Curriculum

At Willow School, we strive to provide a range of opportunities and enriching experiences for all our pupils. Our aspiration is for every pupil to develop the knowledge and skills to succeed and thrive in the next stage of their education and into society. Our curriculum has been carefully planned and adapted to equip our pupils with a broad range of opportunities to inspire them and help them to grow and flourish.  

We provide a clear focus on the world around us, both locally and globally, planning immersive opportunities for trips and visitors, to develop our pupil’s awareness of the world around them and develop their own identity as a citizen within it. As a school, we explore our local area, providing an understanding of what the children know, to enable them to make links between the local area into the wider world. We believe that, by encouraging pupils to become more active in their learning, they are able to know and remember more.

Through a curriculum that is both engaging and relevant, that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural and physical development of our pupils, we work with our families and communities to help to prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences in later life in our society. PSHE is at the heart of our curriculum and we prioritise the mental health of our pupils. We know that once this is secure, learning and engagement become much simpler. Our lessons include ways in which children can keep themselves safe, manage their own well-being, develop life and communication skills.

We recognise pupil’s self-awareness, and awareness of other’s, develops as they mature and that this has a significant impact on their ability to relate to and learn about the world we live in. We develop interesting and appropriate enrichment experiences to help pupils to become self-aware individuals, enabling them to learn to make connections and begin to empathise with themes such as tolerance, responsibility and culture around the world.