Learning and teaching
The school is organised into three year groups with three mixed ability classes in each year group.
Children learn together in a variety of ways - working with their whole class and, on occasions,they may work in smaller groups or are taught individually where appropriate. Class teachers have responsibility for children’s learning progress and for their pastoral care. Children work mostly with their own class teacher and with the Teaching Assistants who work with their class or year group. Children follow programmes of work which are derived from the schemes of work developed with reference to the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and National Curriculum.
The curriculum is taught through a creative, cross-curricular approach which seeks to develop progression through key skills. Detailed planning for each area of the curriculum is the responsibility of individual class teachers. The staff in each year group often plan as a team during their dedicated Planning, Preparation and Assessment time and all classes in each year group largely experience the same learning activities.
At the start of each half term, parents and carers receive ‘Curriculum Newsletters’ which provide information about the learning and teaching that will take place, the topics that will be covered and suggestions for ‘home tasks’ and other ways of helping at home.
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