The Curriculum

At New Mills school we aim to provide a purposeful, academically rich and coherent curriculum which leads to the development of deep subject knowledge in a broad range of subjects. Our curriculum is planned and sequenced so that new knowledge is built on what has been taught before, as students work towards a cumulative body of knowledge at the end of each year and at the end of the Key Stage. We want all students, regardless of their needs, to developing rich interconnected webs of knowledge and the cultural capital they need to succeed in life.

Our curriculum is designed to allow students to acquire and retain the most important knowledge in each subject through careful planning, sequencing and revisiting of essential concepts. Our curriculum is designed to provide opportunities to develop common skills that make up the wider curriculum; Literacy (written fluency, reading and oracy), numeracy, SMSC, engagement and cultural capital. The curriculum is brought to life through high quality teaching which develops and extends the core knowledge to provide a rich and engaging curriculum.

Our 'Curriculum On A Page' document can be found here:  NMS-Curriculum-on-a-Page.pdf