1. Our Lady & St Edward’s Catholic Primary School Curriculum Information

2. EYFS Curriculum Early Years Foundation Stage
F1-Pre-School (Foundation 1)
F2- Reception (Foundation 2)
KS1/KS2- National Curriculum (Y1-6)

3. EYFS Curriculum
The EYFS learning and development requirements comprise:
the seven areas of learning and development
the early learning goals, which summarise the knowledge, skills and understanding that all young children should have gained by the end of the Reception year
the assessment requirements are; emerging, expected, exceeded in relation to the 17 areas of learning. Children are also given written comments for each of the 3 characteristics of effective learning at the end of F2.

4. Areas of learning and development in F2
Seven areas of learning and development
Three Prime areas:
communication and language;
physical development;
personal, social and emotional development.
Four Specific areas:
literacy;
mathematics;
understanding the world;
expressive arts and design.

5. 17 Areas of learning- Prime
Communication and Language
Listening and attention (LA)
Understanding (UN)
Speaking (SP)
Physical Development
Moving and Handling (MH)
Health and Self Care (HS)
Personal, social and emotional development
Self confidence and self awareness (SCSA)
Managing feelings and behaviour (MFB)
Making relationships (MR)

6. 17 Areas of Learning- Specific
Literacy
Reading (R)
Writing (W)
Mathematics
Number (N)
Shape, space and measures (SSM)
Understanding the world
People and communities (PC)
The World (W)
Technology (T)
Expressive arts and design
Exploring media and materials (EMM)
Being imaginative (BI)

7. Three characteristics of effective learning
playing and exploring - children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’;
active learning - children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements; and
creating and thinking critically - children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.

8. Communication and language development involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations.

9. Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

10. Personal, social and emotional development involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities.

11. Literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest.

12. Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures.

13. Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.

14. Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology.

15. In F2………. Subjects taught discretely –
Literacy, Numeracy, Physical Development and RE
Areas covered within the Thematic Curriculum –
All seven areas of learning and development
The Prime areas underpin all teaching and learning.
The Specific areas are built upon throughout the Thematic Curriculum.

16. In Y1-Y6………. All curriculum subjects are incorporated within Thematic
Subjects taught discretely –
Literacy, Numeracy, Science, Music, Computing, Languages, PE and RE
Areas covered within the Thematic Curriculum –
All curriculum subjects are incorporated within Thematic
The core skills of Reading, Writing, Maths and Communication are a focus throughout all thematic learning

17. Learning in Our Lady and St Edward’s
Literacy and Numeracy, every morning with children working in ability sets.
Phonics taught weekly in ability groups (varying number of lessons per year group).
RE is taught in mixed ability classes.
Thematic curriculum covers learning in the afternoons.
PE/Music/Cookery/Computing/PSHE weekly

18. Additional Learning Support in Our Lady and St Edward’s
Mr Cullen/Mr Scarisbrick – PE
Mrs Webb- singing
Mrs Kennedy- Cookery
Mrs Worthington- Library/Storytime
Mrs Sutton and the Inclusion team- Learning Support

19. Thematic Curriculum

20. mixed ability/by ability
Learning in projects..…..
paired
independent
fun
group
mixed ability/by ability
whole class
practical
engaging
has an end point
hands on

21. Over Land and Sea Let’s Explore Around the World
Themes
Over Land and Sea
Let’s Explore
Around the World

22. Animals around the World Princes and Princesses
Topics
Under the Sea
The Rainforest
Animals around the World
Princes and Princesses
Farmers and Farms

25. Visits and Visitors
Our thematic curriculum is enhanced with a number of opportunities for visits and visitors.
Claremont Farm Shop to buy vegetables for Autumn soup
Harvest celebration in church with parents
Storeton Woods for an Autumn walk
Hamilton Square to join in with Remembrance services and lay poppies
Parents to visit to watch the children dance
A visit from the Reptile Man, in school
A visit to Stockley Farm
A visit to Blue planet or World Museum Liverpool

26. Supporting our thematic
Mini-bus
Multi practical room
I-pads and Laptops
Library
Range of resources
Wide range of free or low cost visits and visitors