Hugh Joicey Curriculum Statement
Our curriculum is designed to enjoy and appreciate our wonderful local surroundings and community while also being outward facing and embracing a modern world. We enjoy our traditions and respect our rich history but we also prepare our children to be courageous advocates in a fast-changing global society.
We teach the programmes of study set out in the 2014 National Curriculum. All themes and topics covered in each term can be found in the long term plan section of the website.
Reception are taught by Miss Carr.
Key Stage 1 are taught by Mrs Howie and Mr Roberts
Lower Key Stage 2 are taught by Mrs Burn.
Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Rawlings, Mrs Wakenshaw, Mrs Logan and Miss Fleet.
If you require any further information about your child's curriculum please contact school.
EYFS - We use Development Matters and work closely as a staff to ensure the foundations and skills are in place to transition from our pre-school setting and into the Key Stage 1 class.
Reading is a key focus in all lessons. Children read in groups with the teacher and will also be given an independent reading book, which they are expected to read at home and at school. Additionally, reading volunteers and school staff listen to children read weekly and ensure reading books are regularly changed. We use a wide range of reading schemes including Rigby Star, Collins Big Cat, Oxford Reading Tree, Jelly and Bean, Oxford Phonics and Code X but all are matched to the appropriate Read Write Inc Phonics stage that the individual child is at. Reading for pleasure is promoted througfh a well-stocked library, class books and free choice.
Phonics: We use the Read, Write Inc (RWI) program to teach reading, writing and spelling from Reception to Year 2.
In Key Stage 2 the emphasis moves from phonics to spelling rules. Spellings to learn are sent home weekly and are related to spelling rules learned in Phonics/Spelling or English lessons, Common Excepetion Words or words related to cross curricular topics.
