Much Woolton Catholic Primary School

Welcome to Much Woolton Catholic Primary School. We are a warm, friendly Catholic school community who strive to provide our children with an outstanding and enjoyable learning experience, rooted in Christ's teachings.

We like to think that Much Woolton Catholic Primary is an energetic, forward thinking family school where every child is given opportunity to thrive through holistic provision that tries to find and nurture each child’s talents and wishes.

We pride ourselves not just on academic success, of which there is plenty, but also on the social, cultural, sporting, artistic, spiritual and developmental successes that all our children experience. We aim to ensure that all our children are ready, both for secondary school but also for the world beyond school.

With Jesus we love, learn and grow. To do this we will: Be a Christian community that follows Jesus in living out Gospel values. Provide opportunities for all to grow and achieve their full potential, by igniting a desire for lifelong learning. Be a beacon of light that shines out to others, sharing faith, hope and love.

Provide quality collective worship and enriching liturgical celebrations. Enable our children to acquire an excellent religious education, through a well taught and resourced Come and See programme. Encourage all to develop their understanding of and relationship with God, while at the same time respecting that others choose to express their faith in different ways. Provide a stimulating curriculum, which is fun, challenging and relevant to the needs of our children. Have high expectations of ourselves and each other, in all that we do. Ensure that all children reach their full potential through effective planning, assessment and evaluation, which will inform their next steps. Create a positive atmosphere where all feel valued and are welcomed into our school community. Develop positive links between the school and parish community. Learn about and appreciate other faiths and cultures. Use our talents as responsible citizens to enrich the lives of others in our local and the global community.

Each year group publishes a half termly 'Learning Journey' newsletter which details the learning our children will experience during that half term.

In English, we use the 'Read Write Inc' programme for EYFS and Key Stage 1 children, which also includes learning of phonics. In Key Stage 2 we use 'Literacy and Language' which follows on from 'Read Write Inc'.

In Mathematics we use a variety of resources, including the Liverpool Calculation Policy. We use the Collins Maths scheme to supplement learning, as well as Mathletics online practice and learning programme for class and home work.

In RE we follow the 'Come and See' Archdiocesan scheme of work. Our foundation subjects work towards a topic based approach, linking subjects to improve learning where possible. We strive to write creatively and to high standards across the curriculum and we use a 'Book Art' approach to showcase this writing.

We have just participated in Children's Mental Health Week 2018. The children began the week by watching 'The Big Assembly' as a whole school. The children heard a video message from the Duchess of Cambridge, she a Patron of 'Place2Be' which is a leading children's mental health charity. In class each day the children discussed a variety of topics with their teachers and talked about how to keep their brains healthy.

Our curriculum consists of 7 areas of learning, 3 prime and 4 specific. Personal, social and emotional development, communication and language and physical development are the 3 prime areas and literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts and design are the specific areas.