At St John’s Highbury Vale CE Primary School, our art curriculum develop curious, confident artists.

At St John’s Highbury Vale, we deliver a computing curriculum which equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed for an ever-changing digital world.

At St John’s Highbury Vale Primary School, we deliver a Design Technology curriculum which develops thoughtful designers and problem-solvers.

At St John’s Highbury Vale we aim to develop pupils who are articulate, reflective and capable writers.

At St John’s, our history curriculum develops informed, reflective young historians.

At St John's, our goal is for every child to leave primary school with a secure mathematical foundation and a positive attitude towards maths.

At St John’s we want to introduce children to a modern foreign language at the beginning of Key Stage 2, so that by the end of Year 6 we can ensure that all children can speak and understand simple phrases, and ultimately so that they can navigate themselves around a different country. We want to encourage transferable skills, which lay the foundations for continuing their learning at secondary school, in either the same language or another.

At St John’s Highbury Vale CE Primary School, children gain a firm understanding of what music is through listening, singing, playing, evaluating, analysing, and composing across a wide variety of historical periods, styles, traditions, and musical genres.

At St John's we aim for all pupils to become successful, confident readers who develop a lifelong love of books and learning.

Through the Get Set 4 PE teaching programme, we ensure that children learn a progressions of skills within a range of different sports. As well as the physical aspect of PE being taught, the children will also gain knowledge around health and fitness, and will be encouraged to evaluate and develop their performance.

At St John’s Highbury Vale, PSHE seeks to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes children need to manage many of the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities they will face as they grow.

At St John's we aim for all children to become competent and motivated spellers, equipping them for success in their writing.

At St John's we aim to ignite a love of reading in all of our pupils.

At St John’s, we intend for our pupils to grow as thoughtful, empathetic individuals who can critically engage with religious and ethical ideas.

At St John’s Highbury Vale, we encourage children to be curious. To develop this curiosity, we believe that it is important for children to have hands-on scientific opportunities across their school career.