Curriculum
At Elloughton we are very proud of the exciting and inspiring curriculum the children experience. Each theme is developed to facilitate the mastery of core skills as well as providing pupils with opportunities to investigate, apply knowledge, solve problems think and learn at the highest levels. All our curriculum planning is designed to meet the statutory requirements of the Early Years and National Curriculum.
Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage is a framework for children up to the age of five, setting out six key areas of learning around which activities should be based.
The EYFS framework sets out welfare and developmental goals for children five years and under.
The development section covers:
How can I find out more?
To find out more, visit www.direct.gov.uk/eyfs
Key Stage 1 and 2
Compulsory National Curriculum subjects at primary school are:
English
Maths
Science
Design and Technology
History
Geography
Art and Design
Music
Physical Education (PE), including swimming
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Modern Foreign Languages (at Key Stage 2)
Religious Education
Please see below for the Parents Guide
Whole School Overview 20120/2021
Year 1 & 2 Autumn Term 2019
Year 3 & 4 Autumn Term 2019
Year 5 & 6 Autumn Term 2019
Reading and Phonics
The processes by which children comprehend spoken language are the same as those by which they comprehend the words on the page; the difference being that the first relies upon hearing the words and the second upon seeing the words in written form. Obviously, in order to comprehend written texts children must first learn to recognise, and then decode the words on the page.
High-quality phonic teaching secures the crucial skills of word recognition that, once mastered, enable children to read fluently and automatically thus freeing them to concentrate on the meaning of the text.
Children at Elloughton Primary School will secure automatic decoding skills and progress from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’ for purpose and pleasure. The ultimate goal of learning to read is comprehension. To achieve this, practitioners and teachers are clear about which activities are designed to teach children to acquire word recognition skills, and which will help children develop high-level comprehension skills.
Our Approach
At Elloughton Primary School, phonics is taught throughout EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (where required). The objectives are taken from The National Curriculum, as is the programme of study. Phonics is taught daily, in small groups appropriate to the needs of pupils.
Our phonic’s programme is consistent throughout the school and is based on a multisensory approach where pupil's listening, speaking and visual recognition are all being stimulated at the same time. This makes learning meaningful and long lasting.
We have adapted this approach using parts of the Jolly Phonics and the Read, Write, Inc. schemes. Every phonics session follows the same structure where pupils revisit previous skills, learn something new, practise this and then apply their learning through short reading and writing tasks.
National Phonic Screening
All children in Year One will be screened using the National Assessment materials in the summer term. The test usually takes place in June and consists of children reading 40 words which are a variety of real and pseudo (made up) words.
If a child in Year One does not reach the required level then additional support will be put in place in order for the child to make accelerated progress with their reading and writing. They will be retested when they are in Year Two. This data will be submitted to the local Authority.
Reading Scheme
We following Pearson's Bug Club for our reading scheme. The books that children read are phonically decodable and closely matched to the phonics teaching to enable application of newly taught graphemes. Children will also have the opportunity to read books that are slightly more challenging to ensure exposure to a range of genres, themes and more challenging vocabulary.
Music
We are extremely lucky to have received funding from the Jean Freedman Foundation. This funding has helped our school revive music within the curriculum to benefit all and successfully allows many children to access the skills of learning to play an instrument and singing whilst getting pleasure, enjoyment and self-esteem from the experience.
To read more about the Jean Freedman Foundation and look at posts from our school music team, please click here.
For more information please visit http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
At Elloughton we are very proud of the exciting and inspiring curriculum the children experience. Each theme is developed to facilitate the mastery of core skills as well as providing pupils with opportunities to investigate, apply knowledge, solve problems think and learn at the highest levels. All our curriculum planning is designed to meet the statutory requirements of the Early Years and National Curriculum.
Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage is a framework for children up to the age of five, setting out six key areas of learning around which activities should be based.
The EYFS framework sets out welfare and developmental goals for children five years and under.
The development section covers:
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Communication, language and literacy
- Problem solving, reasoning and literacy
- Knowledge and understanding of the world
- Physical development
- Creative development
How can I find out more?
To find out more, visit www.direct.gov.uk/eyfs
Key Stage 1 and 2
Compulsory National Curriculum subjects at primary school are:
English
Maths
Science
Design and Technology
History
Geography
Art and Design
Music
Physical Education (PE), including swimming
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Modern Foreign Languages (at Key Stage 2)
Religious Education
Please see below for the Parents Guide
Whole School Overview 20120/2021
Year 1 & 2 Autumn Term 2019
Year 3 & 4 Autumn Term 2019
Year 5 & 6 Autumn Term 2019
Reading and Phonics
The processes by which children comprehend spoken language are the same as those by which they comprehend the words on the page; the difference being that the first relies upon hearing the words and the second upon seeing the words in written form. Obviously, in order to comprehend written texts children must first learn to recognise, and then decode the words on the page.
High-quality phonic teaching secures the crucial skills of word recognition that, once mastered, enable children to read fluently and automatically thus freeing them to concentrate on the meaning of the text.
Children at Elloughton Primary School will secure automatic decoding skills and progress from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’ for purpose and pleasure. The ultimate goal of learning to read is comprehension. To achieve this, practitioners and teachers are clear about which activities are designed to teach children to acquire word recognition skills, and which will help children develop high-level comprehension skills.
Our Approach
At Elloughton Primary School, phonics is taught throughout EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (where required). The objectives are taken from The National Curriculum, as is the programme of study. Phonics is taught daily, in small groups appropriate to the needs of pupils.
Our phonic’s programme is consistent throughout the school and is based on a multisensory approach where pupil's listening, speaking and visual recognition are all being stimulated at the same time. This makes learning meaningful and long lasting.
We have adapted this approach using parts of the Jolly Phonics and the Read, Write, Inc. schemes. Every phonics session follows the same structure where pupils revisit previous skills, learn something new, practise this and then apply their learning through short reading and writing tasks.
National Phonic Screening
All children in Year One will be screened using the National Assessment materials in the summer term. The test usually takes place in June and consists of children reading 40 words which are a variety of real and pseudo (made up) words.
If a child in Year One does not reach the required level then additional support will be put in place in order for the child to make accelerated progress with their reading and writing. They will be retested when they are in Year Two. This data will be submitted to the local Authority.
Reading Scheme
We following Pearson's Bug Club for our reading scheme. The books that children read are phonically decodable and closely matched to the phonics teaching to enable application of newly taught graphemes. Children will also have the opportunity to read books that are slightly more challenging to ensure exposure to a range of genres, themes and more challenging vocabulary.
Music
We are extremely lucky to have received funding from the Jean Freedman Foundation. This funding has helped our school revive music within the curriculum to benefit all and successfully allows many children to access the skills of learning to play an instrument and singing whilst getting pleasure, enjoyment and self-esteem from the experience.
To read more about the Jean Freedman Foundation and look at posts from our school music team, please click here.
For more information please visit http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
