--- title: "Curriculum Overview" url: "https://chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/curriculum/curriculum-overview" school: "St. Mary's Catholic Primary School & Nursery" --- # Curriculum Overview ### Art Art & Design Policy 366 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/1ART_rationale_intent_implementation_and_impact_statment_2024.pdf) Art Long Term Plan 478 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Art_Long_Term_plan_2024_(2).pdf) Art Overview 618 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Overview_of_Art_and_Design_Learning_at_Chorley_St_Marys_Catholic_Primary_and_Nursery_v1.pdf) Art Progression of Skills & Knowledge EYFS 235 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Progression_of_skills_Art_and_Design__St_Marys_EYFS.pdf) Art Progression of Skills & Knowledge 753 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/M_Half-termly-Art-and-DT-Progression-of-KSAV-25-04-24-1.pdf) ### Computing Computing Policy 151 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Computing_policy_(edited)_New_2025.pdf) Computing Overview 435 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Overview_of_Compting.pdf) Y1-Y6 Declarative & Procedural Knowledge 920 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Purple_Mash_Computing_Declarative_and_Procedural_Knowledge_Year_1_-_6.pdf) Progression of Skills & Knowledge 578 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Purple_Mash_Coomputing_Progression_of_Skills_and_knowledge_-_1_page_per_year_group.pdf) ### Design & Technology DT Policy 399 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Design_Technology_curriculum_policy_2025.pdf) DT Overview 708 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Overview_of_Design_Technology_Learning_at_Chorley_St_Marys_Catholic_Primary_and_Nursery_October_25.pdf) DT Progression 455 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Progression_of_skills_and_knowledge_Design_Technology_April_2024.pdf) ### English English Policy 235 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/English_curriculum_policy_2021(1).pdf) English Overview 1.12 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/English_Overview_2022-2023.pdf) Recommended Reading, Nursery - 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