Filby Primary School

The Filby Curriculum

What does your child learn at school each day?

In our Nursery and Reception Classes, we provide a rich, stimulating EYFS learning environment where children thrive. The curriculum is planned in seven areas of learning and development; all areas are important and inter-connected.

Prime Areas:

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Specific Areas:

Literacy
Maths
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

During their time in our Nursery and Reception classes at Filby, the children will be skilfully supported in building 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 
Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things 
These characteristics give children the skills needed to become independent learners who are responsible for their own learning and thinking.

We follow the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Subjects taught are:

English, Maths, Science, Computing, Art and Design, Design Technology, History, Geography, PSHE, French, Music, RE and PE.

How does our curriculum work?

There are three main stages involved in our curriculum -

1. Intent - how we have designed our curriculum, what we teach and why this is appropriate for our children here at Filby.

The 'golden thread' running through our curriculum is the 'Filby Way', our set of values agreed with all stakeholders which are integral to everything we teach.

We ensure that children make progress in every subject as they move through our school and that current teaching builds on a firm base of prior knowledge. 

2. Implementation - how we deliver the curriculum; what our children's learning will look like.

Our curriculum is mapped to the 2014 primary national curriculum to ensure comprehensive coverage of national expectations.  Each subject has an overview that provides a rigorous skills and knowledge framework that outlines the end of year expectations for all year groups. 

We strive to ensure our children retain the knowledge they have learned through high quality task design, effective teaching and regular retrieval practice.

3. Impact - how we can be sure that our curriculum is having an impact and that all children are learning as we want them to be.

Our ambitious curriculum and nurturing environment ensure that each child is equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive academically and socially. Children will be able to demonstrate their learning and the knowledge they have gained and apply this in a range of contexts. Displays and books will show high quality outcomes from all subjects. 

What do our children learn, how and when?

Curriculum-Gallery (ID 1144)

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