Our Curriculum
At Southfields Primary School, we have worked hard on developing our curriculum and are proud of its detailed content, designed in a creative and engaging way.
Our curriculum is underpinned by these well-known Benjamin Franklin quote. Using this, alongside our passion for reading, we have planned for a creative curriculum based around books in which children can get access to hands-on, inspiring learning through a range of different opportunities.
Year 1 Intent
In Year One our aim is to create an environment that encourages exploration and creativity through an engaging curriculum where children feel safe and nurtured. Our children will learn to become independent, well-rounded and kind individuals who love to learn. In Year One, it is our aim to equip children with the skills they need to achieve as individuals in preparation for their future.
Our curriculum is supported by the teaching of basic skills, knowledge, concepts and values. Communication is an underpinning element in our children’s education. It has been developed in line with the school’s philosophy of a book-rich environment.
Year 1 Implementation
In Year 1, we implement our curriculum through:
· A well planned and thought out transition from EYFS to Year 1 ensuring that the needs of the pupils are the underpinning element to this.
· A variety of core and foundation subjects, expressive arts and physical activities.
· High quality planning to ensure that all areas of the curriculum are covered, that there is a progression of knowledge, skills and topic coverage and that teachers and children have a good understanding of the learning journey and what skills are being taught, developed and revisited along the way.
· Focused and quality teaching with clear objectives and personalised learning opportunities that support pupils where necessary.
· Opportunities for the children to develop a broad and rich vocabulary.
· A growth mindset; children are encouraged to reflect upon their learning and take responsibility for their achievement. Reflection time helps them to understand how to become a more successful learner.
· Carefully planned visits, activities, community links, workshops, life experiences enhance the learning of our pupils and develop their understanding of how they can contribute to the community and society.
· Differentiation and personalised learning opportunities that appeal to the interests, strengths of the children and gaps in knowledge.
· Time for modelled, shared, group and whole-class learning, as well as opportunities for children to work independently.
· Working collaboratively with other staff, the children and parents as this is a partnership and a shared journey.
· Evaluating and assessing teaching and learning to continually develop the curriculum in order to suit the needs of the children.
· Opportunities for the children to explore, experiment and investigate across all areas of the curriculum.
· Celebration- sharing achievements, successes and celebrating the children themselves.
· A love of learning!
Year 1 Impact
The impact can be seen in everything that the children do from their work to watching them communicate with their friends. Strong relationships between staff and pupils play an important part in children’s education. As a result of the curriculum intent and implementation, we strive to develop confident, motivated and happy learners and this is also reflected in their outcomes and progress made.
Pupils leave Year 1 with a secure understanding of the appropriate age-related knowledge but are also able to show the progress they have made from individual starting points.
They have developed an understanding of how to be socially, morally, spiritually and culturally responsible and aware; and how to endeavour to be the best that they can be. We aim for all of our children to leave Year 1 respectful, skillful, ambitious and with a love for learning.
The Year 1 and 2 curriculum is stated below:
For more information about how we teach each subject, please click on the links below to be taken to the subject areas of the website.
All of our other subject areas can be found via our Curriculum page.
