Our approaches of teaching and learning are focused on the pursuit of excellence for each child as he or she gains the skills and knowledge prescribed by the National Curriculum.

We have "whole-school" policies to ensure the continuity and smooth progression of each child's learning and intermittent "whole-school" topics enable everyone to work together, promote interest through shared activity and ensure that all children receive a balanced curriculum as they progress through the school.

Details from batik by children of Groombridge St Thomas' Arts and Crafts Company (STACC)

The National Curriculum forms the basis of the school's teaching objectives, schemes of work and means of assessing your child's progress and levels of achievement. Our curriculum is kept under review to ensure that there is breadth as well and depth, and that there is ongoing school improvement.

All subject areas are developed and taught so as to engender confidence, knowledge, understanding and skills in the pupils.

Children are usually organised in age groups. However, the curriculum provided for them will be appropriate to each child's individual ability and not necessarily according to their age.

The National Curriculum is divided into the following areas :

1. Core Subjects	English, Mathematics, Science Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Religious Education
2. Foundation Subjects	Design and Technology Music Art Geography Physical Education History French
3. Other Subjects	Personal, Social and Health Education Sex Education Citizenship

In accordance with the objectives, some attainment targets are achieved through combining a number of study areas into an overall topic.