Curriculum Intent

Our Curriculum Intent

At West Ewell Primary School our curriculum is inspiring, immersive, and inclusive for every child, every day.  We aim to create learners who are resourceful, respectful, resilient, reflective and responsible. These are our school values which underpin each part of our curriculum. 

We have designed a broad and balanced curriculum which enhances the Early Years Foundation Stage in Nursery and Reception and the National Curriculum in Key Stages One and Two. Our curriculum is driven by engaging topics that provide meaningful and relevant experiences, fostering a love of learning for our pupils. Knowledge and skills are purposefully sequenced to enable progression so that pupils know more and remember more, applying their learning in an interconnected way across subjects. 

At West Ewell Primary School, we value reading as a crucial life skill. By teaching every child to read for pleasure and purpose, we provide pupils with the foundations to unlock access to the whole curriculum. We are a language focused school, building on pupils’ vocabulary through explicit teaching and providing opportunities for speaking and listening. We aim for pupils to leave our school with the language skills which will enable them to communicate clearly and confidently, preparing them for their future journey through education and beyond.

At West Ewell, we use every opportunity we can to enrich our curriculum through exciting experiences such as immersive starters to topics, workshops, special events, visitors, school trips and links with secondary schools.  These experiences are outlined in our WEPS ‘Learning Guarantees’  WEPS Learning guarantees - West Ewell Primary School & Nursery (west-ewell.co.uk) which demonstrate our commitment to developing the whole child.  

Our curriculum aims are:

  • To provide a happy, safe and inspiring learning environment where every child can thrive and be the very best that they can be
  • To engage each child through inspiring teaching which motivates and challenges
  • To foster each child’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • To promote British values of democracy, the rule of law, liberty, resect and tolerance
  • To instil a love of learning and growth mind set
  • To nurture each child’s mental wellbeing and self-esteem
  • To teach empathy skills to create a culture of kindness
  • To provide an inclusive curriculum which enables all learners flourish
  • To promote diversity through participation in experiences which develop understanding and respect of different cultures and religions
  • To provide opportunities for children to make a positive contribution to their local community and as global citizens
  • To offer a wide range of creative enrichment activities and experiences which will give our children lifelong memories of their time at primary school
  • To teach children to have the confidence and resilience to take on challenges so that they develop the independence needed to begin Secondary school

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- Mar 28
Reception were visited by Blue Watch at Epsom Fire Station today. They learnt about how to call the fire brigade in an emergency, their special uniform and also got to go on the fire engine and shoot water from their hose! #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/WtemTxkar8— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) March 28, 2025
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- Mar 27
Year 2 got active in maths yesterday. The children worked in teams to transfer liquid then worked out their results by measuring in ml. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/deSovqOHjE— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) March 27, 2025
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- Mar 24
Year 2 enjoyed learning about the Festival of Inti Raymi that takes place in Cusco, Peru, each year. We looked at what they wear and do during the festival before making our own hats and medallions. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/SPGPNffk6b— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) March 24, 2025
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- Mar 13
Year 5 have had a fantastic day fully immersing themselves in the lives of the Vikings. We have taken part in lots of activities, including looking at artefacts, spear wrestling and reenacting Ragnarok (the end of the world). #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/CZNxDObDvw— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) March 13, 2025
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- Mar 3
This week, Rowan have been exploring the question, "Who did the Gingerbread Man meet on the farm?" 🐷🌾. In today's life skills session, they practiced mixing, spreading, slicing, and arranging to create their own pig-inspired bagels! 🥯🎨#LearningThroughPlay #LifeSkills pic.twitter.com/WFHyY24KB6— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) March 3, 2025
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- Jan 20
Year 5 have looked at creating a range of different shapes in gymnastics. They used springboards and vaults to propel themselves in order to support making their shapes. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/BsUB8fZA3U— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 20, 2025
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- Jan 15
Year 3 have been exploring mark making with charcoal. The have been drawing and smudging charcoal as well as using rubbers, paint brushes and chalk to create different effects. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/g0qk6is2qI— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 15, 2025
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- Jan 14
Willow class enjoyed publishing their Paddington stories. They are now ready for others to enjoy when visiting the school library. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/H6lbSnkkzh— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 14, 2025
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- Jan 10
Year 5 explored a range of different encyclopaedia entries this week to immerse themselves in our new focus of writing to inform. This helped them to recognise key language features that are used in this type of writing. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/jJXmCmDqxJ— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 10, 2025
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- Jan 9
This week, Year 3 have been starting to learn about the bones in our body. This has included learning the scientific names of the bones as well as the 3 main functions of our skeletons. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/zpfZFEMRqD— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 9, 2025
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- Jan 8
Year 1 loved exploring with the water colours this week in art. They worked together to use a range of colours and then created their own painting independently. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/Wg86JRj8F7— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 8, 2025
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- Jan 7
Poplar class started their gymnastics unit as we explored different point and patch balances. The children were very creative in coming up with these and then combine balances into a performance. #WEPSway pic.twitter.com/FQVGAHVDsr— West Ewell Primary School (@west_ewell) January 7, 2025
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