Posted on: 13th Mar 2026Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
Valley Invicta Primary School at East Borough
At Valley Invicta Primary School at East Borough, our curriculum is designed to reflect and celebrate the rich diversity of our community while preparing pupils for life in modern Britain. It helps children understand the historical, cultural and social influences that shape their lives and the wider world, and supports them to see themselves as confident, valued members of our school community.
Our curriculum is ambitious and inclusive by design. We believe that knowledge is a right for all, and we are committed to narrowing disadvantage by ensuring every pupil has access to a carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich and vocabulary-rich curriculum. This enables all children — regardless of background or starting point — to achieve well and to develop confidence, curiosity and independence as learners.
We build on the experiences and cultural capital that children bring with them, while ensuring access to powerful disciplinary knowledge across the Arts, Sciences and Humanities. The curriculum reflects a wide range of lives and contributions, and places a strong emphasis on clarity, coherence and deep understanding.
Reading and oracy are at the heart of everything we do. High-quality texts are carefully chosen to develop pupils’ vocabulary, knowledge and love of reading. Structured talk and purposeful discussion are embedded across all subjects, enabling pupils to communicate clearly, reason thoughtfully and engage respectfully with others.
Teaching is underpinned by explicit instruction, effective modelling and regular opportunities to retrieve, apply and transfer knowledge. Our Quality First Teaching Toolkit and subject pedagogy, that focus on foundational skills, support pupils to develop resilience, independence and confidence in using what they know.
Our curriculum is rooted in our core values of courage, responsibility, respect, resilience and aspiration, which are lived through our school motto: “Be kind, be safe, be the best you can be.”
Together, these values support pupils to achieve academic success while developing the character, empathy and ambition needed to thrive.
Our curriculum is inclusive by design and carefully structured to enable all pupils, including those with SEND, to make meaningful progress from their individual starting points. Learning is broken down into clear, manageable steps, with a strong emphasis on securing foundational knowledge and skills before moving on. Teachers use assessment and professional knowledge to adapt teaching, provide appropriate scaffolding, and remove barriers to learning, ensuring pupils can access the same ambitious curriculum alongside their peers. High-quality resources, consistent approaches and targeted support enable children to build confidence, independence and resilience, while maintaining high expectations for all. As a result, pupils develop secure understanding over time and are well prepared for future learning.
For further information on the curriculum, please contact the Headteacher.
Further information about our new curriculum design coming soon.
