Pinehurst Primary School

At Pinehurst Primary School we value the diverse ethnic backgrounds of all pupils and families and undertake a variety of events and lessons to celebrate these. We have found this approach to be enriching for all parties as it teaches tolerance and respect for the differences in our community and the wider world. Underpinning all of this are a range of curriculum topics which have strong links to the British Empire.

As a whole school, we have celebrated the Olympics, with Olympic themed sports days, competitions to design sports kits and opportunities to learn about the history of Olympians in this country. We have had our own election, complete with campaigns and debates culminating in an election.

We have also received visits from local footballers and Olympians which allow us to explore the Olympic values and how they relate to our society. We also have strong links within our own community which helps to strengthen our tolerance and understanding of what makes Britain – Britain.

We celebrated the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the birth of their children with special assemblies and themed lessons. The Golden Jubilee was a huge event for the school, with parents invited to a 'street party' event held in the playgrounds. We also promoted the values through our school Summer Fayre which has a root in British culture.

On a more general level, the school undertakes assemblies and collective worship which uphold traditional values of empathy, respect and tolerance. These are also taught within formal SEAL, PSHE and RE lessons and on an informal nature throughout the school days. As well as a staff promoting the values throughout everyday school life.

We provide an innovative curriculum with varied opportunities to allow children to express themselves, with children placed at the centre of the curriculum and their learning. They are encouraged to take on both challenges and ownership in a happy and safe learning environment. We embed this curriculum design through our school motto Experience, Excel and Enjoy.

We ensure through careful assessments, monitoring and planning that the children progress through mathematics and have fun. We aim to provide a maths curriculum that is accessible and meaningful to all children throughout their stages at school. We use 'Maths no problem' to support our maths delivery. We want each child to have a positive attitude towards Maths and have the skills, ability and confidence to deal with all aspects of mathematics in an independent way both in school and at home.

Pinehurst Primary School aims to develop and extend the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening through a variety of approaches and teaching methods throughout their English lessons – We use RWInc to support our delivery of phonics and Literacy and Language to support our English delivery.

Children learn about a wide range of livings things, materials and phenomena. They investigate by exploring, asking observing and collecting evidence. The children learn to work independently and with others communicating their ideas and findings by using scientific language, diagrams, charts and graphs. We use outside specialists to enhance our science delivery.

At Pinehurst Primary. We have interactive televisions or boards in every class and most intervention rooms. We have a wide range of technologies available, including PC’s, android tablets and iPads. We strongly believe that children learn in a variety of ways and computing can help support children’s learning styles, abilities and love for learning plus it can be incorporated to enhance other curriculum subjects. The Computing Curriculum is delivered through using the Rising Stars scheme of work (inc E-safety).

At Pinehurst Primary School, we use Charanga to support our music delivery. This allows the children to experience a variety of musical experiences from many different cultures.

Religious education helps children to develop a framework of values and as we are a community school religious education also helps to develop an understanding and interest in other religions and ways of life. At Pinehurst Primary we respect and value the beliefs and values of other races and religions and embrace all into our school community. The children are introduced to a variety of different religions such as Christianity and Hinduism. We follow the Liverpool RE scheme.