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THEMATIC CURRICULUM

At St. Mary’s we encourage children to develop an enquiring mind and a love of learning. We aim to help them realise their full potential and become confident, happy members of our school community.

To find out more about the school curriculum, please speak to your child's class teacher.

Rationale

A Thematic Approach
We want pupils to feel confident to make links between the knowledge they are acquiring and to be able to use their skills to develop their understanding of key concepts and ideas. To this end we have designed a curriculum based around cross-curricular topics that change each half term.

The thematic curriculum promotes high quality learning through engaging topics and it is sequenced to provide a clear framework of progression in skills and knowledge to equip children for the next stage of their education.
There is good evidence that teaching subject knowledge and skills as part of a wider topic-based curriculum allows pupils to make useful links between subjects and different areas of learning and also consolidate skills.

Children are also likely to be more engaged in their learning if it has an exciting context. Topic links are also made to Literacy and Maths learning.
St Mary's Thematic Curriculum Policy

Subjects taught thematically

The Thematic Curriculum topics include the National Curriculum programs of study for:
  • Science
  • History
  • Geography
  • Art
  • Design Technology
St Mary's Science Policy
St Mary's Humanities Policy
St Mary's Art and Design Technology Policy
Picture
Example of a Half Term Topic Map
A curriculum for OUR school
We have carefully designed the thematic curriculum to ensure there is appropriate coverage of the National curriculum subjects, in a way that reflects our school community and supports our values and ethos as well as covering the programs of study in the National Curriculum.
Review and development
We review and update the Curriculum Framework at the end of each school year, taking into account feedback from staff and pupils. This keeps our curriculum fresh and up to date, and allows us to link projects, outside initiatives and national developments etc into the learning
Planning in Phases
We have chosen to share the same topic across each phase, Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2) Lower Keystage 2 (Year 3 and 4) and Upper Keystage 2 (Year 5 and 6).

​This allows classes to  make links with their learning, and allows staff to plan and share ideas as a team. Work in each shared topic is carefully planned and differentiated to ensure that each year group is working at the appropriate level of progression.


​Two year topic cycle
The sharing of topics across two year groups means we have a  two year topic cycle - Cycle A and Cycle B.
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  • The academic school year 2024-2025 is Cycle B
  • The academic school year 2025-2026 is Cycle A

Whole School Thematic Curriculum Maps

St Mary's Whole School Topic Map 2024 - 2026
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St Mary's Lewisham CE Primary School  -  329 Lewisham High Street  -  London  -  SE13 6NX
Tel: 020 8690 2613    email: [email protected]
  • Home
  • Our School
    • Welcome
    • Our Vision
    • Our Mission Statement
    • Our School Team
    • External Awards, Reviews and Reports
    • Our Videos
    • Staff Vacancies
  • Christian Distinctiveness
    • School of Sanctuary >
      • School of Sanctuary Blog
    • SIAMS
    • Values >
      • Respect
      • Peace
      • Love
      • Forgiveness
      • Responsibility
      • Faith
    • Worship
    • St Mary's Church
    • Southwark Diocese
  • Statutory Information
    • Safeguarding
    • Admissions
    • School Policies
    • SEND and Inclusion
    • Pupil, Sport and Catch Up Premium
    • OFSTED and Data
    • Data Protection and GDPR
    • Staff Statutory Information
    • Financial Benchmarking
  • Learning
    • Home Learning
    • Reading at Home and Story Time
    • Phonics
    • Pupil Online Safety
    • Early Years
    • English Maths Science
    • Religious Education >
      • RE Learning Blog
    • Thematic Curriculum
    • Other Subjects
    • Music and the Arts
    • Enrichment
  • Classes
    • Nursery >
      • Nursery Class Info
      • Nursery Learning Blog
    • Reception >
      • Reception Class Info
      • Reception Learning Blog
    • Year 1 >
      • Year 1 Class Info
      • Year 1 Learning Blog
    • Year 2 >
      • Year 2 Class Info
      • Year 2 Learning Blog
    • Year 3 >
      • Year 3 Class Info
      • Year 3 Learning Blog
    • Year 4 >
      • Year 4 Class Info
      • Year 4 Learning Blog
    • Year 5 >
      • Year 5 Class Info
      • Year 5 Learning Blog
    • Year 6 >
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  • Parents
    • PGL October 2024
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    • School Calendar and Dates
    • Arbor
    • Online Safety for Parents
    • School Uniform
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    • The School Day
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    • Medication in School
    • School Fund
    • Friends of St Mary's
    • Language Leaders
  • Governors
    • Governing Body
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    • Pupil Worry Box
    • Passport applications