Curriculum
There is a strong sense of community within our school, with excellent relationships between pupils, staff and parents being a fundamental pre-requisite for good behaviour.
Our hard-working staff have high personal standards and put themselves out in the interests of the pupils. They insist, firmly, but fairly, on hard work and commitment from pupils and on high standards in everything they do.
The school endeavours to provide a well-balanced basic education, developing attitudes of tolerance, fair play and conscientious application to work. Every effort is made to provide each child with a firm foundation before moving on to High School. All children are treated as individuals and develop at the pace appropriate to them.
Reading is the “key to learning” and is the number one priority in the school, with the written and spoken language receiving a high priority. Maths is also very important and the children are taught to calculate accurately and to measure with precision. A great deal of emphasis is placed upon mathematical understanding and children are encouraged to apply their mathematical skills to solve problems.
There is scope for initiative and opportunities for experiment and first-hand experience in music, art, drama, scientific and sporting activities. Our school Curriculum places emphasis on knowledge and skills based learning.
Religious education is in accordance with the Lancashire Education Authority’s agreed syllabus. Sex education is provided for all children in a manner appropriate to their age and development as part of a wider teaching programme which emphasises the importance of family life and personal relationships.
At all times, the children are encouraged to develop the qualities of respect, kindness, honesty, thinking about other people and doing one’s best.
Working to the National Curriculum
Pupils in YR will be working on objectives as set out in the EYFS framework. Click here to view. We also follow guidance from Development Matters. Click here to view.
We use Twinkl Phonics in KS1 which is supplemented by reading scheme books from Twinkl and Schofield and Simms.
Pupils in Y1 and Y2 will be working on Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum. Pupils in Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 will continue through Key Stage 2.
Reception age children work on the Foundation Stage targets.
The National Curriculum consists of the three ‘core’ subjects of English, Mathematics and Science, together with the other subjects of Computing, History, Geography, Art, Design Technology, Music, Physical Education, PSHCE/RSE and Religious Education.
Each year group uses the following grids as a basis for their learning.
If you require any further information about this, then please contact Mr. Walsh or Mrs. Page.
A more detailed breakdown of what each year group is learning can be found in the class sections, or in our curriculum statements below. Our knowledge, skills and progression documents are also available in the subject information section.
Additional Experiences
Our Intent:
At Northfold Primary School we believe that educational visits offer a valuable opportunity to extend learning and enrich children’s understanding of themselves, others, and the world around them. Educational visits often provide the most enjoyable experiences and enduring memories from school days.
School visits:
To enhance the curriculum and enrich the children’s learning experiences, we arrange visits to places of interest during each school year. Visits are organised to link with the topics studied by the children that term. Typical examples of school visits are: visits to museums and historical sites, visits to places of worship and visits to the beach.
In Y6, children are given the opportunity to go on a residential visit, where they experience a range of outdoor activities and build lasting memories together. Over the past few years, this has been to Robinwood at Dobroyd Castle in Todmorden.
The safety of pupils on school visits is, of course, paramount. The school subscribes to Evolve, an online system that helps us to assess and manage risks. If any aspect of the visit presents an unacceptable risk then it will not go ahead.
We rely on voluntary contributions from parents to enable these visits to take place. We do try to keep the cost down and always consider value for money when selecting places of interest/learning to visit.
Visitors
We regularly enjoy visitors in school. These may be people working within the community, such as police officers, or occasional visitors such as authors. We are also lucky to be joined regularly by Rev. Graham as part of our collective worship. Parents and carers with a particular skill will sometimes come into school to share their expertise.
Below is a table outlining the visits / experiences set out for the academic year. This list is not exhaustive, as other opportunities may present themselves through the year. There are also a number of extra-curricular sessions which are provided for the children and workshops held for parents.
Year Group | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
R | Vicar visits – Harvest and Nativity. Walk to post a letter to Santa. | Ridgeway Farm to visit with baby animals. | Park View, Lytham or Farmer Parrs. |
1 | Local area walk. Vicar visit – ‘mock’ baptism. | Ridgeway Farm to visit. | Bring Yer Wellies. |
2 | Vicar visit – Creation and Christingle. Blackpool Church. | Church visit. Ridgeway Farm to visit. | Church visit. Seaside – beach clean. |
3 | Lancashire Heritage – Stone Age workshop. Library visit. Vicar visits. Dance performance at The Winter Gardens – Blackpool. | Beach clean. Library visit. | Fairhaven Lake – OAA. Bolton Museum – Egyptians. |
4 | Vicar visit. | Ribby Hall Discovery Centre. Library visit. | Indoor climbing wall – Preston |
5 | Library visit. Vicar visit. Viking experience day in school – visiting company. | Beach clean. Library visit. | Ghyll scrambling – Langdale. |
6 | Cobble Hey – Sustainability. Beach clean. Vicar visit. | Dobroyd – OAA. Library. | Wellbeing walk. Cleveleys High Street – local study. Leavers’ performance. Bikeability. |
Whole School | Pantomime. Christmas performances, including singing in local area. Harvest. | Author visit. Life education bus. | Live music performance. |
Throughout the year – various PTFA events, such as discos, fairs, bingo. Charity days – non-uniform CiN, harvest, Christmas events to raise money for local charities. | |||