Curriculum Subject Information

As a school we follow the statutory guidance from the Primary National Curriculum 2014. In the document are key areas of learning across all subjects: English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, PE, Computing, Art, DT, Music, RE and MFL.

All schools must provide 2 hours of physical education per week and MFL is statutory from Y3 upwards.

Also find below details of our PSHE curriculum and RE in more detail. All of the other subjects are covered through our learning challenges and information can be found on the Curriculum Overviews section.

English

At Carr Mill we follow the National Curriculum in England approaching English in a variety of ways; text driven; contextualised grammar and explicit teaching of editing and drafting skills. Discussion between the children themselves and the children and the teacher is used to enhance learning and ensure children work collaboratively. This variety leads to greater understanding and the progression within english.

English is a subject which is a wide ranging, useful and enjoyable and it is a vital life long skill. We aim to develop the children’s knowledge and skills in handwriting, spelling, grammar, reading and writing to help solve the problems of everyday life and as a basis for further english understanding.

Read Write Inc

As a school we have used the Read Write Inc Phonics programme since 2009. We are currently a model school for RWI and have developed staff in terms of training over the years. Our RWI lead in school is Miss Prendergast.

All the children from Nursery upwards use the phonics scheme and usually stay on until around Y2. The children are screened every week and this then determines the group they are assigned to. RWI takes place and is known at Carr Mill as Star Skills, every morning from 9.10am – 10.00am.

Mathematics

At Carr Mill we follow the National Curriculum in England approaching Maths in a variety of ways; practical problem solving and investigative work, discussion between the children themselves and the children and the teacher, in addition to the more formal pencil and paper method. This variety leads to greater understanding and the progression from fluency to reasoning and then to problem solving.

Maths is a subject which is wide ranging, useful and enjoyable and it is a vital life long skill. We aim to develop the children’s knowledge and skills in Maths to help solve the problems of everyday life and as a basis for further mathematical understanding.