The Big Ideas

Important concepts that children return to throughout school life building a deeper understanding of the world and their place in it. The Big Ideas allow for important knowledge and our school’s values to be taught in a meaningful way. The Big Ideas are used to teach British values through embedding them into the curriculum.

The six Big Ideas are:

  1. Identity and Diversity

  2. Democracy

  3. Sustainability

  4. Social Justice

  5. Innovation

  6. Legacy

Who I am, where I come from and celebrating our differences

Children will build up an understanding of who they are, and be supported to develop their sense of self. There is an emphasis on children feeling valued and celebrated. Opportunities are planned for children to develop their voice and begin to explore how they can use this to have a positive impact in the world. As part of understanding themselves and their place in the world the children will develop a respect for diversity.

Identity and Diversity

1.

2.

Democracy

All voices are heard

As part of understanding the power of people and how changes are made children will explore rules, voting, law making and the concept of everyone having a say.

3.

Sustainability

Looking after our world for future generations

Explore how we use finite resources and prepare for a successful future. What is our responsibility and what can we do?

4.

Social Justice

Fairness and equality

Children develop awareness and understanding of equality and fair access to opportunity, security and safety. Through their learning they will look at the past, present and look ahead to the future in order to learn from, gather inspiration and to empower themselves and others going forward.

5.

New thinking

Children learn and think about invention and progress. They look into the drivers and impact of innovations and have opportunities to innovate themselves using a design thinking process to aid this.

Innovation

Legacy

6.

What we leave behind

This Big Idea focusses on the past aiding children’s understanding of the world and their place in it. It links the past to the present by focussing on connecting children to their heritage as well as understanding the idea of how actions and events have far reaching impact.