Curriculum

Our curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils have access to all that the National Curriculum offers and more. For details about the National Curriculum, please follow this link. The National Curriculum subjects have been organised into themes with consideration given to how learning within each subject is connected and sequenced (where curriculum content is not strengthened or supported by a thematic approach, it is taught in discrete lessons). Each year group has three projects that they use to map out their curriculum provision across the year. These projects are based on big ideas that connect subjects and link learning; developing understanding and allowing pupils to revisit knowledge in different contexts over time, thereby deepening their understanding. Using Cornerstones Maestro as a starting point, teachers and subject leaders are able to adapt and recreate curriculum projects to best meet the needs of our pupils and our changing world. Lessons within each subject are planned with purpose and rigour; providing a platform to recall and build on previous learning. Appropriate challenge develops the independence needed to make and learn from mistakes, building emotional and intellectual resilience.

Each curriculum project follows a sequence of Inspire-Immerse-Imitate- Innovate-Invent drawing on the best that has been thought and said, helping to develop a knowledge and appreciation of human creativity and achievement. Within each project, pupils are able to build cultural capital and celebrate diversity by learning about an inspirational figure from the past or present who has made a positive impact on society and encompasses the Stivichall Values. This could be an architect, an artist, an engineer, a writer, a humanitarian or a scientist. Our termly overviews for each year group can be downloaded below.

For details about how our curriculum complies with the duties outlined in the Equalities Act 2010 please follow this link to our Character Curriculum and British Values areas of the website.

We are proud of the provision that is put in place throughout our curriculum to meet the needs of children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities and how we make learning accessible to them. For further details about SEND please follow this link.

The Stivichall Pledge

Our Pledge

Many memorable experiences help bring learning to life at Stivichall. Pupils and staff have worked together to capture these in our Pledge of 100 things that our children have the chance to experience on their journey through school.

Our pledge of 100 experiences to enjoy offers all pupils the opportunity to challenge themselves and others; to grow and flourish; to build cultural capital that they can draw upon for their future learning; to create a passport for life. This is all part of our extensive 'Character Curriculum' - click here to find out more.

Our Wider Curriculum

Cities of Peace

As a Coventry school in such close proximity to the War Memorial Park, and as global citizens, we are proud to be a UNESCO associated school. This is in recognition of our work within The Cities of Peace Project. Peace and reconciliation thread through our curriculum and daily practice. Children are encouraged and supported in using restorative conversations to overcome conflicts and achieve positive resolutions.

Link for more information about the CIties of Peace Project: https://www.betweenthestones.com/schools-project

Philosophy for Children

Through Philosophy for Children (P4C) and within each curriculum subject, pupils are encouraged not to take information at face value, but to interrogate, consider, evaluate and question. Parents, as the primary educators of their children, are encouraged to engage in philosophical debate through our weekly sticky questions (click on the picture for a link to find out more).