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It is our aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum
for all children and, to fulfil this aim, we have
developed policies and plans that have been agreed
by the Governing Body.
In
the first year (Reception), your child will be
taught the guidelines used by Pre-School and Nursery
Classes for the Foundation Stage. These link into
the National Curriculum, which is divided into
two parts:
Foundation Stage - Year R
Key Stage 1 - Y1 and Y2
Key Stage 2 - Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6
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curriculum is made up of three core subjects: English,
Maths and Science, and seven foundation subjects.
In addition to these, all children are taught Religious
Education according to the Wiltshire Agreed Syllabus.
ICT is used to support learning across the curriculum.
Wherever
possible we try to make thematic links between
the separate subjects: For example, 'Romans' in
history may link with parts of the curriculum
in Science, Maths, Art, Design and Technology.
ICT
is used to support learning across the curriculum.
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CORE SUBJECTS
ENGLISH
This is organised into three areas: 'Speaking &
Listening', 'Reading', and 'Writing'. We follow
a nationally designed and researched syllabus for
most of this work, called the National Literacy
Strategy.
To
support your child's learning, we do ask that
you play an active role in regularly reading together
at home, and recording your child's progress in
a record book to be shared with the school. From
an early stage, your child will also be given
a selection of letters, words, sounds and spellings
to practice at home, which will later be tested
in class.
MATHS
The four main areas are 'Number', 'Shape, Space
& Measure', 'Data Handling', and 'Problem
Solving'. We follow a nationally designed and
researched syllabus called the National Numeracy
Strategy.
We
aim to teach as much as possible through a practical
approach, but recognise that there are many facts
that must be both understood and remembered before
they can be applied to problems. We especially
ask that you fully support your child in learning
number bonds and multiplication tables and mental
maths strategies, which are regularly tested in
school.
SCIENCE
Science is also made up of four main areas: 'Experimental
& Investigative Science', 'Materials &
Their Properties', 'Life & Living Processes'
and 'Physical Processes'.
Children
are taught the skills to become scientists. We
encourage children to learn through a practical
approach by investigating, questioning, experimenting
and hypothesising. The children are also expected
to learn a range of scientific facts, and to apply
these to future work.
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FOUNDATION
SUBJECTS
HISTORY
In history, the children are encouraged to develop
an interest in the lifestyles and activities of
people in the past, and may begin by studying life
in the time of their parents or grandparents. They
later progress to learning about a range of periods
in British history and other civilisations.
History
will often provide a basis for themed work. Your
child will be taught how to make use of a variety
of resources, including artefacts, books and ICT,
to develop skills in research, interpretation
and summary writing.
GEOGRAPHY
The children begin by investigating their immediate
locality, their village and local towns. This
leads to the study of basic facts about the UK,
from which they learn how to compare local information
with that of an area abroad.
In
all their studies the children not only learn
map skills, but a range of geographical facts.
MUSIC
All children participate in a range of singing
activities, as well as class music-making lessons
using both tuned and untuned instruments.
We
encourage children to become active listeners
to both their own work and the work of a variety
of composers. To support this, we highlight particular
classics as our 'Music of the Week' in school
assemblies.
We
encourage children to experience the learning
of a musical instrument. We are usually able to
offer recorder tuition at basic and intermediate
level at a highly subsidised minimal cost. Older
pupils are also, currently, offered the opportunity
to learn the violin with a visiting Peripatetic
Teacher.
ART
From an early age, the children are taught how
to use a variety of art materials and techniques,
and are given the opportunity to experiment and
be creative.
We
teach the children how to observe and analyse
different art forms, both in the natural world
around them, and from the work of artists.
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
In these lessons, the children experience various
projects involving the use of a range of materials.
They learn how to plan, make and evaluate, and
to become confident enough to revise plans by
drawing upon their own ideas, those of other children,
and the world around them.
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
We recognise that children start school with a
differing range of computer skills. We aim to
teach all children basic computer skills within
as many subject areas as possible. They will gradually
develop skills in word processing, desktop publishing,
modelling, data handling and control technology.
We use a variety of programs specially designed
for children and web sites developed especially
for educational use. ICT is used to support work
in other curriculum areas.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
All children take part in dance, gym, swimming
and games lessons, for which they need shorts,
T-shirts and plimsolls/trainers [see section 'Uniform'].
The children gradually learn a range of skills
that lead to the playing of tag rugby, rugby,
football, netball, unihoc, rounders and kwik-cricket.
In the Autumn and Spring terms, once a week, all
pupils leave the school to visit the pool for
swimming and the leisure centre for gym. For half
of each term they will have swimming lessons and
for the other half gym lessons.
SEX EDUCATION
Through aspects of the Science and Religious Education
curriculum, the children learn about themselves,
families and relationships.
In
Year 6, this is extended to include the early
stages of sex education. You will be informed
when this is to take place, and you are welcome
to preview any materials used and discuss any
issues that may concern you.
Parents
have the right to withdraw their child from any
stage of sex education that goes beyond the Science
Curriculum.
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