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.”

Author: Sandra Pereira

Learning About Creation Stories in KS1

Key Stage One has been learning about different creation stories from around the world as part of our Religious Education lessons. We explored three different stories and created some wonderful

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Poplar Class in the Forest

This week, Poplar class once again enjoyed an adventurous morning in the forest, where they engaged in a variety of exciting activities. children eagerly built huts from branches and leaves,

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Key Stage One Science Showcase!

Today we had our KS1 Science showcase which was a tremendous success. Each child brought their own unique science project, presenting a diverse range of topics such as erupting volcanoes,

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KS1 Great Fire of London Day

Today, we are thrilled to share the exciting highlights of our recent Great Fire of London Experience Day, where history came to life for our young learners. As your children

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Poplar Class in the Forest

Today, Poplar Class enjoyed another exciting trip to the forest. This week’s session began with a letter hunt. In small groups, the children were given the challenge of going around

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Liturgical Calendar in Key Stage One

This week the children have been preparing for the season of Advent by learning about the Liturgical Calendar, the different events, colours and symbols associated with each season. They produced

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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.