Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College's Primary Subjects Policy: Aims, Curriculum, and Subjects, Summaries of Geography

Download Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College's Primary Subjects Policy: Aims, Curriculum, and Subjects and more Summaries Geography in PDF only on Docsity! GURU GOBIND SINGH KHALSA COLLEGE February 2019 Primary Foundation Subjects Policy Approved by: Mrs Nirvair Dodwal Date: February 2019 Last reviewed on: February 2019 Next review due by: February 2022 1. Aims  That all pupils are provided with outstanding learning experiences that lead to consistently outstanding levels of pupil achievement.  From the start, children are taught in differentiated groups to allow further consolidation for some, and for greater speed and breadth of delivery at the upper end of attainment.  That all teachers and other professionals possess expert levels of knowledge in the subjects they teach.  That all teachers and other professionals are “lifelong learners”, committed to an ongoing development of their own knowledge and skills to optimise the pupils’ learning experiences.  That a positive, caring attitude, where achievements at all levels are acknowledged and valued, is prevalent throughout the school.  That all pupils from the earliest opportunity, are encouraged to develop independence, self- discipline, responsibility and the ability to build resilience. 2. Reception Curriculum In Reception, we follow the Early Years Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, published in March 2014 by the DfES. This Framework specifies the requirement for learning and development in the Early Years and provides specific areas of learning we must cover in our curriculum. 3. Key Stage 1 and 2 3.1 Art and D&T Art and Design contributes to the development of the whole child emotionally, aesthetically, physically, socially and cognitively. It provides all children with the opportunity to express themselves imaginatively, creatively and develop their understanding of, and respond to the world around them. The school uses planning from Plan Bee to deliver lessons in Art and D&T, these are additionally supplemented with resources from Twinkl and Teachit Primary. 3.2 ICT ICT lessons are timetabled from EYFS to Year 6. We encourage the use of ICT in all subjects. Autumn term focuses on online safety for all year groups and specific topics are covered half termly from basic skills development in computing packages to programming. Planning is taken from Plan It Twinkl. 2 5