Curriculum at King's Hawford

We offer a broad curriculum which is based on our view that children in the primary years should experience a range of subjects and activities. 

We aim to ensure that our pupils leave with a firm grasp of literacy and numeracy in order to be able to achieve the best possible results in the senior school. We want children to enjoy their learning, and to develop a love of learning and a desire to know more.

Our co-curricular programme adds greatly to our curricular delivery and we encourage all children to take a full and active part in all of our school activities.

Curriculum Enrichment

In addition to our curriculum activities, we have a number of events during the year that enrich our offering. We see these as important occasions when the school can come together in celebration to mark a particular event or day. An example of this is our annual Pancake Day race, when all of the children, staff, and some parents, race around the playground, flipping pancakes at each corner. Other similar occasions include our Languages Day, which builds upon our foreign language teaching, and our Science and Arts Weeks, where children enjoy various theme-related activities throughout the week.

These events illustrate our belief that we all learn more effectively when we experience real events. If we are not able to travel back in time or to a foreign land, what better way to create a real learning experience than bring it to Hawford?

Teaching Staff

Subject specialists work alongside primary teachers to deliver a dynamic, broad and balanced curriculum. There are specialist classrooms for Science, History, Geography, ICT, and Art and Design, and the school has a well-stocked Library. Our new Music School provides us with additional space for our expanding Music Department. We offer a wide range of musical instrument tuition in wind, string, brass, and piano.