Our Curriculum

Our School Vision

At Casterton Primary Academy, we believe in ambition for all.

We work collaboratively with family, friends, and members of the community to embed our SHINE charter throughout our curriculum.

We want all our pupils to achieve their best whilst here with us at primary school. We want their desire to learn to stay with them as they progress to secondary level, further education and into employment. We recognise that for some young people in our area, this has not always been the experience of their family members and are unreservedly insistent on the highest possible standards of reading, writing, speaking and maths in order to improve their future prospects and prosperity and to reverse this trend.

We showcase the achievements of our parents, pupils, siblings and other members of our community to inspire and promote a love of lifelong learning.

Within an environment focussed on welfare and safeguarding, we aim to create a culture of challenge, where children have the opportunity to persevere through problem solving, challenging questioning and reasoning activities across the curriculum.

We want students to emerge from school as curious, creative people with the ability to analyse the world around them and contribute to our society.

Learning to read and reading for pleasure are of the highest priority, from the first days in school, supporting learning in all subject areas.

We want our pupils to be aware of, and celebrate their cultural heritage, both in the local area and further afield, if they have roots in other countries. Living in Burnley is the fact that unites them all and is the basis for geographical and historical learning.

A focus on the diversity in the world of work in our town helps to ensure pupils develop a positive attitude to their futures.

We have designed our curriculum to meet the needs and diversity of our pupils at Casterton Primary Academy, using the National Curriculum Programmes of Study which are covered on a 2 year rolling programme.

We recognise children’s prior learning, provide first hand learning experiences, allow the children to develop interpersonal skills, build resilience and become creative, critical thinkers.
We celebrate and welcome differences within our school community and locality.
We encourage children to be responsible for and respect the local community and environment.
We give them a sense of belonging and ownership of the place in which they live.

Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from the same engaging curriculum as their peers and they take a full part in after-school activities. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with teachers and teaching assistants, giving them expert advice on how they can help pupils succeed in their learning.

Curriculum Overview Documents

The documents below show the 2 year spiral curriculum for Casterton Primary Academy. It has been developed by subject leaders throughout the school.

Year A is taught in academic years that start in September with an odd number Eg Sept 2027, Sept 2029 etc.

Year B is taught in academic years that start in September with an even number Eg Sept 2026, Sept 2028 etc.

Each half-term, you will receive a link to the class overview explaining the curriculum to be taught.

If you would like to find out more about the Curriculum taught in each year group, please see the subject specific pages or speak to your child's class teacher.

The Medium Term Plans are also on the subject pages. These are working documents and are completed before each unit is taught. Some have already been completed for the whole year.

The Right to Withdraw from Religious Education

At Casterton Primary Academy, our Religious Education (RE) curriculum is designed to be inclusive, broad, and balanced. It aims to promote respect, cultural diversity, and critical thinking regarding a variety of religious and non-religious world views.

However, we fully recognise and respect the legal right of parents and carers to withdraw their children from all or part of RE, as outlined in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Parents are not required to provide a reason for this request.

If you wish to withdraw your child from RE lessons, please contact the Principal in writing. We will arrange a brief, informal discussion to understand your wishes, ensure your child remains safely supervised during the withdrawn sessions, and discuss the alternative independent work they will undertake.