At Woodhouse Primary School we aim to provide a welcoming, safe and caring environment where everybody is encouraged and enabled to become successful, resilient and confident learners. We have high expectations and work collaboratively enabling our pupils to have a good understanding of the world in which they are growing up. We encourage our pupils to think for themselves and respect others, thus enabling them to build on their growing knowledge and be responsible, self-assured citizens.
Each half term, the curriculum focus links to one of the six school aims: Be United, Be Creative, Be Bold, Be Safe, Be Healthy and Be Caring.
To celebrate our social and cultural diversity so that everyone feels valued and respected
To offer a curriculum which is relevant and creative; promoting high quality learning which challenges and develops all our pupils’ talents and gifts enabling them to reach their full potential
To provide learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom, which promote and develop pupils’ independence and resilience
To provide a caring, secure and nurturing environment where all can learn, work or play with confidence
To provide opportunities for pupils to develop healthy lifestyles and thereby promote physical, spiritual and emotional well – being
To respect and value ourselves and others in the community by displaying positive attitudes, pride in our school, appreciation of each other and challenging negative influences and behaviour
By curriculum we mean any aspect of the school’s work that develops children’s knowledge, skills and understanding. This includes:
In addition to covering the National Curriculum, our curriculum aims to address issues which are pertinent to Woodhouse and develop the cultural capital of our pupils:
Our school is lovely because people are kind”
At Woodhouse, safeguarding our pupils remains highly important and the introduction of home learning and remote teaching brings with it greater challenges. Children will increasingly be using social networks to reach out to others and with that there will be an increased risk to fake news and online harms including grooming, radicalisation, exploitation, and bullying. All these issues could impact on their mental health and well-being. This is a time when many young people will be vulnerable and unfortunately, the potential for exploitation will be at its highest.
The UK Safer internet Centre has identified the following online risk categories;
Please be aware that there is the potential increase of fake/poor quality organisations offering online learning to families with young people.
Continue to talk to your children about their online activity. The following websites offer a wealth of information and advice about keeping children safe online
Thinkuknow is the education programme from the National Crime Agency's CEOP command. Thinkuknow aims to empowers children and young people aged 5-17 to identify the risks they may face online and know where they can go for support.
Offers resources for pupils, parents and professionals.
Appropriate for: All
Childline has updated its Coronavirus webpage to include tips for children and young people on coping at home during lockdown.
The advice includes the top 10 tips to help children cope during lockdown and great advice for children who are feeling worried or anxious about their current situation.
Remember how to access online activities safely and look after yourselves and others. Have a look at these websites:
Childline is a free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the United Kingdom provided by the NSPCC. Childline deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, common issues dealt with include child abuse, bullying, mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and other issues.
Thinkuknow is the education programme from the National Crime Agency's CEOP command. Thinkuknow aims to empowers children and young people aged 5-17 to identify the risks they may face online and know where they can go for support.
Offers resources for pupils, parents and professionals.
Appropriate for: All
Childline has updated its Coronavirus webpage to include tips for children and young people on coping at home during lockdown.
The advice includes the top 10 tips to help children cope during lockdown and great advice for children who are feeling worried or anxious about their current situation.
From time to time it will be necessary for pupils to isolate following a positive case of Covid and if pupils are well enough, work will be sent via Purple Mash or SeeSaw.
Further details and resources regarding home learning can be found on our Home Learning page including information and videos that will explain how to access useful sections on Purple Mash and other websites.
The Early Years
Provision is organised in line with the revised Early Years Framework 2021 taking into consideration each child’s starting point to guide them forward on their unique learning journey. The seven education programmes of the framework underpin the Early Years curriculum which are divided into three Prime areas and four Specific.
The three Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning celebrate the different ways in which children learn, the thinking that is applied and the attitudes that are being displayed.
Educational Programmes
The three prime areas are the foundations of the Early Years curriculum and includes:
Communication and Language
The four specific areas continue to strengthen the three prime areas through:
Literacy
The three Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning are:
Playing and Exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’
Children work towards achieving the following 17 Early Learning Goals by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage:
Communication and Language
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design
Observations of children’s learning and achievements are continually carried out to monitor each child’s progress throughout the year and the staff compile a wealth of information on each child to reflect their ‘Learning Journey’ throughout their reception year. Progress and next steps are regularly shared with parents and carers and observations, achievements and successes from home can be shared with the class teacher and celebrated in school. The Learning Journey profile can be viewed online and discussed further during our parent consultation evenings.
Mastery in Maths (EYFS)
Once our children move into Year 1 they begin the transition to the National Curriculum. This consists of the core subjects of English, Maths, Science and Computing. There are also foundation subjects included in the curriculum: Art and Design, Design and Technology, Geography, History, French (KS2 only), Music and Physical Education. The school follows the RE syllabus recommended by the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (see below). A bespoke RESPECT curriculum (Relationships, Education, Social, Personal, Emotional, Citizenship, Trust) has been developed in response to promoting our pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and links closely to the school’s values. Each year group learns about pertinent issues linking to the following:
Be United, Be Creative, Be Safe, Be Caring, Be Bold and Be Healthy
Within the SMSC element of the curriculum, and covertly across many areas of school, we seek to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
We deliver a curriculum built on theme - based learning to enthuse and engage our children. This curriculum includes lots of shared talk and opportunities to carry out research. Opportunities to make links are maximised and cross-curricular learning (CCL) is an intrinsic part of provision for all year groups.
We aim to provide a curriculum which is rich, broad and balanced and enables our pupils to become successful, resilient and confident – both academically and socially. We aspire for our children to enjoy their learning and to develop enquiring minds and the personal qualities they need to be good citizens of the world . Our curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to work collaboratively enabling them to foster a good understanding of the world in which they are growing up. Pupils are encouraged to think for themselves and respect others, thus enabling them to build on their growing knowledge and be responsible ,self-assured citizens. More information on the content of the curriculum is detailed on this website below by subject and year group.
Curriculum overview of CCL topics 2021-22
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Holidays Celebrations Vikings
Day and Night Dressing Up All around the world
Explorers Transport Dinosaurs
Buildings Where we live The Mayans
Puppets
Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Rainforests Through the Ages What a Wonderful World
Monarchs Settlements Local history
Romans Mission to Mars The Shang Dynasty
Volcanoes Ancient Greece
& Earthquakes
Find further subject specific information by clicking on the icons below;
Relationships Education & Social, Personal, Emotional, Citizenship & Trust
