--- title: "Curriculum" url: "https://sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2.schudio.com/curriculum/curriculum-and-subject-areas/our-curriculum" school: "Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School" --- **Tel:** 01429 272684 **Email:** admin@sacredheart.bhcet.org.uk # Curriculum ### Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School *Hearts that inspire, Hearts that believe, Hearts that achieve.* ![](https://sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2.schudio.com/images/images/TreeImage-1.jpg) ### Curriculum Intent At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School our curriculum is designed to inspire enthusiasm for learning, to ensure achievement and to support pupil well-being and happiness. Our curriculum is driven by the need to prepare our children for lifelong learning. At Sacred Heart, we offer a rich and vibrant curriculum which is ambitious for all learners. Through our curriculum, we develop the essential knowledge, skills and understanding which are the building blocks for later life. Our curriculum encompasses not only the formal requirements of the National Curriculum, but goes beyond the experiences of the classroom to ensure that our children are exposed to the richest and most varied opportunities that we can provide. We provide learning experiences which promote confident, self-motivated pupils, eager for lifelong learning. Our curriculum aims to celebrate the development of the whole child. ### Curriculum Newsletters: Autumn Term Reception 186 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Reception-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) Year 1 264 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Y1-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) Year 2 249 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Y2-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) Year 3 235 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Y3-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) Year 4 190 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Y4-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) Year 5 194 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Y5-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) Year 6 218 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Y6-Curriculum-Newsletter-Autumn-2022.pdf) ### Reading in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School we use Read, Write Inc (RWI) as our prescriptive programme for teaching reading and writing from Nursery to Year 2. It follows a set structure and is heavily based on paired work and positive teaching. The level at which the children work within this programme is dictated by their ability to recognise different phonemes and blend sounds to make words. More detailed information is available in the following document: ### Read, Write, Inc! Read, Write, Inc! 222 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/curriculum/Read-Write-Inc.pdf) It is also used as an intervention programme for children in Key Stage 2 who need to consolidate and develop their understanding of phonics. ![Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Hart Lane Hartlepool TS26 8NL 01429 272684 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartcatholicprimaryschool/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/sacredheart_hartlepool/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-2.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)