Overview
All children deserve the best possible education. At New Haw our curriculum aims to inspire our pupils’ curiosity about the world around them whilst also giving them a secure and broad foundation of knowledge in all subject areas. This ensures that they are set up for success in the next stage of their education and beyond. Our curriculum is designed to enrich the lives of our pupils, building upon their experiences and exposing them to new opportunities. We have a high academic ambition for all pupils, rooted in our solid consensus of the knowledge and skills pupils need in order to take advantage of opportunities, responsibilities and experiences in later life.
We want to create a level playing field for all our children no matter what their starting points, and the main vehicle we use to do this is a strong curriculum which has been developed by the entire staff in consultation with parents, governors and children since 2020.
At New Haw we believe the philosophy that “The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.” (McKinsey 2007) and the same principle can be applied to our curriculum. Therefore, in addition to developing a sequenced and cumulative curriculum, we are constantly looking at how the expertise of our teachers can be further enhanced.
The curriculum at New Haw is planned, purposeful and with clear intent. It has been sequenced so that new knowledge and skills build on what has been taught before and towards clearly defined end points. Each subject is unique, and includes its own substantive and disciplinary knowledge. Substantive knowledge relates to the core facts, ideas and concepts which are central to a subject. Disciplinary knowledge, on the other hand, relates to how scholars and academics within each subject (or discipline) arrive at this knowledge. Our curriculum ensures that all pupils carefully build a comprehensive understanding of both.
At New Haw we are committed to ensuring that our pupils access the richest possible range of experiences during their time here. Enrichment opportunities are not only designed to support children’s academic progress, but also to broaden their horizons, develop their cultural capital and improve their self-esteem and well-being.
If you would like more information about the curriculum than is found on our website, please do not hesitate to speak to the school office or to your child's class teacher.
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History |
Prehistory: Stone, Bronze and Iron Age Ancient Greece |
Romans Anglo-Saxons, Vikings |
Ancient Egypt Early Islamic Civilisation |
WW2 Aristocracy vs Democracy |
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Butser Ancient Farm – Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze Age (Summer term) |
Viking workshop (Summer term) |
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The Lincolnsfield Centre – WW2 (Autumn term) |
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Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) Christmas - Tradition of present giving Easter – Sequence of events from Palm Sunday to Easter Day and symbolism. Hinduism Moses the prophet |
Sikhism Christmas – through art Buddhism Easter –Sacrifice and Saviours Christianity – worship and community |
Christianity – life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Christmas – concept of light during Christmas Easter – the final weeks of Jesus’s life Islam |
Judaism Christmas – what the Gospels reveal about Christians. Christianity - to investigate why Christians believe Jesus died Ethics and morality |
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Heathervale Church workshop – Community (Spring term) |
Prayer workshop at Heathervale Church (Spring workshop) |
Heathervale Church workshop - Easter (Spring term) |
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Geography |
UK and Surrey Countries of Europe (comparative study: UK and Greece) |
Climate and Climate zones Settlement (New Haw – a local study) |
The Amazon Rivers (local study) |
Land formations Comparative study: London vs world cities (local study) |
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Living Rainforest (Autumn term) Thames Explorer (Summer term) |
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Art and Design |
Portraits Stone Age Art Pattern |
Land Art Illustrations Typography |
Still life Landscapes Islamic art |
People in action The Jurors Chairs
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Wisley – Andy Goldsworthy (Autumn term) |
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Jurors Chairs Runnymede (Summer term) |
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DT |
Healthy smoothies Hand puppets Healthy cereal packaging |
Healthy pizza Bunting Pop-up books |
Building bridges Making bread Designing an inclusive using CAD
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Steady hand electricity games Designing a and making healthy soup Designing a microbic product |
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Computing |
Connecting computers - Systems and networks Beebots - Programming Desktop publishing - Media Branching database - Data and information Animations - Media We are bug fixers/ we are programmers – Programming Online Safety |
The internet - Systems and networks Toy designers - Programming We are Meteorologists/ Data logging - Data and information Photo editing - Media We are software developers/ Quiz – Programming Online safety |
Sharing info - Systems and networks Flat-file databases - Data and information Game developers - Programming We are vloggers - Media CAD - Media/ DT Online safety |
Communication - Systems and networks Web developers - Media Microbits – Programming Online safety |
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Online Safety workshop (Autumn term) |
Online Safety workshop (Autumn term) |
Online Safety workshop (Autumn term) |
Online Safety workshop (Autumn term) |
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MFL |
Pourqoui Francais? (Why French) Numbers Alphabet Days Months Moi (All About Me) On fait la fête (Celebrations) Portraits (My body) Le Carnaval des Animaux (Carnival of the Animals) |
Pourqoui Francais? (Why French) Revision Ma Famille (People and Jobs) On y va (All aboard) L’argent de poche (Pocket money) Vive le Sport! (Long Live Sport) Quel temps fait-il? (What’s the weather like?)
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Pourqoui Francais? (Why French) Revision Les aliments en Francais (Healthy eating) On the way to school/directions Shopping/money Les instruments de musique (I am the music man) Les quatre saisons (The 4 seasons) |
Pourqoui Francais? (Why French) Café Notre école (Our school) Ici et là (Out and about) Quelle temps est il? (What time is it?) Notre monde (Our world) |
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MFL International Day (Summer term) |
MFL International Day (Summer term) |
MFL International Day (Summer term) |
MFL International Day (Summer term) |
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Music |
Musical notation Reggae Rock Music R and B Primary Robins – Classical singing |
Rap, Country ballad Music around the world Primary Robins – Classical singing Folk and musicals Pop |
Primary Robins – Classical music Rap Soft Rock Contemporary/ballad Sea shanties |
Pop music Blues Classical singing Mowtown Gamelan music |
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Primary Robins weekly workshop (Summer term) |
Primary Robins weekly workshop (Spring term) |
Primary Robins weekly workshop (Autumn term) |
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PE and Games |
Gymnastics, dance, athletics, OAA, football, netball, hockey, multi skills, cricket, rounders, tennis. |
Gymnastics, dance, athletics, OAA, football, netball, hockey, basketball, cricket, rounders, tennis, swimming |
Gymnastics, dance, athletics, OAA, football, netball, hockey, tag rugby, cricket, rounders, tennis. |
Gymnastics, dance, athletics, OAA, football, netball, hockey, lacrosse, cricket, rounders, tennis. |
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Egham Orbit - swimming |
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PSHE and RSE |
Being a good friend Privacy and permission Different families and groups Being part of the community Having a healthy lifestyle The value of money |
Our strengths, skills and interests Treating each other with respect Dealing with feelings, bereavement and loss Rights and responsibilities Keeping safe outside Drugs common to everyday life How we grow and change |
Resolving conflict What decisions can people make with money? How can we keep healthy? Discrimination Digital resilience How we grow and change How do common drugs affect health? |
Peer pressure Keeping physically safe Careers Mental Health Building resilience How babies are conceived and born |
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Jurors Chairs (Summer term) |
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Trips/workshops English, Maths and Science |
Wisley - Plants (Summer term) |
Science Sound Dome |
Science Space Dome (Autumn term) |
English Young Shakespeare (Spring term) |