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Curriculum
Our curriculum is broad, research based and ensures deepened understanding of key concepts. It is sequentially broken into blocks of knowledge. The composites and components of knowledge are organised for systematic delivery that aligns with how children learn best and retrieve knowledge. It is designed to equip our children with the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in a global community. We believe that our curriculum ensures the essential knowledge that introduces children to the best that can be taught and engender an appreciation of creativity and enjoyment. It enables children to explore the world around them and be curious about phenomenon. It promotes emotional security and development of character.
Our curriculum is underpinned by a pedagogical approach that enables the implementation,
training and support of staff to deliver it as intended. It includes and extends beyond the
requirements of the National Curriculum, in order to enrich the experience of the children. It
promotes spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of children and prepares
children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. We aim to teach our
children to grow into positive and responsible citizens with the dispositions for success.
| Subject | Term | 2-year-olds | Nursery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Autumn | Developing counting behaviours | Number recognition and place value |
| Spring | Developing counting behaviours and recognising objects up to 3 | Develop number fluency including chanting and recognise shapes | |
| Summer | Developing counting behaviours and recognising objects up to 5 | Develop fluency, sort different shapes and compare different quantities | |
| Reading | Autumn | Sustain interest in stories | Develop pleasure and motivation to read |
| Spring | Sustain interest and begin to retell parts of stories | Being motivated to read and understand meaning | |
| Summer | Sustain interests in narratives and then join in | Develop pleasure to read | |
| Phonics | Autumn | Blend and segment orally | |
| Spring | Blend for reading | ||
| Summer | Blend for reading and segment for writing | ||
| Grammar | Autumn | Begin oral construction of simple sentences | Develop simple sentences orally |
| Spring | Speaking audibly | Increase understanding of standard English | |
| Summer | Oral construction of sentences with fluency | Speak with increased accuracy | |
| Understanding the World | Autumn | People, families and roles in society | People and families have roles in society |
| Spring | Language for food, materials and sustainability | People, culture and communities | |
| Summer | Explore and understand the natural world | Natural world, countries and continents of the world | |
| Expressive Arts and Design | Autumn | Be expressive, imaginative and curious | Expressive, imaginative and curious |
| Spring | Create and innovate | Create and innovate | |
| Summer | Expressive, imaginative and confident | Create and showcase art | |
| Communication and Language | Autumn | Listen with interest | Listen and contribute |
| Spring | Listen and respond | Build vocabulary, ask and answer questions | |
| Summer | Listen and respond in simple sentences | Use vocabulary to describe, explain and respond to questions | |
| Physical Development | Autumn | Develop strength with fine and gross motor skills | Develop motor skills |
| Spring | Strengthen motor skills and being active | Build strength and coordination | |
| Summer | Develop resilience and physical strength | Movement and coordination | |
| Personal, social and emotional development (PSED) | Autumn | Understanding self and others | Understanding own feeling and others |
| Spring | Being safe and healthy | Managing own feelings and being healthy | |
| Summer | Being considerate | Healthy relationships |