The curriculum at Great Malvern Primary school has been specifically designed as a vocabulary-based spiral curriculum with iterative revisiting of subjects to build pupils’ skills and knowledge encouraging them to think, question and share ideas.  

Our curriculum is ambitious for all our children, provides a broad and balanced education which is fully inclusive and, with our locality in mind, has diversity and ambition woven throughout. 

It provides opportunities for children to develop the crucial characteristics of being curious; determined and ambitious in both their learning and attitude to life. Preparing them for the next stage of their education and being able to make a positive contribution to their community and wider society.  

The Great Malvern curriculum addresses the development of the whole child including supporting children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development ensuring that children are well prepared for life in modern Britain. 

In our Early Years classes, we follow the Statutory Framework for the Early Years (DFE) and use the supporting materials from Development Matters in the EYFS (Early Education). Pupils learning in EYFS prepares them for future learning at our school.

We prioritise early reading as we know how fundamental this is to all other other learning. We use the Read Write Inc. approach to Systematic Synthetic Phonics.

In Key Stages 1 and 2, our curriculum aligns with the National Curriculum to ensure that our children have the knowledge and skills they require to move onto the next stage in their education, enriched by the Great Malvern 'We are Curious; We are Determined; We are Ambitious' curriculum.  For a more detailed breakdown of our coverage across the school, our curriculum summary documents for each year group are available as attachments to this page.

At Great Malvern Primary School all class teachers are responsible for providing a curriculum that is suitable for all pupils in the class, including those with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) with support from the SENCo. We have high expectations for all pupils and are committed to ensuring our curriculum complies with the Equality Act 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. Our SEN statement emphasises the importance of providing an inclusive learning environment for all pupils including those with SEND. 

If you require more information about your child's learning, please contact your child's class teacher, or for general enquiries about our curriculum arrange an appointment with our Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning), Miss E Grace, through the school office.