leyburn community primary school curriculum development
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Leyburn CommunityLeyburn CommunityPrimary SchoolPrimary School
Curriculum DevelopmentCurriculum Development
Core curriculum(As set out in the
National Curriculum 2014)
Local curriculum
(Specific to our pupils – Wensleydale
Tournament of Song, Cluster sports events,
links with local businesses)
What is ‘The Curriculum’?
Fundamental skills
(Reading, writing, number)
Curriculum 2014 and beyond!Curriculum 2014 and beyond!At Leyburn Community Primary School, we aim to provide a positive learning environment which supports all pupils and values their individuality. We aim to enable our children to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible young people.
With this in mind, we have designed a curriculum to engage, motivate and inspire a love of life-long learning . It is based on the requirements of the National Curriculum but is also mindful of the additional experiences and skills that we can provide through school visits and visitors and extra-curricular clubs.
Thematic units of work span across all year groups from Lower Foundation to Year 6 and combine learning in a cross-curricular approach. This allows skills and knowledge to be applied over a variety of subjects including history, geography, science and the arts whilst ensuring a focus on the fundamental standards of English and maths.
Developing skills of Developing skills of learninglearning
Through our delivery of the whole curriculum, we aim to: provide pupils with the necessary knowledge and academic skills to be able to access opportunities throughout their school career and beyond, provide opportunities to develop the social skills of respect and empathy, encourage our pupils to explore their own learning behaviours to be curious, hard-working, resilient, dedicated, proud, and independent, able to use initiative to accomplish tasks in their own ways, offer situations to develop pupil leadership across all phases of the school.Enable pupils to be responsible citizens; aware of and active within the local and wider community.
Key ChangesKey Changes In 2013 the government announced plans to
overhaul the national curriculum.
For most children, these changes took effect from September 2014, but children in Years 2 and 6 followed the previous programmes of study until September 2015 in English, maths and science.
Rationale for changeRationale for changeThe main aim is to raise standards, particularly as the
UK is slipping down international student assessment league tables.
Inspired by what is taught in the world’s most successful school systems, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Finland, as well as in the best UK schools.
More challenging although the content is actually slimmer than the previous curriculum, focusing on essential core subject knowledge and skills such as essay writing and computer programming.
It follows on from similar curriculum revamps in Scotland and Wales, which were implemented in 2010 and 2008 respectively and have a similar focus on excellence and core skills.
Main changes - EnglishMain changes - EnglishStronger emphasis on vocabulary
development, grammar, punctuation and spelling (for example, the use of commas and apostrophes will be taught in KS1)
Handwriting – not previously assessed (much!) – is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy
Spoken English has a greater emphasis, with children to be taught debating and presenting skills
Main changes - mathsMain changes - mathsFive-year-olds will be expected to learn to
count up to 100 (compared to 20 previously) and learn number bonds to 20 (previously up to 10)
Simple fractions (1/4 and 1/2) will be taught from KS1, and by the end of primary school, children should be able to convert decimal fractions to simple fractions (e.g. 0.375 = 3/8)
By the age of nine (Y4), children will be expected to know times tables up to 12x12 (previously 10x10 by the end of Y6)
Calculators will not be used at all in primary schools, to encourage mental arithmetic
Other changesOther changesScience:
◦ Strong focus on scientific knowledge and language, rather than understanding the nature and methods of science in abstract terms
◦ Evolution will be taught in primary schools for the first time◦ Non-core subjects like caring for animals will be replaced by
topics like the human circulatory system
Design & Technology:◦ Afforded greater importance under the new
curriculum,◦ more sophisticated use of design equipment such as
electronics and robotics ◦ In KS2, children will learn about how key events and
individuals in design and technology have shaped the world
ICT: ◦ ‘Computing’ ◦ a greater focus on programming rather than
on operating programs ◦ from age five, children will learn to write and test
simple programs and to organise, store and retrieve data,
◦ from seven, they will be taught to understand computer networks, including the internet
◦ Internet safety – previously only taught from 11-16 – will be taught in primary schools
Languages:◦ Currently not statutory, a modern foreign
language will be mandatory in KS2◦ Children will be expected to master basic grammar
and accurate pronunciation and to converse, present, read and write in the language
Tests and assessmentTests and assessmentYear 2 and Year 6 tests will
continue in reading, writing (TA) and maths. Changes include mental arithmetic in Year 6 and SPaG in Y2.
Phonics screening in Y1Other year groups will have
school assessment tests and tracked to ensure progress.
How does this look in How does this look in practice?practice?Focus on fundamental skills: G/R, Big
MathsRigorous but maintain breadth and
balance, creativity and balance‘Keeping the cohort together’‘Mastery’Raised expectations for the fundamental
areas so included in all aspects where possible.
Variable timetablingOngoing assessments
Ensuring coverage in the core Ensuring coverage in the core curriculumcurriculum
Subject Autumn 7 wks
Autumn7 weeks
Spring 16 weeks
Spring 25 weeks
Summer 17 weeks
Summer 27 weeks
Theme Myths & Monsters Values World exploration From farm to fork. Electricity Rio Olympics
What secrets will history always keep?
What matters most?Explorer, pirate or
invader?What makes a masterchef?
How would life be different without
electricity?What makes a winner?
Art Sketching monuments, theatre masks
2D watercolourPerspective
Fabric montageClay
Food art!Victorian portraitsCharcoal , Lowry
Textiles
Computing We are app planners (6.1)
We are project managers (6.2)
We are market researchers (6.3)
We are interface designers (6.4)
We are app developers (6.5)
We are marketers (6.6)
DT Animal park (structures)Healthy, savoury cooking, use of tools, seasonality
Programming own products
French Les portraits Les cadeaux Le carnival des animaux Au Café Tour de France Les destinations
Geography
Information Station / What’s in the News?
Locating Greece, study of modern Greece
Extreme EarthFieldwork of the local
areaRio!
History Ancient GreeceExplorers through the
agesLocal study:
The Industrial Revolution
English Greek MythsPercy Jackson
Historical stories (WW1/WW2)Stories with morals
Poems and texts with imagined creatures
Biographies of chefs and other ‘food’ professions
Stories based in Victorian times
Official Web-site Biographies of
OlympiansReports
Maths
A1: Place value & mental calculation
B1: GeometryC1: Written calculation &
algebra (X / ÷ focus)
D1: Fractions, decimals & percentages, ratio &
proportionE1: Measure & statistics
A2: Place value & mental calculation
B2: GeometryC2: Written calculation &
algebra (X / ÷ focus)
D2: Fractions, decimals & percentages, ratio &
proportionE2: Measure & statistics
A3: Place value & mental calculation
B3: GeometryC3: Written calculation &
algebra (X / ÷ focus)
D3: Fractions, decimals & percentages, ratio &
proportionE3: Measure & statistics
Music Drumming Drumming Drumming Drumming Drumming Drumming
PESwimming Orienteering Hockey Netball Rounders
Cricket Football Gym Dance Fitness Athletics
RE
Values: What matters most? Incarnation – God becoming human
Resurrection and salvation (Easter)
Religions in our local community. What will make our town a more respectful place?
Science Living things & their habitats + SRE
Evolution & inheritanceAnimals including
humansElectricity Light
YEAR 6 LONG-TERM PLAN
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