The School curriculum provides a rich educational experience within a stimulating, safe, caring and happy environment where children are encouraged to fulfil their potential. A strong emphasis is placed on ensuring children acquire literacy and numeracy skills from an early age and in these core areas, our children are well in advance of the national standards.

We work closely with parents and children are helped on an individual basis to develop their abilities and personality.

READING
The teaching of early reading skills is undertaken on an individual level working closely with parents. The school has always used phonetic reading schemes and children achieve reading ages well in advance of their actual age.

ENGLISH
Written and verbal language skills are encouraged with a curriculum that progressively builds knowledge and understanding through grammar, spelling, comprehension, poetry and creative writing exercises. The children practice handwriting skills regularly and they develop well formed and neat cursive handwriting.

MATHEMATICS
From an early age children are encouraged to enjoy mathematics using structured play. As they progress, our activity based approach ensures that they become numerically confident; learning ‘Tables’, the four rules of mathematics and the ability to solve problems.

HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND SCIENCE
The activities and topic work for these subjects are designed to stimulate their knowledge and understanding of the world. These are subjects where the children enjoy developing projects and learn to work in groups.

FRENCH
Learning languages should be fun and French is introduced to children via songs and simple stories.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Religious Studies are in accordance with the principles of the Christian faith but are non-denominational. The children follow Bible stories linked to morality topics. Other Religion’s festivals are introduced to the children as part of our multi-cultural topic work.

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
In order to encourage creative development Art, Music, Drama and Movement are also on the curriculum. The whole school participates in the annual Christmas Play.
Children explore sound, materials and colour in a variety of contexts. Imaginative play is encouraged via role-play, dressing up resources and educational toys.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Each class is equipped with computers. Children learn keyboard and mouse control skills through a variety of software resources. I.T. activities also support the acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills.

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Children are introduced to simple mechanisms and structures. They develop model making skills – ‘design & make’ and prototyping skills. Working models are made which demonstrate levers & pulleys, gears, axles and inclined planes, and pneumatic mechanisms.

We review the effectiveness of our curriculum in relation to the standards required by the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s Early Learning Goals (for children in the Early Years Scheme) and the Key Stages of the National Curriculum (for children over 5 years of age).

Additionally our Curriculum takes children on to the standard necessary for gaining success at 8 + examination level. Our record is outstanding with many Scholarships being gained.