Curriculum
This is one of three pages on our curriculum.
- Curriculum Support – This page! Our current topic plans, letters and guides for parents, advice on national tests and homework!
- Curriculum Rationale – How the Early Years Foundation Stage, the National Curriculum, our context, our priorities and our values work together.
- Curriculum Design – Our Long Term Plan, statements of intent, sequencing and year-end expectations for learning in each subject.
Learning to read
At North Nibley we teach reading, initially through a system of ‘phonics’. ‘Phonics is the word used to describe the sounds that letters make. We include a lot more information on the following page – Our page on phonics.
How is learning organised?
Children typically spend 7 years at North Nibley C of E Primary. We have four classrooms and each has a full-time class teacher. In order to organise the learning to which each child is entitled, we have a rolling programme of topics, through which the key skills and understanding are taught. Each term the class teacher writes to parents and carers to give an overview of the learning that will be covered.
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| Parent Guides |
EYFS Policy | Parent Guide - Year 1 | Parent Guide - Year 2 | Parent Guide - Year 3 | Parent Guide - Year 4 | Parent Guide - Year 5 | Parent Guide - Year 6 |
| Current Teacher's letter direct to parents via Class Dojo |
Class Dojo |
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| Homework Guidelines |
Daily Reading (or being read to, DAILY & Phonics (sounds) Books could be read up to 4 times each! |
As Reception, plus one 20 minute piece per week. Books could be read up to 4 times each! |
As Year 1 (When appropriate, Phonics replaced by Spellings) Books could be read up to 4 times each! |
Reading, Spellings, Times tables and one 20 minute piece per week |
Reading, Spellings, Times tables and one 20 minute piece per week |
Reading, Spellings, Times tables and one 20 minute pieces per week |
Reading, Spellings, Times tables and one 20 minute pieces per week |
| Statutory Assessments |
Foundation Stage Profile is completed in June. |
The Statutory 'Phonics Check' takes place in May. |
Year 2 (KS1) SATS (non-statutory) Our Guide (Phonics Check 'revisits') |
No statutory tests. | No statutory tests. | Year 6 (KS2) SATS Our Guide |
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| Long Term Plan - Topic Overview |
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Pupil Outcomes
Through everything that we do, planned, incidental and relational, we work towards enabling each child to:
- Be organised
- ‘Have a go’
- Concentrate
- Push myself
- Support others
- Show excellent manners
- Enjoy success
You can read more about our structures for the teaching of independence here – Independence and Personal Development
The National Curriculum at North Nibley C of E Primary School
THE PRIMARY NATIONAL CURRICULUM in full can be accessed here –