At Avanti Court, we want pupils’ experiences of education to be enjoyable and engaging. We expect all members of the school community, parents, families and staff, to work collaboratively with high aspirations and expectations of everyone, consistent with our values and ethos.
Our broad and balanced curriculum follows the National Curriculum and is enriched with educational visits, yoga, meditation, a unique philosophy and ethics course and Sanskrit. Not only does the curriculum challenge all children, it intends to provide memorable and meaningful experiences, be well planned, differentiated through creative planning and high quality first teaching. There will be numerous learning experiences with further opportunities through extra-curricular activities.
Teaching encourages pupils to ask questions and talk intelligently about their learning and progress. Throughout their learning journey, pupils will develop a love of reading through an effective balance of synthetic phonics, drama, speaking and listening, guided reading and story-telling. In Maths, we plan for meaningful mathematic activities with firm foundations in mathematical facts, calculation and problem solving. Our curriculum is strongly aligned with our vision and three pillars: Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight.
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The Avanti Curriculum details the substance of our unique, rich, and holistic curriculum offer, rooted in our collective purpose as a trust: to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth, and so to make the world a better place.
The three core tenants around which the curriculum is designed are:
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Educational Excellence
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Spiritual Insight
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Character Formation
These tenants ensure our curricular serve an intentional purpose and that the curricular choices and decision making at both a trust and localised school-level are aligned and deliver on, not only espouse, our ethos as a Trust.
Educational Excellence
Our vision for educational excellence is one where deeply inspired teachers nurture joyful pupils and nourish their innate passion for learning. Learning is a quest to discover each pupil’s unique gifts and potential and lay the foundation for their lifelong journey of learning. This is inseparable from high academic standards, where a challenging holistic curriculum cultivates independently thoughtful and reflective pupils by working towards a sense of mastery, emphasising depth, and not just breadth.
Character Formation
Our vision for character formation is one where virtues are taught by example and a supportive community of learners fosters a powerful sense of individual and collective purpose. Learning develops for these conscious changemakers as a quest for making the world a better place, starting with oneself. The capacity to internalise and put into practice what we have learned is the true test of learning. Building this capacity demands an experiential, virtues-led curriculum that embraces collaboration, custodianship and global perspectives.
Spiritual Insight
Our vision for spiritual insight is one where our interconnectedness with all living beings and with the universe, urges acts born out of humility and love, and the Self is perceived beyond its layers of coverings. Learning blossoms for these seekers as a quest for self-discovery and opens the door to their unlimited potential; an antidote to the emptiness of a materialistic or mechanistic worldview. The curriculum unveils the possibilities of sacredness and transcendence at every moment and so engenders a deeply positive attitude to life, enduring happiness, and heartfelt relationships.