANDNycNOsz— Guildford County Sch () September 24, 2024

24/09/24

We built a frog hotel next to our pond & last week in Science Club we found an abundance of frogs leaping in the grasses around it. We’re delighted to see our school ecosystem flourishing with life!#FrogHotel pic.twitter.com/VrsarSg9xK— Loseley Fields () September 24, 2024

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Curriculum Purpose

Curriculum Purpose Statement

“Excellence with Integrity and Equity”

Our curriculum purpose framework provides a rationale for learning that helps us, as a trust, to focus our strategic thinking, our school improvement priorities and our allocation of time and resources.

In line with our values, we are clear that we want to provide all our young people with learning that inspires and which enables all to achieve excellence. In the pursuit of this we will be brave innovators, recognising the value of working together to improve outcomes for all. Furthermore, we are determined to pursue these ambitions with integrity – where the subjects studied are those that provide our learners with the best that has been thought and said and where they are prepared for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of the adult world.

We also believe that excellence should be complemented by equity: central to the work of our schools is the provision for our most vulnerable learners including the disadvantaged and those with special educational needs or disabilities. Empowered by this curriculum we will achieve outcomes that drive social mobility and give everyone freedom of choice throughout their lives.

 

Curriculum Principles

  • Across our trust, the curriculum will be designed to ensure our young people thrive, achieve and flourish. It will enable them to understand what it is to be human and equip them for life so that they become kind and model citizens. It will not only develop our young people academically but socially, emotionally, culturally, physically, creatively and spiritually. Our commitment to providing learners with a wide range of extra-curricular clubs and activities will add depth and breadth to our provision and allow our learners to follow their hobbies and interests outside of the formal curriculum. We will ensure that we engage our learners in an ambitious and high-quality careers programme that, in our secondaries, meets the requirements of the “Baker clause” and Gatsby benchmarks, encouraging them to be aspirational and ambitious so that they can secure a bright future and enjoy fulfilling careers.

 

  • Through our curriculum - and our commitment to evidenced-based pedagogy - learning is the foundation of every lesson. Our approaches to teaching and assessment will be based on the latest research.  We pay attention to how the brain and memory works. Our teachers plan learning so that it is clearly sequenced, presnt the curriculum so that it is intelligible to young minds and use assessment to expose learners’ thinking and to adapt their teaching. Excellence in learning for all is the outcome. These approaches are supported by trust-wide systems for teacher professional development and quality assurance that drive continuous improvement.

 

  • Our knowledge-rich curriculum will be designed to ensure the very best academic outcomes for our young people and at its heart will be our schools’ determination to achieve excellence with equity and integrity. We strive to bring advantage to the disadvantaged, where barriers to learning are successfully overcome and where there are no limits to the achievement and ambition of all our learners.

 

Please refer to the trust's Curriculum Purpose Policy Statement for more details and our schools' own policies regarding local curriculum arrangements.