Roade Primary School
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Welcome to our curriculum page. Here you will find details on our varied and interesting curriculum areas. Scroll down or click on the following links: Art, English, Geography, History, ICT, Music, RE., Science, PSHE, Special Educational Needs, Design Technology. You can also see details of our curriculum for each year group by selecting the appropriate lnk below:
To view more children's work, please click here.
Click on the picture to view more Children's Art Work. English Language Education is an integrated and fundamental component of the whole Primary Curriculum. The ability to communicate is a life-skill, with good communication skills being required for the most basic routines to enable us to survive and function in a civilised community. At Roade Primary School we consider that English education is pivotal for all learning in every curriculum area and the teachers see their task as being to help children to communicate effectively through spoken and written language.
Phonics In our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes phonics is taught using the Read Write Inc programme. Following a review of Reading in Primary Schools the ‘Rose Report’ recommended that all schools teach ‘Synthetic phonics’. This is the teaching of pure sounds to blend for reading and segment for spelling. For more information please use the link below.
Geography develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the world, an understanding of maps and a range of investigative and problem-solving skills both inside and outside the classroom. During their time in key stage 1, pupils investigate their local area and a contrasting area in the United Kingdom, finding out about the environment in both areas and the people who live there. In key stage 2 pupils will be given the opportunity to encounter different societies and cultures, such as those found in India and Egypt. This helps them to begin to make links between different places in the world. We hope it will inspire them to think about their own place in the world, their values, and their rights and responsibilities to other people and the environment.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ICT is one of the core areas of the National Curriculum; we also consider that the ability to use ICT confidently and effectively is a vital life skill. The school follows the Northamptonshire Inspection and Advisory Service (NIAS) scheme of work which links with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) scheme of work, to implement National Curriculum requirements. Where possible the ICT taught supports and enhances other areas of the curriculum. ICT supports first hand experience, allows a pupil to try out different ideas and take risks. It increases the motivation of pupils and gives pupils immediate access to richer sources of material. The skills focussed on are Communicating, Handling information, Controlling, Monitoring and Modelling. Each class have access to an interactive whiteboard and a digital camera. We have a main suite comprising of 15 computers and a mini suite with a further 6 computers. There are also 7 curriculum laptops available to be used for cross curricular work. Each class has an hour's slot each week in the main suite specifically for the teaching of ICT skills. Further slots are available for cross curricular work. The children are taught how to use a variety of software packages, the internet and email. Other information technologies used include digital cameras, video recorders, tape recorders, electronic keyboards and control robots.
The children throughout the school receive 45 minutes music
tuition per week. The lessons follow the National Curriculum. Each
year group covers six different elements of music, which are
detailed in the long term planning document below. From Reception to
Year 6 the children cover these elements through singing, playing a
variety of tuned and untuned percussion instruments, and through
musical appreciation. The children listen to a variety of musical
genres from around the world including classical, jazz, rock, pop,
country and Latin American. In Key Stage 2 the children learn to
read musical notation during recorder lessons. To enhance the
children’s learning, workshops and external musical visits and
performances are organised in addition to class lessons. Curriculum
music is currently being taught by a specialist music
teacher. In addition to curriculum music lessons the children in Years 4, 5 and 6 may join the choir and orchestra. All children are welcome to join the choir, but for the orchestra, musicians are expected to be of at least Grade 1 standard and to attend an audition. These musical groups perform within school and also at cluster and community events. Many of our pupils go on to join the Roade Community Choir and Orchestra. As part of our music provision at school, we are able to offer instrumental music lessons, taught by visiting tutors from the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Service. Instruments can usually be provided to beginners, free of charge for the first year of tuition (with the exception of keyboards and guitars). There is a charge for these lessons. Again pupils may be involved in a simple selection process to assess suitability. We are currently offering tuition for keyboard, guitar, violin, cello, clarinet and flute. This may extend to brass instruments in September 2007. Key Stage 2 children are eligible for these lessons. (Violin tuition is also available for Year 2 pupils.) Our talented musicians are given the opportunity to perform in assemblies and at other school events. We are very proud of the music abilities and enthusiasm of our pupils at Roade Primary School. In Religious Education pupils have the opportunity to learn about and experience various religions, beliefs and practices. We encourage reflection and help develop spiritual awareness. RE is taught either through theme days or weekly lessons. These days are enjoyed by all, involving visits to places of worship, practical activities, drama, times of reflection, research and talks from people involved in the different religions studied. RE is also incorporated into other subjects through stories, art and people.
Science We provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs, and ensure full curriculum entitlement and access. A child is said to have a Special Educational Need if he/she
has At Roade Primary School children with Special educational Needs are identified as soon as possible. A graduated process, for identification, assessment and provision, in accordance with the Code of Practice, is established. If a teacher is concerned about the progress a child is making then this would be discussed with the parent before agreeing whether it is appropriate for the child to be placed on the Special Needs Register and receive additional support. Advice may also be sought from the Special Needs Co-ordinator. The school has access to outside agencies who can advise the
school on ways to support children with Special Educational Needs.
Referrals can be made to these agencies who may come into school to
observe and /or work with the child and may meet with parents to
discuss the issues raised. The key aim of design and technology is to enable pupils to learn
how to contribute towards the made world. Design and
technology fosters learning through doing and provides an excellent
basis for enhancing and consolidating work in other areas of the
curriculum.
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At Roade Primary School we aim to encourage all pupils
to:
History helps children to consider how the
past influences the present, what past societies were like and what
beliefs and cultures influenced people’s actions. In key stage 1
pupils learn how the past is different from the present by finding
out about people’s lives and lifestyles. They find out about
significant men, women and events from the recent and more distant
past, such as Florence Nightingale and Remembrance Day and are given
the opportunity to find out about washdays in the past by visiting a
local museum. During key stage 2 children use different sources of
information to help investigate the past and learn how to describe
events, people and developments using dates and historical
vocabulary. They study change in both their own area, in Britain and
other parts of the world and find out about the Tudors and Victorian
Britain. We hope the ability to research, find evidence and argue
for their point of view will be skills they find useful in adult
life.
