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Vision
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.
Be United
To celebrate our social and cultural diversity so that everyone feels valued and respected
Be Creative
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
Be Bold
To provide learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom, which promote and develop pupils’ independence and resilience
Be Safe
To provide a caring, secure and nurturing environment where all can learn, work or play with confidence
Be Healthy
To provide opportunities for pupils to develop healthy lifestyles and thereby promote physical, spiritual and emotional well – being
Be Caring
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
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By curriculum we mean any aspect of the school’s work that develops children’s knowledge, skills and understanding. This includes:
- Lessons, group and individual intervention sessions including academic as well as personal and social, home learning
- Assemblies, workshops, visitors ,special theme days, off –site visits
- Enterprise opportunities – each year group will undertake an enterprise project linked to their learning
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:
- We want our children to understand the factors that affect their physical skills, self – esteem and emotional well-being so that they are able to recognise the importance of pursuing a healthy lifestyle and develop coping strategies to keep themselves safe and healthy
- We need to enable our children to develop self - awareness in order to take more responsibility for their decisions and actions and minimise over reliance on adults
I love learning at school and I want to stay here forever.”
Year 1 Pupil
Early Years Foundation Stage
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
- Physical Development
- Personal, social and emotional development
The four specific areas continue to strengthen the three prime areas through:
Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive arts and design
The three Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning are:
Playing and Exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’
- Active Learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements
- Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.
Children work towards achieving the following 17 Early Learning Goals by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage:
Communication and Language
- Listening, attention and understanding
- Speaking
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Self-regulation
- Managing self
- Building relationships
Physical Development
- Gross motor skills
- Fine motor skills
Literacy
- Comprehension
- Word Reading
- Writing
Mathematics
- Number
- Numerical patterns
Understanding the world
- Past and Present
- People, culture and communities
- The natural world
Expressive arts and design
- Creating with materials
- Being imaginative and expressive
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)
EYFS Information
Year 1 and beyond
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.
The Foundation Curriculum: Cross – Curricular Learning (CCL)
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
Curriculum by Year Group
Y6 Curriculum Overview Y5 curriculum overview Y4 Curriculum overview Y3 Curriculum Overview Y2 curriculum overview Y1 Curriculum Overview Reception Enquiry Learning OverviewCurriculum by Subject
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RESPECT
Relationships Education & Social, Personal, Emotional, Citizenship & Trust