Curriculum Enrichment
At South Tawton Primary School, we believe all children deserve a well-rounded, culturally rich, education. The enrichment curriculum plays a crucial part in achieving this objective. To achieve this, we carefully plan a busy schedule of exciting trips, visits and visitors throughout the school year to enhance our school curriculum. Where possible, these trips and visits link to our class topics, to bring the children's learning to life and to make it as memorable for them as possible. Throughout the year, enrichment days and weeks are woven into the curriculum and school diary. These aim to extend and reinforce previous learning, as well as providing new or different experiences for all our pupils.
During the Autumn term of the 2025/26 academic year Year R enjoyed blackberry picking and making cupcakes, we had visits from Farmwise, Devon and Somerset Fire Service and Devon and Cornwall Police, a school harvest assembly, 2 extremely well attended school tours (where parents got to see our wonderful school for our prospective new starters), 2 open the book assemblies, our school disco, cross country at Castle Drogo and a carol concert at Castle Drogo for the school choir. We also enjoyed a trip to the pantomime in Exeter, a shared school Christmas dinner and carols around the Christmas tree.
The Spring term of the 2025/26 academic year saw Year 1 head off to The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Some of our KS2 classes at South Tawton took part in the Mini Police initiative with Devon and Cornwall Police. Our EYFS provision had visits from real life superheroes (Police and NHS staff included). Classes from across the school competed in inter-hub matches of football and netball as well as matches against other schools in the locality. We had our very first Flourish Forum in the school hall and we have all enjoyed a whole school Science Day. We also had World Book Day, Comic Relief and our Year 3, 4 and 5 performance of Oliver with a Twist.
The Summer term of the 2025/26 academic year was full on with a residential visit to Portland Outdoor Centre for Year 4 and 5, a trip to Kents Cavern for Year 3, our Year 6 residential to Reach Outdoors, a mixed KS trips to Wildwood Escot for Years 2 and 6 aswell as an activity day at Adventure Okehampton, our whole school Sports Day at the South Zeal recreation ground, our Little Beacons Sports Day and graduation along with a teddy bear's picnic and a volunteer cream tea hosted by Mrs Goodwin and our Year 6 helpers.
It really was a fantastic year and we look forward to the 2026/27 year being just as enriching for the children.