Our Curriculum Intent

Rooted in values. Reaching for excellence.

At Tymberwood Academy, we believe every child is entitled to a broad, rich and ambitious curriculum that provides strong foundations for future learning, broadens horizons and enables every child to succeed.

Our curriculum begins in the Early Years and builds progressively through to Year 6. It is rooted in the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum and is carefully shaped to reflect the needs, experiences and aspirations of the children and community we serve.

Building knowledge and understanding

Our curriculum is organised through distinct subjects, recognising the important contribution each makes to a child’s education. Knowledge, skills and vocabulary are carefully selected and coherently sequenced, so that new learning builds on what has come before and important knowledge is revisited, connected and deepened over time.

We want our children to become curious, confident and increasingly independent learners who can think, question, make connections and apply what they have learned.

Strong foundations

Reading is at the heart of our curriculum. We are determined that every child learns to read confidently and fluently, while developing vocabulary, comprehension, knowledge of the wider world and a genuine love of reading.

Alongside this, we place high expectations on writing and mathematics, ensuring children develop the essential knowledge and skills they need to access the wider curriculum and succeed in their future education.

Broadening horizons

Our curriculum extends beyond the classroom. Through visits, visitors, practical learning and our 11 Before 11 programme, we provide experiences that enrich learning, broaden horizons and raise aspirations.

We ensure children encounter a diverse range of cultures, religions, identities, experiences and perspectives, helping them to value difference, challenge stereotypes and develop their understanding of modern Britain and the wider world.

Ambition for every child

Our curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND and those who are disadvantaged.

Through high-quality teaching, appropriate adaptation and carefully considered support, we identify and remove barriers to learning while maintaining high expectations. We want every child to participate, achieve and flourish, whatever their starting point or individual needs.

At Tymberwood, education is about more than what children know; it is also about who they become.

Our RISE UP values – Respect, Integrity, Success, Equality, Unity and Perseverance – shape our school culture, relationships and expectations. Through our curriculum and wider school experiences, we want children to become confident and compassionate young people who embrace challenge, value others and are ambitious for their futures.

Ultimately, our curriculum ensures that every Tymberwood child leaves us with secure foundations, rich experiences, high aspirations and the knowledge, character and values they need for the next stage of their education and for life.

Rooted in values. Reaching for excellence.

Explore our Curriculum

Find out more about what children learn at Tymberwood through year group and subject specific pages below.