Goudhurst & Kilndown
Curriculum Matrix
Class Curriculum - Knowledge, Skills & Vocabulary
Curriculum Intent
Our Christian values - curiosity, compassion, courage and commitment - underpin all that we do at school. We follow the National Curriculum and through the embodiment of our values, children develop the necessary skills and knowledge and experience a wide range of opportunities through our broad and enriched school and outdoor curriculum. Our curriculum and values develop children's character, encourage good mental health and enable them to live life in all its fullness now and in the future.
Wellbeing
Promoting happiness at school and at home. Being mindful and maintaining a positive attitude.
Developing specific skills to improve wellbeing.
Supporting children whose circumstances or wellbeing is a challenge.
Developing Character
Through our enriched curriculum, including the Happy Minds programme, children develop character in a personal, reflective and meaningful way.
We appreciate differences, embrace challenge and change, taking risks and learn from failure.
Adventure
Whether in the classroom or outdoors we actively encourage children to acquire skills and knowledge through experimentation, mistakes and learning collaboratively - being brave and bold with bags of grit.
Activities range from forest school and a competitive sports programme to performing on stage.
Promoting Inclusivity
We recognise that many children require extra support & provision in one or more of the following areas:
Cognition & Learning
Communication & Interaction
Behaviour, Social & Emotional
Sensory & Physical
The list of current interventions that we regularly run that support these areas are:
Sensory Circuits
Magpie Group (SEN focused group at Forest School -developing speech, social & language.
ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
Speech & language (including external SALT support)
Cued articulation (specifically trained TAs)
Better Reading Partner & Dancing Bears Reading Interventions (specifically trained TAs/Parents)
Beanstalk Reading (external readers) & reading to the Dog
Accelerated Reader (reading fluency & comprehension)
1-2-3 Maths
Auditory Processing intervention
Clever Fingers (fine motor control
BEAM
Social Communication & Speech Bubbles
Drawing & Talking
DILP
Pupil mentoring (Teacher & TA)
Well-being/emotional counselling - Weald Family Hub
Enrichment & Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Enrichment
Forest School:
Our Forest School is run on a rolling programme throughout the school year. Each pupil in the school receives 10-12 sessions (usually 6 whole days, once a week) over the course of the school year. Each year group receives their sessions at different times of year, so that all children, as they progress through the school, have access to regular Forest School, in a woodland setting, at different times of year.
School Trips:
Whole School: Kilndown Christchurch & Millenium Walk, Kidenza Concert, Pantomime (Tonbridge School),
Class: Bedgebury Arboretum, Shakespeare Schools Festival, Kent Life, Whitstable, RNLI, Rare Breeds Centre, Marden Indian Restaurant, Virtual Beijing, Hever Castle, Scotney Castle, Kino Cinema, St Ronan's School (Art & DT), High Weald Academy, British Museum, V & A, Science Museum, Houses of Parliament.
Extra-Curricular/Clubs
Extended Day School Care
Breakfast Club (Premier Sports) - daily (inc breakfast)
Afterschool Care - daily (inc supper)
Sport Clubs
Karate
Running & Cross Country
Athletics
Football (KS1/KS2)
Netball
Hockey
Gymnastics (Premier Sports)
Judo
Girl's football
Arts
Dance
Art / Chinese Art
Choir
Brass club
Maypole
Drawing (fine motor skills)
Film Club
Languages
Spanish
French
Mandarin (G & T - Bethany School)
Religious
Trinity Lights
Godly Play
Others
Chess
Computing/Coding
Debating
Healthy Brains/Talk Club
Gardening
Chatterbooks (Love to Read)
Small World Play (Lego/Playmobile etc)
Storybox
Number Crunch