The Curriculum at Kilham CE Primary School

 

Introduction

The curriculum is all the planned activities that we organise in order to promote learning and personal growth and development. It includes not only the formal requirements of the National Curriculum, but also any other activity organised by school, for example, extra-curricular activities and any other activities designed to enrich the experience of the children.  There is also a ‘hidden’ element to the curriculum which includes what the children learn from their school environment, the way they are treated and how they are expected to behave.

 

Our pupils are taught through a variety of styles, incorporating whole class teaching, group and individual methods as and when appropriate. Some pupils take part in small group sessions when they may be withdrawn from the whole class – this is to maximise their learning experience.  We endeavour at all times to treat children as individuals, and according to their particular needs and abilities, and for some children this may include a ‘Learning Passport’ or Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.) where specific needs are addressed.

 

 The statutory curriculum for maintained schools consists of

 

  • The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework
  • The National Curriculum (ages 5-16)
  • Religious Education (ages 5-18) (Following the Locally Agreed RE Syllabus)

The Department for Education states that “Religious education is compulsory for all pupils registered in maintained schools up to the age of 18. Maintained schools must follow their locally agreed syllabus. Maintained schools must also provide a daily act of collective worship that should be broadly Christian, unless the school has been granted a determination to conduct collective worship of another faith.”

Primary schools do not have to teach Sex and Relationships Education, but must have a policy on whether to do so.

The current status of the National Curriculum, for the academic year 2013/2014 is as follows:

There are statutory programmes of study for the following subjects; English, Mathematics, Science, Art & Design, Geography, History, Physical Education, Music, Design & Technology.

There are non-statutory programmes of study for Citizenship, ‘Personal, Social and Health Education’, and Modern Foreign Languages. Non-Statutory guidance for Religious Education also exists.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is currently in transition. The Department for Education states that “The most recent programmes of study for ICT at KS1 and 2 have now been disapplied and are no longer statutory. Schools are free to develop their own curricula for ICT that best meet the needs of their pupils, or to continue to follow the existing programmes.”