St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

“Caritas Christi Urget Nos –

The love of Christ urges us to care for each other and strive for excellence in everything we do.”

Diversity & Inclusion Blog

Exploring the RAF Museum

We are excited to share the wonderful experience our Year 5 and 6 students had during their recent trip to the RAF Museum in Colindale. It was a day packed...

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Racial Justice

At St. Vincent’s, racial justice spreads much wider than just the weeks around Racial Justice Sunday. We believe that the creation of all human beings in the image of God...

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Children’s Mental Health Week

Highlights from Children’s Mental Health Week  5-11th February 2024 ‘My Voice Matters’  We are thrilled to share with you the fantastic activities and initiatives that took place during Mental Health...

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Racial Justice Sunday

The 28th January was Racial Justice Sunday, a special day in our church calendar where we pray that everyone will be treated fairly regardless of where they are from, what...

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Anti-bullying week

Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event which aims to raise awareness of bullying and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it. This year the theme is ‘Reach...

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Curriculum Intent

At St Vincent’s it is our INTENT is to enable ALL children to thrive through the opportunities we provide them with, in order to:

Curriculum Context

St Vincent’s is a 1.5 form entry school with 285 children ranging from 4 -11. Children come predominantly from the parishes of Sacred Heart in Mill Hill and St Anthony’s in Edgware.

Children come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, speak 17 different languages and hail from 26 different ethnic groups. The curriculum we present, and promote, to the children is an endeavour to reflect these differences by providing opportunities to explore the different countries, languages and customs our children are part of through the projects they investigate. We have looked closely at the context of our school, the backgrounds of the children and how life is for a child growing up in North London today. We have used the underlying principles of our Catholic Faith and the example of our namesake St Vincent to create a set of values which lie at the heart of our curriculum.

We are aware of the changing nature of society and the pressures faced by young children as they enter the next stage of their education. The rise in Mental Health related issues has been widely documented across the media. Therefore, issues such as internet safety and the enormous impact across society of social media are at the forefront of our minds when planning our curriculum. With the current worldwide concerns relating to Covid 19, racial justice, equality and diversity, as well as gender and economic background, we feel it is our duty to prepare the children through a concerted focus on building independence, resilience and communication skills linked to our Vincentian Values.