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Curriculum
Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that ignites pupils’ curiosity.
Leaders are ambitious for pupils to achieve success in their learning. Staff have high expectations for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Leaders are equally ambitious for pupils to develop into well-rounded citizens.
(Ofsted, October 2019)
For further information about the curriculum, please speak initially to your child's class teacher. For members of the public or further information for parents, please contact the head teacher greenmount@bury.gov.uk
We provide a creative, exciting and engaging curriculum which will enable our children to gain the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to develop as educated, well-balanced citizens in our ever-changing world.
With learning that takes place both indoors and outdoors, children will learn to believe in themselves, understanding how they can develop a growth mindset and care for their own well-being.
The National Curriculum (2014) is the basis of our curriculum but this has been enhanced by staff and it evolves each year to ensure it meets the needs of our children. Subjects are taught discretely so that children develop an understanding of the different academic disciplines on the National Curriculum. However, each class has a termly or half-termly topic where natural (not tenuous) links are made between subjects. Whilst Class Teachers teach the majority of subjects to their own classes, we take advantage of the skills of our other staff to provide some specialist subject teaching (French, PE, Cookery, Science UKS2).
Our Subjects
Our-Subjects (ID 1097)
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Art and Design
Art and Design
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British Values
British Values
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Computing
Computing
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Design Technology
Design Technology
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English
English
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French
French
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Geography
Geography
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History
History
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Maths
Maths
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Music
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Physical Education
Physical Education
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PSHE
PSHE
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Religious Education
Religious Education
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Science
Science
Our Curriculum (Year by Year)
Our-Curriculum-(Year-by-Year) (ID 1101)
Educational Visits
In addition to visiting the local environment to support topic work and the children's well-being and mental health, we aim to plan at least one educational visit for each year group to support and extend their learning.
In 2025 - 2026, visits took place as follows:
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| Reception |
Blue Planet Aquarium linked to understanding the natural world |
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| Year 1 |
RHS Bridgewater linked to Science work on plants |
Imagine That linked to Science work on materials |
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| Year 2 |
Bewilderwood supporting learning in English
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Blackpool supporting learning in History and Geography
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| Year 3 |
Summerseat river study |
Castleshaw Roman Fort supporting learning in History |
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| Year 4 |
Tatenhall Outdoor Education Centre residential visit (two nights) supporting Science topic on Habitats and Geography work contrasting localities |
Jorvik Centre supporting learning about the Vikings in History |
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| Year 5 |
East Lancashire Railway supporting learning in Geography and History around the Industrial Revolution
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Manchester Airport supporting work in PSHE
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| Year 6 |
Robinwood residential visit (two nights) extending learning in PE (outdoor and adventurous activities)
Eden Camp extending learning around World War Two in History |
Our school's accessibility plan sets out how over time we will increase the extent to which disabled pupils participate in the school's curriculum.
We review our curriculum on an annual basis. Our curriculum, year by year and for each subject, is detailed above.
For further information about the curriculum, please speak initially to your child's class teacher. For further information, please contact the head teacher greenmount@bury.gov.uk
