Landkey Community Primary Academy
STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE
CARING FOR ALL
Our Curriculum
Our curriculum aims to challenge every child to achieve their best. We do this by creating an environment built on relationships to nurture and develop every member of our school community celebrating their background, individual needs and whole self. Children and staff need to enjoy the process of learning and our enquiry based curriculum promotes both play and curiosity. Raising the ambition of our community is a central aim of our curriculum.
Our vision:
Striving for excellence and caring for all, through an environment that enriches learning.
If you have specific questions regarding Curriculum, contact Sophie Austen, Deputy Head Teacher: landkey@thsp.org.uk
In phonics we use Read Write Inc. to learn sounds, digraphs & tri graphs in a fun and effective approach. We practice oral blending then blending written sounds into words. As children become confident at blending sounds, they are taught the skill of blending sounds mentally and at speed by the use of the RWI system of ‘Fred in your head’. Children will be exposed to ‘alien’ words throughout Reception and Year 1.
This consistent and rigorous approach will provide our children with the foundations to become enthused readers with a passion for storytelling, literature and vocabulary.
Children will constantly be exposed to a wide range of high quality texts both in English and across the curriculum to ensure we meet the needs of all learners. We will ensure we develop confidence in reading and comprehension.
We believe reading opens up a new world for children and gives them the opportunity to explore new ideas, visit new places, meet new characters and develop a better understanding of other cultures. We will provide opportunities for children to read both independently and aloud as well as allowing them the chance to discuss and recommend books they have read to their peers.
Writing is a crucial part of our curriculum. All children from Foundation Stage to Year 6 are provided with many opportunities to develop and apply their writing skills across the curriculum. With regards to Writing, we intend for pupils to be able to plan, revise and evaluate their writing. To be able to do this effectively, pupils will focus on developing effective composition and the writer’s style. They will also develop an awareness of the audience, purpose and context, and an increasingly wide knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. We also intend for pupils to leave school being able to use fluent, legible and speedy handwriting.
It is our aim that every child has a high quality maths education built up of a rich and varied curriculum. With our nurturing and caring ethos, we want to provide a safe environment for children to take risks with their learning, be resilient and persevere with the challenge of mathematics. We will endeavour to give the children deep relational understanding, where they make rich connections and are able to apply their skills in other curriculum areas. The children will recognise the importance of maths to everyday life and with this in mind, we will ensure pupils develop a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards the subject. This includes the staff belief that all pupils are capable of understanding and doing mathematics, given sufficient time. When they leave Landkey they will have confidence, curiosity and a powerful set of skills, to equip them for secondary school and life.
Landkey Primary promotes and develops the oracy skills of our children. Across all subjects, children are exposed to high levels of vocabulary and encouraged to incorporate these into their work as well as social interactions. Strong oracy skills help build confidence in children, increasing their ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in all situations. Assemblies support the development of oracy.
Play helps young children to learn and develop their physical, social, emotional and intellectual skills through doing and talking, which research has shown to be the means by which young children learn to think. It is also how they learn to socialise, as children engage in learning experiences with other children and adults.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is a play based framework that childcare providers use as a tool to ensure that children from birth to five years are developing and learning to their full potential.
We plan and provide a range of play activities, which help children to make progress in each of the seven areas of learning and development.
