Curriculum Planning and Aims
The core of our curriculum at Thrybergh Fullerton is built around a spiral curriculum to ensure that learning is sequenced so that children acquire cumulative knowledge; substantive and disciplinary. The curriculum is sequenced from nursery to Year 6 to ensure that this is progressively developed as children get older and is committed to long term memory through our approach to teaching and learning.
Curriculum Overview
Our curriculum is based on what we believe our children need to know, understand and do to achieve success in all areas of later life. We work hard to ensure that children are prepared for the next phase in their learning and that they have the resilience and independence to achieve their very best outcomes. We use a spiral curriculum - based on the National Curriculum in each subject as the basis for our whole school approach to teaching and learning from EYFS to Year 6. We find that this gives consistency of approach and a broad and balanced provision for all our children as they progress through the key stages at Thrybergh Fullerton CE Primary Academy.
EYFS
The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum at Thrybergh Fullerton meets all statutory duties whilst being appropriately tailored to meet the needs and interests of the children in the classes. Further information about the EYFS can be found in the documents below. We use topics which have been created to lay the foundations for subjects as the children move through school. The basis of our provision is to ensure a consistent approach to the delivery and structure of learning throughout the school. Children begin their phonics education from nursery using the RWI nursery programme.
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
In Key Stage 1 & 2, children largely follow a carefully planned programme which uses the statutory requirements in each subject to create an engaging and purposeful programme of study which is relevant to the children. Most subjects are taught through a topic based approach and are linked to first hand experiences wherever possible.
The curriculum at all stages is enriched with wider opportunities such as professional sports coaching, visiting speakers and performers, visits to the local area and residential visits to name but a few. More details of visits and activities can be found in the class pages.
Phonics and Reading
Children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 are taught a daily phonics lesson to develop their early reading skills. We use Read, Write, Inc. as our provision for phonics and early reading and writing, which is supplemented by the use of published interventions and bespoke support for children who need it. We hold regular workshops to help parents and carers to support their children's reading at home as well as demonstrating during stay and play and morning work sessions. Children in Key Stage 2 who have difficulty with reading will continue to receive support with phonics as appropriate through interventions. Once children have cracked the phonic code, the reading material across the school is wide ranging but is organised taking into consideration recommended reads, children's interests and the lexile value of each book.
Reading is taught using a range of materials through a whole class reading lesson.
Spelling
We use RWI Spelling from Year 2 upwards.
GPS
Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary are taught as part our our whole class reading and writing lessons. As well as discrete SPAG lessons where needed.
Mathematics
We use White Rose Maths as our main provision for the teaching of mathematics from Reception upwards. This is supplemented with additional materials to enrich the opportunities provided for children to develop their mastery of the subject. Children are assessed weekly in times tables and fluency and also half termly as part of the White Rose assessment check. Children complete a termly test using the NTS testing suite to allow us to track progress again national counterparts.
Assessment
Assessment throughout Key Stages 1 and 2 is directly linked to National Curriculum programmes of study for all subjects; core and foundation. Outcomes from testing are correlated with our in house assessment system on a termly basis and is moderated with other schools in our academy trust and Local Authority.
