Curriculum

Rationale behind our curriculum Our curriculum gives our pupils the life skills and values they will need to give them the best possible chance in their post-school lives. Our curriculum is driven by our 4Rs so that our pupils are taught in as many ways as possible...

Mrs L Fearon (Art Lead) “Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create...

Miss F Weldon (English Lead) At Eslington Primary School, our vision is for all children to leave school confident and able to communicate for a variety of purposes through written and spoken language; with the English skills to achieve their future dreams in life. We...

Miss R Richter (History and Geography Lead) Geography Geography is a valued part of the curriculum at Eslington Primary School, providing a purposeful means for exploring, appreciating and understanding the world in which we live and how it has evolved. Geography...

Mr L Fowler (Computing Lead) A high-quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world. Computing has deep links with mathematics, science, and design and technology, and provides insights into...

Mrs L Palmer (Nurture Lead) The Nurture groups are a daily intervention with the intent of meeting the emotional needs of a core group of very vulnerable young people within school. Currently, there are 6 members of staff, (two sites) including two specialist...

Mrs V Emery (Maths Lead) Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and...

Miss K Griffiths (Music Lead) At Eslington Primary School, our music curriculum aims to deliver a high-quality music education which helps our young learners to develop creativity, imagination, good listening skills, constructive criticism and the ability to express...

Miss C Flamson (PE Lead) At Eslington, we believe that children should be encouraged to develop a healthy body, mind and lifestyle. Physical Education is a key aspect of supporting pupils with their social and emotional development. Pupils and staff are committed to...

Mrs C Shiels (PSHE Lead) Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) is a wide-ranging subject encompassing many issues including health and wellbeing, sex education, personal and social relationships, keeping safe and issues of moral and ethical values. It...

Mrs R Nibber (RE Lead) Religion is a uniquely human phenomenon which helps many people make sense of what it means to be them. Eslington Primary School follows Gateshead Agreed Syllabus 2018. Through the study of Christianity and other major world faiths, children at...

Mr L Fowler (Science Lead) A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all...

Mrs C Shiels (SMSC Lead) Eslington Primary School is a special school for pupils from the ages of 5 to 11 years and caters for Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.  With this in mind, Eslington Primary School recognises that the spiritual, moral,...

At Eslington Primary School, our children arrive having experienced a range of negative thoughts and feelings from within either their home setting and/or previous school settings. Our children have a primary need of social, emotional and mental health difficulties...

Mrs L Fearon (DT Lead) Design and technology is an inspiring, rigorous and practical subject. Using creativity and imagination, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs,...