Think, believe, dream, dare… We are all heroes of our own adventures!

We aim for our learners to develop all children into confident, optimistic and capable learners – ready and willing to actively pursue, troubleshoot and evaluate learning for themselves, in and out of school.

The Key Principles of our curriculum at Cottesmore Academy:

Core knowledge and understanding

• Clarity of purpose - what are we learning, how are we learning it and why?
• Transferable knowledge and understanding - where explicit links are connections are made
• Subject, cultural and general knowledge
• Vocabulary

Skills and competences

• Application of basic essential skills
• EPIC Learners: Independent, Collaborative, Resilient, Reflective and Curious.

A​​​​​​ttitudes, attributes and dispositions

• Balance - promoting intellectual, moral, spiritual, aesthetic and physical development equally

Please find our Long Term Plans/Curriculum Offers and Medium Term maps on our individual class pages (Children, Class Pages) and/or speak to your child's class teacher.  Please click on the link below for access to our individual class pages.

Remote education provision

If circumstances require children to learn from home, Cottesmore Academy will provide remote education that enables pupils to continue accessing a broad and balanced curriculum.

Where possible, children will follow the same curriculum as they would in school, with learning provided through a combination of online activities, recorded or live teaching, independent tasks, reading and practical activities. Work and communication will be shared through the school's agreed digital platforms.

Teachers will monitor engagement and provide feedback and support to help pupils make progress. Parents and carers are encouraged to establish a regular routine and support children to engage with their learning, while recognising that individual family circumstances may vary.

We recognise that some children may require additional support to access remote education. We will work with families to make reasonable adjustments and provide appropriate support for pupils with SEND and other additional needs.

If your child is required to learn from home, further information and specific arrangements will be communicated directly to families by the school.