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.”

Lent

Lent is well and truly upon us here at St. Vincent’s. It is a solemn time of preparation for Easter. It is where we remember and anticipate the events of Easter, particularly that Jesus will be crucified and die. The colour of Lent is deep purple, the colour of penance. It is associated with royalty and so reminds us that Jesus, who was recognised by the three wise men as a King, will be recognised again as Christ our King at the resurrection. 

This week at school, signs and symbols of Lent have been appearing in classrooms, corridors and shared spaces. The colour purple adorns our prayer tables and RE displays and class, phase and whole school liturgies are reflective of the season. In UKS2, pupils have been writing and leading their own Lenten liturgies.

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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.