The curriculum offered by our establishment reflects the principles of a Curriculum for Excellence. What your child learns will be relevant to the present and future needs of young people in society. To help your child develop his or her full potential, children are offered a range of activities and opportunities balanced across seven years of primary education. In line with council policy our curriculum and our organisation of teaching and learning reflects the principles of equality of educational opportunity regardless of pupils’ sex, race, colour or personal circumstances, as well as reflecting awareness of cultural diversity.

Our curriculum is planned to provide opportunities for children to be actively involved in their own learning experiences, to develop areas of interest, to learn at their own pace through group and individual work, while being challenged by high expectations of success. Above all we plan our teaching with the intention that our children enjoy their primary education.

Literacy and English

Our main Language programme is Jolly Phonics and Jolly Grammar (P1-3) and Literacy World (P4-7) but we use also use a wide variety of textbooks, resources, methodologies and interactive learning strategies to engage our learners. The art of communication through language is of vital importance in everyday life and your child will follow structured programmes for Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing as well as reinforcement of skills through interdisciplinary learning activities to make learning relevant and to promote lifelong learning.

Mathematics and Numeracy

TeeJay Mathematics is the main text used but we use also use a wide variety of textbooks, resources, methodologies and interactive learning strategies to consolidate and extend learning. ‘Big Maths’ and mental agility is incorporated into every Mathematics lesson and pupils are taught problem solving strategies weekly mainly using Nelson Thorne Problem Solving software but also through active learning/ Critical Skills challenges. Wherever possible mathematical concepts are taught through interdisciplinary learning to teach skills in context and to promote lifelong learning.

Health and Well Being and Citizenship

Our Personal, Social and Health Education Programme is designed to equip children with the life skills needed to live a healthy, satisfying life and earn a living in the changing society of the future. PSHD permeates all areas of school life and covers:

Personal Development

Citizenship

Personal Safety

Developing positive relationships

Drug education

Anti-racism

Awareness of cultural diversity

Enterprise in Education

Sexual health, relationships and parenthood

New Cumnock Primary has achieved Health Promoting School status. The children are encouraged to take personal responsibility for their own health choices at all time and we support them by promoting a healthy lifestyle, providing activities relating to health issues and exercise, providing a Healthy Tuck Shop at the morning interval, having a Health Committee and a bi-annual Health Week. Children are given opportunities to learn skills in a variety of sports, for example, Netball, Football, Dance.