Our curriculum is designed to encourage children to know and understand that the values shape us so children can be leaders, question the world and challenge what goes on in society. 

We want to nurture questioning, thinking, feeling children with a strong sense of identity.

We seek opportunities to enjoy the awe and wonder of our locality using our unique and distinctive environment.  This is achieved through local visits and close links with educational partners including the Morecambe Bay Curriculum.  Our curriculum explores place based learning with visits from Eden Bear to local walks exploring local history.

We develop close links with local partners including visiting artists; the university of Lancaster and University of Cumbria and local schools.  These links have provided inspiring learning experiences from STEM, local visiting artists, British Values, careers fair and Eden Bear visits to our Reception children.  Our curriculum has enrichment opportunities to extended and embed learning for example, farm and woodland visits; trips to museums to see exhibitions and attend historical workshops; visits to The University of Lancaster to deepen understanding of British Values and democracy.

We aim to raise the aspirations of our children to help them believe that they can achieve and fulfil their individual talents. Our curriculum is inclusive to ensure all children get the opportunity to find new talents.

At St Mary’s we believe we all have a unique place in our world.

The Legal Rights of Parents - Parents do not have the right to withdraw children from any aspect of the mandatory curriculum. But under Section 405 of the 1996 Education Act, parents do have the right to withdraw their child from sex education within RSE(HRSE). This aligns with Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights. The mandatory curriculum defines sex education within relationships education as beginning at Key Stage 3. However, all schools should work with parents to ensure that they understand what is being taught to minimise requests for students to be excused from lessons. Schools should ensure any request and their outcomes are carefully documented.