The document describes The Fulbridge Academy, a school that focuses on creativity. It emphasizes high expectations, an inspiring learning environment, and a bespoke curriculum tailored to students' needs. The curriculum aims to empower students individually and as global citizens through exploration, skill-building, imagination, and dialogue. Teachers are seen as vital for exciting and engaging students through excellent teaching. Creativity is emphasized throughout the school's approach to teaching, learning, leadership, and planning curriculum experiences around first-hand experiences like visits.

1. The Fulbridge
Academy
@fulbridge_acad
(Twitter and link to Facebook Page)
National School of
Creativity
www.fulbridgeacademy.co.uk
!

2. At The Fulbridge Academy we believe
that….
We work and learn in a climate of high
expectations, set within a growth mindset
approach with staff aligned to the school vision.
We have created an inspiring learning
environment that makes you long for childhood.
Our curriculum is about filling the gaps in
children’s lives through an innovative, challenging,
creative, bespoke curriculum that is driven by
the needs of the children.

3. Our Curriculum
Vision and Aims
Our curriculum must serve:
The Individual:
by ensuring well-being, engagement, empowerment and autonomy.
The Wider World:
by encouraging respect and reciprocity
by promoting interdependence and sustainability
by empowering local, national and global citizenshi
by celebrating culture and community
Children’s Learning:
through exploration, knowing, understanding and making sense
through fostering skill
through exciting imagination
through enacting dialogue

4. Cambridge Primary Review Trust
Alliance School
The Cambridge Primary Review Trust (CPRT) is the successor to
the Cambridge Primary Review
CPRT was established in December 2012 with the aim of
consolidating and building on CPR’s evidence, findings and
principles.
Since April 2013 CPRT has received sponsorship from Pearson
Education.
CPRT is working with Pearson to develop jointly-branded support
materials and services for schools.

5. Our Curriculum
8 Priorities
Sustainability
Aims
Assessment
Community
Curriculum
Equity
Pedagogy
Voice
8 Domains
Arts and Creativity
Citizenship and Ethics
Faith and Belief
Language, Oracy and Literacy
Mathematics
Physical and Emotional Health
Place and Time
Science and Technology

6. Teachers are the most important ingredient!!
CHILDREN LEARN BETTER WHEN THEY
ARE EXCITED AND ENGAGED – BUT
WHAT EXCITES AND ENGAGES THEM
BEST IS TRULY EXCELLENT TEACHING,
WHICH CHALLENGES THEM AND SHOWS
THEM WHAT THEY CAN DO.
WHEN THERE IS JOY IN WHAT THEY ARE
DOING, THEY LEARN TO LOVE
LEARNING.

7. Our Ingredients for Success
Relationships
High Expectations
Filling the Gap
The Curriculum
Teacher Knowledge and Outstanding Teaching and Learning
The School Environment
Whole School Approach
Attitude of mind
Assessment
Pupil Voice
Evidence based Research

8. The Pupil Voice
Assessment for Learning
Planning the topic – medium term
Staff interviews
Questionnaires
Staff Meeting
School Council, Mini Creative Agents, Language Assistants,
House Captains, Digital Experts, Academy Ambassadors,
Academy Buddies,
Behaviour Management

9. Creativity
Imaginative activity fashioned so as to
produce outcomes that are both
original and of value.
A Creative person:
Questions and challenges
Makes connections and sees relationships
Envisages what might be
Explores ideas, keeping options open

10. Creative Teaching
uses innovative approaches to teaching and
curriculum delivery
makes cross-curricular and wider links
provides exciting and memorable lessons that
encourage an open-minded and questioning
attitude to learning and knowledge
Leading to: interested, excited and motivated learners

11. Creative Thinkers with Life Skills
REASON, REFLECTIVE, RESPONSIBILITY,
RESOURCEFUL
Cooperation, Common Sense, Friendship,
Sense of Humour, Integrity, Caring,
Courage, Perseverance, Initiative,
Flexibility, Effort, Problem Solving,
Curiosity, Empathy, Respect, Risk Taking
and Organisation.

12. Quality First Teaching
‘Good teachers make a difference, outstanding teachers transform
lives.’
Fitting planning to the child not the child to a scheme
Bespoke Maths curriculum
English based around topic and Alan Peat approach
All writing and reading through the topic (Group/Guided Reading)
No worksheets or text books
No booster groups
Setting
Every child is the teacher’s responsibility and they cater for all the
abilities, nationalities etc through a tailor made bespoke curriculum that
appeals to all children

13. To plan our Creative Curriculum based on first
hand experiences we…
Decide upon the outcome – celebration etc
Select a starting point – experience or visit
Decide on a key school visit
Decide how you will get there – the learning experiences
Resulting in a curriculum that “engages children’s attention, excites
and empowers their thinking and advances their knowledge,
understanding and skill.” (From ‘The bottom line’ CPRT)

14. Creativity
Our creativity permeates all we do:
The way teachers plan the
curriculum, The environment,
The way the children learn
and
The way we lead the school ……

15. Election Coming: Some Priorities (CPRT):
Close the gap between rich and poor
End myth, spin and selective use of evidence
Reforms based on sound educational research
Abandon the idea that testing itself drives up standards
End the league table rat race - promote partnership
End government micro-management
Facilitate the development of a profession that is full of
thinking professionals rather than encourage the
development of unquestioning operatives who do as they are
told.
How and in relation to what should schools be accountable?