The Foundation Curriculum
Dance, Games and PE
This takes place in one of our halls using large or small apparatus. We also have a field and two hard surface areas used for team games and athletics. Right from the start children will be encouraged to develop physical skills and, as they get older, to learn how to become part of a team. From year 3 onwards children have the opportunity for swimming at Brockworth Sports Centre.
This takes place in one of our halls using large or small apparatus. We also have a field and two hard surface areas used for team games and athletics. Right from the start children will be encouraged to develop physical skills and, as they get older, to learn how to become part of a team. From year 3 onwards children have the opportunity for swimming at Brockworth Sports Centre.
Religious Education
Through religious education and in daily school assemblies children will be encouraged to think about those aspects of human life and the natural world which raise questions of ultimate meaning and purpose and reflect a spiritual dimension of life. Through stories of people past and present and myths which communicate religious ideas, children will be introduced to the central elements of Christianity and other major religious traditions. In this way we hope to help children appreciate the way religious beliefs shape life, and help them to develop the tolerance and understanding necessary for life in society today. Parents do, of course, have the right to withdraw their children from R.E. and collective worship
Through religious education and in daily school assemblies children will be encouraged to think about those aspects of human life and the natural world which raise questions of ultimate meaning and purpose and reflect a spiritual dimension of life. Through stories of people past and present and myths which communicate religious ideas, children will be introduced to the central elements of Christianity and other major religious traditions. In this way we hope to help children appreciate the way religious beliefs shape life, and help them to develop the tolerance and understanding necessary for life in society today. Parents do, of course, have the right to withdraw their children from R.E. and collective worship
Personal Social and Health Education
PSHE and Citizenship is an area of the curriculum where our working partnership with parents and the wider community is essential.
As a separate unit it is taught from reception to year 6 but often it is linked to the core and foundation subjects like RE. With the younger children we try to join forces with parents and develop those important skills that help children to manage themselves on a daily basis, learning to do up shoe laces, taking turns etc. As children progress through the school they address increasingly challenging issues which include bullying, drugs and sex education. In PSHE children also examine their own attitudes and commitments and how they can already make a contribution as future responsible citizens.
PSHE and Citizenship is an area of the curriculum where our working partnership with parents and the wider community is essential.
As a separate unit it is taught from reception to year 6 but often it is linked to the core and foundation subjects like RE. With the younger children we try to join forces with parents and develop those important skills that help children to manage themselves on a daily basis, learning to do up shoe laces, taking turns etc. As children progress through the school they address increasingly challenging issues which include bullying, drugs and sex education. In PSHE children also examine their own attitudes and commitments and how they can already make a contribution as future responsible citizens.
Sex Education
We do not have a formal sex education programme but rather think that such matters can be dealt with satisfactorily within the context of a caring home environment. We do, however, deal with aspects of health education through different areas of the curriculum. Such work would include some knowledge and understanding of the human body, the conditions which promote healthy growth and development, and health and safety. In this context children?s questions about the physical differences between the sexes and human reproduction will be dealt with factually, as they arise. In year 5 children will study a health related topic in which specific reference is made to human reproduction and associated matters. Details of this work will be provided for parents before the children begin.
We do not have a formal sex education programme but rather think that such matters can be dealt with satisfactorily within the context of a caring home environment. We do, however, deal with aspects of health education through different areas of the curriculum. Such work would include some knowledge and understanding of the human body, the conditions which promote healthy growth and development, and health and safety. In this context children?s questions about the physical differences between the sexes and human reproduction will be dealt with factually, as they arise. In year 5 children will study a health related topic in which specific reference is made to human reproduction and associated matters. Details of this work will be provided for parents before the children begin.
Special Educational Needs
Every child in the school is considered as an individual, and is given the opportunities to develop their abilities and interest to the full. Children with special needs are given extra attention as far as the school?s resources allow. When the child?s needs cannot be properly met within the school, the Authority?s special education services are called upon for guidance and help. Parents will always be consulted about such moves.
Every child in the school is considered as an individual, and is given the opportunities to develop their abilities and interest to the full. Children with special needs are given extra attention as far as the school?s resources allow. When the child?s needs cannot be properly met within the school, the Authority?s special education services are called upon for guidance and help. Parents will always be consulted about such moves.