‘So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind.’

1 Thessalonians 5:11

At St Barnabas, we aim to ignite curiosity and delight in learning to prepare pupils for an ever changing, challenging world. The focus of our curriculum is to raise pupils’ aspirations and create a sense of personal pride and achievement, ultimately helping every individual to flourish.

Our curriculum is designed to ensure coverage and progression, allowing pupils to deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding in all aspects of learning. It provides pupils with memorable experiences, in addition to diverse opportunities from which children can learn and grow as unique and resilient individuals.

Our local community and its rich heritage is frequently used as a starting point for engaging interest. Interwoven into every aspect of school life are our Christian values of compassionate, encouraging, respectful. The link with St Barnabas, known as ‘The Encourager’ is at the heart of our curriculum vision.

Our Encourager Curriculum

Whole school LTP

Values & Intent throughout the curriculum

We are Encouragers

Through all areas of the curriculum, our children are taught and supported to encourage themselves and others around them.

Encouraging Others

Being a positive role model, saying encouraging words to others, helping others, working as a team, making a positive difference.

Encouraging Ourselves

Recognising things we have done well and being proud of this; having resilience to keep going in the face of problems and difficulties, challenging ourselves, working independently, taking pride in our work and completing it to a high standard.