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ENGLISH aka LITERACY

English resources include lesson plans, posters, Grammar mats, writing tool kits, photo packs, comprehension packs, activity cards and digital downloads including worksheets, PDF documents and notebooks/power points...

Mathematics aka numeracy

Mathematics resources include posters, fact sheets, maths tool kits, mastery mysteries, photo packs, morning madness ideas, activity cards and digital downloads including worksheets, PDF documents and notebooks/power points...

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art

The Art room includes resources for a number of topics, linking to History, Geography, Science and English. One-off lesson plans and schemes of work. Famous artists, architects, designers, photographers resource packs. Exclusive 'How to' YouTube videos...

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science

The Science lab includes a variety of resources for teaching Science. These include lesson plans, worksheets and power points. We have also given suggestions as to how to sequence lessons, especially when you have limited time and resources.

HISTORY

The Historic Archives includes resources for a number of history topics such as: The Great Fire of London, Stone Age to Iron Age, Roman Empire, Viking and Anglo-Saxons, Ancient Sumer, The Indus Valley, Ancient Egypt, The Shang Dynasty, Mayan civilization, Ancient Greeks, the Age of Great Change in the UK and the Battle of Britain.

GEOGRAPHY

The Geo-adventurers area explores a variety of topics such as Mountains, Rivers, Volcanoes, Weather, specific country case studies including India and Australia. Map work lessons and general geography lesson plans and resources.

The National Curriculum...which subjects are compulsory?

The national curriculum is organised into blocks of years called ‘Key Stages’ (KS). At the end of each Key Stage, the teacher will formally assess each child’s performance.

Key Stage 1 and 2

Compulsory national curriculum subjects at primary school are:

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Schools must provide religious education (RE) but parents can ask for their children to be taken out of the whole lesson or part of it. Local councils are responsible for deciding the RE syllabus, but faith schools and academies can set their own.

Schools often also teach:

  • Personal, social and health education (PSHE)
  • Citizenship
  • Modern foreign languages (at Key Stage 1)

 

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Sex and relationship education

Sex and relationship education (SRE) is compulsory from age 11 onwards. It involves teaching children about reproduction, sexuality and sexual health. It doesn’t promote early sexual activity or any particular sexual orientation.

Some parts of sex and relationship education are compulsory - these are part of the National Curriculum for Science. Parents can withdraw their children from all other parts of sex and relationship education if they want.

 

 

How are children assessed?

Tests and assessments

Year 1 phonics screening check

The check will take place in June when each child will read 40 words out loud to a teacher. Parents will find out how their child did, and their teacher will assess whether he or she needs extra help with reading. If a child doesn’t do well enough in the check they’ll have to do it again in Year 2.

Key stage 1

Key Stage 1 tests cover:

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  • English reading
  • English grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Maths

Children will take the tests in May. Schools will notify parents of their results alongside teacher assessments.

Key stage 2

Children take national tests in May when they reach the end of Key Stage 2. They test skills in:

  • English reading
  • English grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Maths

The tests last less than 4 hours, normally across 4 days. The results are published in July.

The school will send parents the results of the tests alongside teacher assessments.

 

***NEWS***

Press Release from the Department of Education

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'More pupils in England reach expected standard at key stage 2'

More children across the country met the expected standard at the end of primary school this summer in English and mathematics, amid rising education standards in England, Minister for School Standards Nick Gibb announced today (10 July 2018).

Read the entire press release here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-pupils-in-england-reach-expected-standard-at-key-stage-2