Curriculum Implementation, 2020-21
This is one of three pages on our curriculum.
- Curriculum Rationale – How the National Curriculum, our context and our own priorities and values work together.
- Curriculum Design – The scope and sequence of our teaching, with age-related expectations for learning.
- Curriculum Implementation – This page! Long and mid-term plans, letters and guides for parents, national tests, timetables and homework!
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.
Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
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Current Teacher's letter Direct to Parents via Class Dojo |
See updates on Class Dojo
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See updates on Class Dojo
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See updates on Class Dojo
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See updates on Class Dojo
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See updates on Class Dojo
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See updates on Class Dojo
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See updates on Class Dojo
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Current Topic Overview (See below) |
Christopher Columbus
--- Healthy Animals |
Christopher Columbus
--- Healthy Animals |
Christopher Columbus
--- Healthy Animals |
Spain | Spain | World War Two | World War Two |
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 |
Typical timetable |
Typical Class 1 timetable | Typical Class 1 timetable
Typical Class 2 timetable |
Typical Class 2 timetable | Typical Class 3 timetable | Typical Class 3 timetable | Typical Class 4 timetable | Typical Class 4 timetable |
Homework Guidelines |
Daily Reading (or being read to, DAILY & Phonics (sounds) |
As Reception, plus one 20 minute piece per week |
As Year 1 (Phonics replaced by Spellings) |
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 three 20 minute pieces per week |
Reading, Spellings, Times tables and three 20 minute pieces per week |
Statutory Assessments |
The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile is completed in June |
Phonics Check in May. |
Year 2 (KS1) SATS Our Guide (Phonics Check 'revisits') |
No statutory tests | Tables Test introducction in 2021 |
No statutory tests | Year 6 (KS2) SATS Our Guide |
How we implement the National Curriculum | |||||||
Long Term Plan |
EYFS Broad Themes
--- Long Term Plan (Classes 1 & 2) |
Long Term Plan (Classes 1 & 2) | Long Term Plan (Classes 1 & 2) | Long Term Plan (Class 3) | Long Term Plan (Class 3) | Long Term Plan (Class 4) | Long Term Plan (Class 4) |
Intended outcomes |
Early Learning Goals | ![]() Age-related Expectations |
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We teach our topics on a two-year cycle. | |||||||
Cycle A - Autumn |
Fire of London | Fire of London | Fire of London | Local Studies | Local Studies | The Ancient Greeks --- Brazil |
The Ancient Greeks --- Brazil |
Cycle A - Spring |
Christopher Columbus
--- Healthy Animals |
Christopher Columbus
--- Healthy Animals |
Christopher Columbus
--- Healthy Animals |
Spain
Can you hear a spark? |
Spain Can you hear a spark? |
World War Two | World War Two |
Cycle A - Summer |
Holidays in the past | Holidays in the past | Holidays in the past | Walk Like An Egyptian | Walk Like An Egyptian | Water, Water Everywhere | Water, Water Everywhere |
Cycle B - Autumn |
Engineers! | Engineers! | Engineers! | Invasion! | Invasion! | From the Stone Age to the Iron Age | From the Stone Age to the Iron Age |
Cycle B - Spring |
Wild weather | Wild weather | Wild weather | Healthy me | Healthy me | Infinity & beyond | Infinity & beyond |
Cycle B - Summer |
(Covid-19, school closures) | (Covid-19, school closures) | (Covid-19, school closures) | (Covid-19, school closures) | (Covid-19, school closures) | (Covid-19, school closures) | (Covid-19, school closures) |
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
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