Curriculum 

The King’s House School, Windsor aims to offer an enriched, integrated Christian education to boys and girls aged between three and thirteen years old. We place a strong emphasis both on academic and character training.

Core Aims

At The King’s House School, Windsor we believe that all pupils should:

  • Have access to a broad and balanced Christian curriculum to facilitate their spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development

  • Have the opportunity to gain a solid foundation in core subjects, through a mastery learning approach

  • Be encouraged to develop their individual gifts and talents

  • Have the opportunity to learn at a level at which they can perform, regardless of their age, and receive all necessary support in their learning

  • Have the opportunity to learn both independently and within a group setting and interact with children of different ages

 Curriculum Strategy

In order to satisfy these values, we use the Accelerated Christian Education Programme. In order to provide a broad and balanced curriculum we also use a variety of curriculums for all other subjects and where necessary to provide additional learning to match the National Curriculum aims. As The King’s House School, Windsor aspires to finish in year 8, it is important for all our pupils to be prepared for the next stage of their education; whether continuing with ACE or beginning a GCSE pathway in year 9.

The ACE Programme is an individualised programme, tailored to each pupil’s level of learning. There are twelve levels for each core subject. Each level contains twelve PACEs (Packets of Accelerated Christian Education). Pupils must first master what they are learning before being able to progress to the next PACE. Pupils therefore build confidence as they gain a firm understanding of sequential foundational skills.

The promotion of integrity and Christ-like character is achieved by integrating character-building principles into academics in a systematic way throughout the entire curriculum through stories, role modelling and examples given in the material of each PACE.  The PACEs help the students to distinguish right from wrong, understand and respect systems of rules and laws, and accept responsibility for their own behaviour, including towards others. The curriculum presents sixty Character Traits of Jesus Christ such as kindness, faithfulness, prudence, appreciation, and honesty.

The ACE curriculum covers the following core subjects: Mathematics, English, Literature and Creative Writing, Social Studies (History/Geography), Science and Word Building. Pupils work largely on an independent basis during their core curriculum lesson time; they take a lead role in setting goals for their own learning and progress, which fosters a sense of responsibility among pupils for their own learning and helps them develop into self-motivated and successful learners.

Our curriculum provides a breadth of learning experiences while taking into account the ability and achievement levels of individual pupils.

If you would like to request information about the school’s academic performance from the previous school year, please contact us using the following form.

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Trips & Visits (or Experiences)

We offer pupils a range of opportunities to enrich their learning outside of the classroom. Each term pupils have a main school trip linked to the topic area they are studying. This may involve visiting a museum, wildlife park, concert hall, or historical site. We also plan smaller local trips during the term to local attractions, libraries and parks. 

Assemblies

Our daily assemblies are used to complement and enhance our core and supplementary curriculum. They are designed to provide a strong Bible based worldview, build character, amplify topics the children are studying and celebrate pupil progress.

Home learning

We work together with parents so that learning at school and at home is aligned and integrated.

We also have regular 'challenges' linked to reading, writing and mathematics, which pupils are encouraged to continue at home.