At Freeland CE Primary School, our Christian vision unites our community in providing an environment where every member is supported to reach their full potential. Inspired by the Parable of the Mustard Seed, we believe that “from small beginnings come great things” and encourage our children to know their roots, branch out and fly high. We are a community where every child is nurtured, valued, and encouraged to flourish, so that they are ready to soar with confidence. We grow together to learn, love and be loved.

Rooted in our Church of England foundation and in partnership with local churches and the Oxford Diocese, we are a fully inclusive school where all children are welcomed and nurtured. We provide an education of the highest quality within a Christian context, embedding our values in all that we do. We help children understand their place within both the school and the wider world, developing respect for different faiths, cultures and beliefs so they become tolerant, compassionate citizens.

We aim for every child to leave Freeland with integrity, confidence and inspiration for the next stage of their journey. We do this by living our Christian values of Honesty, Forgiveness, Compassion and Love, holding high expectations for all, creating rich and memorable learning experiences, keeping children safe, celebrating success, nurturing curiosity and critical thinking, encouraging creativity, and developing understanding of the wider world. Everyone in our community – children, staff, parents, governors and partners – belongs to Freeland for life.

Our curriculum fosters a love of learning, develops lifelong skills and provides meaningful first-hand experiences. It enables children to understand their roots, engage with the world around them, and leave Freeland with ambition, confidence, and a strong sense of belonging. It is designed to reflect our aims and meet the requirements of the National Curriculum and government guidance.

(The Early Years curriculum is detailed in a separate EYFS policy.)

At Freeland CE Primary School we have worked collaboratively to design a rationale which underpins our Christian Values and values of learning so that we encourage and develop every child to ‘know their roots, branch out and fly high’.

 

Please take a look at our curriculum map for all key stages.  We have developed this to give an overview of the journey that each child will go through during their time at Freeland Primary School.  This is not a concrete document and is subject to change depending on the needs and interests of the children.  Our aim is to give our children rich learning opportunities and valuable experiences, to encourage them to be life long, inquisitive learners.  

Freeland Primary School Curriculum Map 

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Key Stage One cycle A  (2025-2026)	Africa	Great Fire of London	By the Sea
Key Stage One cycle B (2026-2027)	Bright Sparks	Frozen Kingdom	Exciting Explorers
Key Stage Two cycle A (2025-2026)	Africa	Vikings	Oxford
Key Stage Two cycle B (2026 – 2027)	Stone Age and Iron Age	America	Roman’s
Key Stage Two cycle C (2027-2028)	Ancient Greece	Rainforest	WW2
Key Stage Two cycle D (2028-2029)	Pyramids, papyrus and Pharoahs	Extreme Earth	Freeland and beyond

 

Our Curriculum Policy (draft)

Please see curriculum policy in the policies section.

 

Phonics Scheme used at Freeland CE Primary School

We use Little Wandle as our phonics scheme. This is the link to the web page for Little Wandle and advice for parents to enable them to support their children effectively in learning phonics.

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

EPA Curriculum Statement

EPA schools have designed a curriculum which aims to:

• Have high aspirations for all children
• Encourage reflection, deep thinking and resilience
• Foster independence and raise self-esteem
• Value and develop pupils’ sense of belonging and pride in their achievements
• Develop empathy, collaboration and a sense of community
• Prepare children to make a positive contribution to modern Britain

Our goal is that children are empowered to grow as individuals academically, spiritually, morally, and culturally aiming to achieve success whatever their strengths. Our broad and balanced curriculum is under-pinned by the National Curriculum but enhanced and adapted with experiences and opportunities including high quality artistic, creative and sporting activities.  Both cross-curricular and discrete approaches are adopted, depending on the nature of learning, and opportunity to allow links between themes and subjects foster a love of learning. Our schools have adopted the locally agreed syllabus for Religious Education to ensure our pupils develop mutual respect for, and tolerance of, those with different faiths and beliefs and those with no faith.

The teaching strategies within EPA schools enable the curriculum to be organised for all children to study and learn within a variety of settings and situations. Learning activities are carefully designed to enable all learners to progress well from their own starting points. Please see our class pages to see our curriculum in action.