What is included in the curriculum?

Following the 1988 Education Reform Act, We are required by law to teach core subjects of

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Information Communication Technology
• Religious Education.

In addition the foundation subjects of Design Technology, History, Geography, Music, Art, PE and Citizenship. To enrich the curriculum, drama, creative activities including visitors to school are also provided.

How is the curriculum organised?

Children are divided into two key stages:
Key Stage 1 = 4 to 7 years                  Key Stage 2 = 7 to 11 years

Generally we work on a cross-curricular basis, including the core and foundation subjects.  As we plan we match the attainment targets and programmes of study to the National Curriculum, ensuring the children cover all the necessary areas.

Children are continually assessed and National Tests (SATs) are undertaken at the end of Key Stage 1 (Year 2) and Key Stage 2 (Year 6).

End of year tests also take place in Years 3, 4 and 5.

We believe that visits to places of interest are important and try to bring in expertise to enhance the curriculum.

For more information about education in the 5-11 age range see the Warwickshire.gov.uk website and the Curriculum page of this website.

Art Projects

Art is used to express and reinforce many different areas of learning and the children produce a wide variety of creations which also help to make the environment in the school colourful and stimulating. Over time, a selection of art works will be posted here. We hope you enjoy them.

New Gallery

A new gallery has just been set up on the site. You will find categories by Class. Latest additions are some artworks by pupils from the 2007-8 Sycamore and Rowan classes. We're hoping that this new system will make it easier to add more pictures and you can even send e-cards!

Oak class gallery. Oak class in 2008 studied Ancient Egyptians in history and art, and created some wonderful cats made to resemble the cat mummies that were important to people at the time. Don't worry, no real cats were used! Instead, they are based on empty bottles covered in paper and plaster of Paris, then painted and decorated. Pupils had to design their cats first, make them up, then draw the results. The Starbursts you can see in the gallery are geometric shapes which take on a 3-D quality when shaded in similar colours.

Willow class gallery 2008. Willow have been studying skeletons, their own and those of dinosaurs. They made some pictures of skeletons, then created some fantastic dinosaur models out of recycled household packaging materials.