Our Curriculum
At Eastern Green Junior School, we are proud to offer a broad, ambitious and inclusive curriculum that inspires children to learn, explore and succeed. Our curriculum is carefully designed to build knowledge and skills over time while nurturing curiosity, independence and resilience.
Everything we do is rooted in our school values:
Respect • Ready • Safe
These values underpin our learning environment and help our pupils develop into confident, thoughtful and responsible members of society.
Our curriculum reflects the needs of our school community and ensures that all pupils develop the knowledge, vocabulary and cultural understanding they need to thrive in the wider world.
Our Curriculum Drivers
Our curriculum is shaped by three key drivers that run through everything we teach:
Preparation and Knowledge
We believe that a strong foundation of knowledge enables children to think deeply and make connections in their learning. Our curriculum is carefully sequenced so that knowledge builds progressively from Year 3 to Year 6.
Children develop a secure understanding of key concepts, vocabulary and subject knowledge which prepares them for secondary school and future learning. We place particular emphasis on developing reading, vocabulary and communication skills, ensuring pupils can confidently access increasingly complex ideas across all subjects.
Individuality and Diversity
At Eastern Green Junior School, we celebrate individuality and ensure our curriculum reflects the diverse world we live in.
Children are encouraged to understand that every person is unique and that differences should be respected and valued. Through our curriculum, pupils explore different cultures, societies, histories and viewpoints, helping them to develop empathy, tolerance and respect for others.
We are proud to provide a curriculum that promotes inclusion, equality and belonging.
Aspiration and Citizenship
We want every child to believe in their potential and aim high.
Our curriculum encourages pupils to challenge themselves, develop resilience and take pride in their achievements. Children are taught to think critically, solve problems and learn from mistakes.
Through the teaching of British Values, community learning and wider opportunities, pupils develop an understanding of how they can contribute positively to society and become responsible citizens of the future.
Together, the approaches outlined for each subject ensure that the curriculum at Eastern Green Junior School is ambitious, coherent and designed to enable all pupils to achieve well. The carefully sequenced curriculum builds knowledge progressively from Year 3 to Year 6, allowing pupils to deepen their understanding over time and make meaningful connections between subjects. High-quality texts, rich vocabulary development and purposeful links between subjects support pupils to access increasingly complex ideas and develop strong literacy across the curriculum.
Teaching is focused on developing secure knowledge, fluency in key skills and the ability to apply learning with confidence. Approaches such as mastery in mathematics, focused reading in English and a book-led writing curriculum ensure that pupils are taught the essential knowledge and skills they need in a structured and effective way. Teachers model learning clearly, provide opportunities for discussion and practice, and ensure that pupils revisit and embed key concepts over time.
The breadth of subjects, alongside enrichment opportunities, trips, visitors and wider experiences, supports pupils’ academic success while also developing confidence, curiosity and character. As a result, pupils leave Eastern Green Junior School with strong foundations in knowledge and skills, well prepared for the next stage of their education and equipped to become thoughtful and responsible members of society.