At Barwic Parade Community Primary School we believe that all children are entitled to a broad and balanced curriculum which is fun and engaging and provides a range of learning opportunities that help develop children’s lifelong love of learning. Our curriculum is planned to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop:
The Curriculum is comprised of The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
(3-5 yrs), Key Stage 1 (5-7 yrs) and Key Stage 2 (7-11 yrs). The National Curriculum is used to guide and support teaching and learning in Key Stage 1 and 2.
Core Subjects
Literacy, Maths and Science.
Foundation Subjects
Art and Design, Computing, Design and Technology, Geography, History, Music, Physical Education and a Modern Foreign Language.
Phonics and Reading
Children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 learn through a daily four part phonics lesson following ‘Letters and Sounds’ within a six phase progression structure. Phonics sessions provide a multi-sensory approach by using a range of resources such as magnetic letters, wipe boards and interactive white boards to access sites such as Espresso Eduction, Phonics Play and Education City. We use the Bug Club reading scheme and Active Learning online to help the development of reading.
EYFS is a statutory framework that supports the belief that every child is an individual and deserves the best possible start in life.
The Early Years curriculum has seven areas of learning and development. These are divided into three prime areas and four specific areas. The three prime areas are the most crucial for a child’s healthy development. They are:
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Communication & Language |
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Physical Development |
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Personal, Social & Emotional Development |
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The four specific areas detail the important skills a child will need to develop. They are:
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Literacy |
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Mathematics |
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Understanding the World |
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Expressive Arts & Design |
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In Key Stage 1 the focus is on two fundamental areas in reading; decoding (the skill of reading words and comprehension (understanding what is happening in the text).
In Key Stage 2 the focus is on the development of children’s spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG). Children also continue to develop their comprehension skills in reading and use these skills to explore a wide variety of texts both independently and as part of their literacy studies.
Aims of the Curriculum
Key Skills
Barwic Parade Community Primary School believes that children make progress through developing Key Skills. These include:
Implementation
At Barwic Parade Community Primary School in order to engage, inspire and motivate we actively seek out opportunities to make the learning more meaningful for the pupils. This is achieved in a number of ways, including: