At Ermine Primary Academy, we strive to ensure pupils are given the opportunity to achieve their academic potential and we offer a curriculum that is rooted in knowing more and remembering more through building on prior knowledge, as well as developing their oracy to help develop their communication skills. To support this retention of information, we use quality ongoing assessment to ensure that our children are appropriately challenged so they achieve exceptionally well.

Furthermore, we strive to ensure that our pupils have the skills they need to be a successful member of our modern British society by learning about the following core values: Democracy, The rule of law, Individual liberty, Mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. Developing a school culture of acceptance, respect and understanding.

We are a reading school, encouraging and promoting a love of reading through our reading curriculum, which ensures our students become life-long readers. Additionally, we ensure numeracy and literacy are included within each lesson and allow the children to develop a wide range of learning skills and depth of knowledge, build confidence, independence, resilience and become creative, critical thinkers.

We aim for all learners to enjoy their education and most make very good progress in all areas of learning. Pupils at all levels are helped to achieve their potential. Those who are most able are challenged and supported through appropriate extension activities. Those who struggle are encouraged and given targeted support to embed skills, to develop at their own pace or simply to learn in a style that best suits their individual needs.

The school’s focus on curriculum development has been carefully designed to ensure coverage and progression. It provides pupils with memorable experiences, in addition to diverse and rich opportunities from which children can learn and develop a range of transferable skills.

We believe our curriculum will develop our students spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, therefore helping to prepare them for the next challenges and opportunities in their lives.