What does our Discovery Curriculum entail?
Our Discovery Curriculum is a broad, creative approach which allows teachers as professionals to ‘let go’ of individual subjects facilitating cross curricular themes and inter-disciplinary learning to be embedded in the classroom. Children talk of their topic, not individual subjects. At Tunstall CE Primary School, in both Key Stages and Early Years, children are taught in terms of a topic or theme. These begin with a ‘HOOK’ to rapidly engage and immerse the children into the theme. This is followed by the ‘LINE’ which is the learning which is taking place, be it knowledge or skills. We end with a ‘SINKER’ - this is where we support children to make links in their learning, to how the knowledge and skills can be applied and used in future scenarios, thus deepening their understanding.
Through our Discovery Curriculum, we as a school, are endeavouring to foster in children a range of transferable skills which they can apply to all learning. Our Discovery Curriculum relies on inter-disciplinary learning. This focuses learning on skills for life. This leads to “significant learning.” This is very valuable, since the skills acquired are found in various subjects or streams of study, and are designed to get children to apply what they’ve learned in new contexts.
Should any parent wish for further information about our curriculum, please contact Mrs Everest, Assistant Head via the school office office@tunstall.kent.sch.uk
