Curriculum Overview

Throughout the provision and across the curriculum we want to ensure the children are central to the planning, learning and teaching. We want children to flourish here at DVIS and grow in all aspects of their social, spiritual, moral and cultural lives.

We want to support the children in “Both developing habits and developing reflective wisdom in order to act with freedom and creativity in changing circumstances.” (‘The Fruit of The Spirit – C of E Discussion Paper on Character Education’ Oct 2015). Through our vision, values based on the fruit of the Spirit and our professional insight and response to the children, we develop topics and approaches to learning and life that we believe strikes this balance.

At DVIS we have mapped out the curriculum, knowledge and skills across the three year groups. This work has been developed with the professionals who deliver it daily. It is set within a deep understanding and knowledge of early childhood development and education. The plans show where each aspect of learning will be built on and when and how this will be done. 

Our intention at DVIS is for our curriculum to raise children who are:

• Life-long and active learners

• Aware of how they learn

• Prepared for their future

• Resilient in the face of adversity

• Able to think of others and their community

• Able to take responsibility for themselves and their learning

• Open to seeking challenge

• Confident in who they are and were created to be

• Enthusiastic readers, writers, who love numbers