Subjects
We will add further content to these throughout this term.
If you wish to find out more about the National Curriculum that we follow, click: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
Reading
Our reading curriculum is designed to develop and enhance students' reading skills, comprehension abilities, and love for reading. It is aimed at fostering a strong foundation in literacy, enabling students to become confident, fluent, and lifelong readers. The curriculum covers a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts, ensuring a well-rounded reading experience for students.
Key Elements of our Reading Curriculum:
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Phonics and Decoding Skills: The curriculum focuses on introducing and solidifying phonics and decoding skills, enabling students to recognise and pronounce words accurately.
- Reading Fluency: Students engage in regular oral reading activities to improve their reading fluency and develop expression, rhythm, and intonation while reading.
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Vocabulary Expansion: The curriculum engages students in a variety of texts to expand their vocabulary, helping them comprehend complex texts and express themselves fluently.
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Reading Comprehension: Students are taught various strategies and techniques to improve their reading comprehension skills. They learn to analyse and interpret texts, make inferences, and draw conclusions.
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Genres and Text Types: The curriculum exposes students to different genres and text types, such as poetry, fiction, non-fiction, folktales, and biographies, to develop their understanding and appreciation of various literary forms.
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Reading for Pleasure: The curriculum incorporates opportunities for independent reading and provides a wide range of age-appropriate books to inspire a love for reading, fostering self-motivated readers.
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Reading Strategies and Skills: Students are taught a variety of reading strategies, including predicting, summarising, and making connections to enhance their understanding and engagement with texts.
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Assessment and Differentiation: Regular assessments and formative feedback are integrated into the curriculum to monitor students' progress and provide targeted instruction based on individual needs. We use paper tests at the end of each term alongside the Fisher Family Trust Reading Assessment Programme.
From Reception class to Year 2, we follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds approach. For more information, click the links below:
Love for Reading
Our Library
In order to further strengthen children's love for reading, we open our school library for all parents and children to access after school every Friday. Feel free to choose some books to take home for the week and return when you're finished with them. If there are any books that we don't have in stock, please mention this to us as we have some money from our most recent Scholastic Book Fair that could be spent on these.
Recommended Rainbow Reads
We have carefully selected a broad range of texts which children will be exposed to throughout each year group. These might be read to the children, read by the children or used in reading lessons. We call these our Recommended Rainbow Reads.
Take a look to see what your child will be exposed to each year:
Summer Reading Challenge
Here are a few of the recommended reads from the children:
summer reading challenge recommended reading books.pdf
And some more below:
Writing
We aim to develop confident, creative, and effective writers. Our curriculum is designed to inspire a love for writing, nurture students' voice and expression, and provide them with the skills and strategies needed to become proficient writers.
Key Elements of our Writing Curriculum:
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Developing foundational skills: In the early years, we focus on developing foundational skills such as handwriting, letter formation, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling. We provide a range of engaging activities and resources to support students in mastering these skills, ensuring a solid foundation for their writing journey.
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Building vocabulary and grammar: We believe that a broad vocabulary and understanding of grammar are essential for effective writing. Our curriculum includes explicit teaching of vocabulary, grammar concepts, sentence variety, and paragraph structure. We encourage students to apply their knowledge to enhance clarity, coherence, and style in their writing.
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Stimulating creativity and imagination: We foster a creative and imaginative approach to writing. Our curriculum encourages students to explore different genres, such as narratives, poetry, descriptive writing, persuasive writing, and informational texts. We provide opportunities for students to develop their voice, experiment with language, and use literary techniques to engage readers.
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Developing the writing process: We guide students through the writing process, which includes planning, drafting, revising, and editing. We teach effective strategies for generating ideas, organising thoughts, and refining writing through peer feedback and self-reflection. We empower students to become independent writers by equipping them with tools and techniques to improve their work.
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Celebrating writing: We value and celebrate the achievements of our young writers. Our curriculum includes opportunities for students to share and publish their work. We celebrate children's writing each week during our Collective Worship for Celebration and we display writing to inspire and motivate students to take pride in their writing.
At Tardebigge, we believe that every child has a unique voice and story to share. Our dedicated teachers provide a supportive and nurturing environment where students feel encouraged to take risks, experiment with language, and develop their writing skills. We foster a love for writing by making it a meaningful and enjoyable experience.
We encourage parents and carers to support their child's writing development at home by providing opportunities for writing in everyday contexts, reading together, and fostering a love for storytelling. Together, we can empower our students to become confident and effective communicators through the art of writing.
For more detailed information about our writing curriculum, please explore the links below: (these are currently being tweaked and will be added to the website as soon as possible).
Maths
We strive to foster a deep understanding and love for mathematics in our students. Our curriculum is designed to develop strong mathematical skills, problem-solving abilities, and a solid foundation for future mathematical concepts.
Key Elements of our Mathematics Curriculum:
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Building a strong foundation: In the early years, our focus is on building a solid foundation in mathematical concepts and skills. We introduce numbers, counting, basic operations, and shapes through hands-on activities, games, and manipulatives, fostering a deep understanding of mathematical concepts.
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Developing fluency: As students progress through their first few years, we emphasise the development of numerical fluency. This includes building mental maths skills, quick recall of number facts, times tables, and efficient strategies for calculations, ensuring students have the necessary skills to solve problems accurately and confidently.
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Problem-solving and reasoning: Our curriculum places a strong emphasis on problem-solving and reasoning skills. Students learn to apply mathematical concepts and strategies to solve real-world problems, fostering logical reasoning, perseverance, and creativity. We encourage students to explore multiple approaches to problem-solving and communicate their thinking clearly.
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Mathematical concepts and skills: Our curriculum covers a wide range of mathematical concepts and skills, including number and place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, geometry, and statistics. We provide ample opportunities for students to build their conceptual understanding and apply their knowledge in various contexts.
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Practical applications: We believe in the importance of connecting mathematics to real-life situations. Our curriculum incorporates practical applications of mathematical concepts, such as measuring, graphing data, and using mathematical reasoning in everyday scenarios. This helps students see the relevance and usefulness of mathematics beyond the classroom.
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Technology integration: We recognise the need to prepare our students for a digital world. We integrate technology tools, such as interactive whiteboards, educational apps, and online resources, to enhance engagement and provide opportunities for interactive learning and exploration.
At Tardebigge, we believe that every child is capable of becoming a confident and successful mathematician. Our dedicated teachers utilise a variety of teaching strategies, resources, and assessment methods to ensure that the mathematics curriculum is engaging, challenging, and tailored to meet the needs of each student.
We encourage parents and carers to support their child's mathematical development at home by practicing number facts, engaging in mathematical discussions, and exploring everyday applications of maths. Together, we can inspire a lifelong love for mathematics and equip our students with the necessary skills for future success.
For more detailed information about the White Rose Scheme that we follow, please click below:
As part of our maths curriculum, our children practise key instant recall facts (known as KIRF's). These are outlined in the table below:
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Holy Trinity
Year 4 children learned about the Holy Trinity recently and came up with their own analogies:
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Spirituality Across the Curriculum
- In Religious Education (RE):
o People, places, things, books, actions and ideas held by religious believers to be holy.
o Ultimate questions of meaning and purpose.
o Ideas of the divine / questions of God.
o Forms of worship.
o Use of music, art and drama to express beliefs.
o Varieties of beliefs, celebrations and rituals.
o Ideas of commitment and belonging to groups and institutions.
o The idea of mystery and questions with no clear answers.
- In Literacy:
o Empathy with authors and the characters in stories and plays.
o The appreciation of beauty in language.
o Emotions and sentiments in writing and speech.
o The values of great works.
o Heroes and heroines in literature.
o Imagining oneself as someone else.
o Escaping into other worlds through literature.
o The element of wonder in literature.
- In Maths:
o Infinity and nothing.
o Pattern and order.
o Shape and regularity.
o Truth, certainty and likelihood.
o The universality of mathematics over time and space.
o The wonder of numbers, formulae and equations.
- In Science:
o Wonder as the basis of science.
o Questions of beginning, creation and evolution.
o Discovering the limits of experimentation.
o Birth, life, death and renewal.
o The universe and beyond.
o Regularity and order in science.
o Beliefs in science and the faith of scientists.
o The impact of scientific achievements.
- In Physical Education (PE):
o Being a team member.
o Pushing yourself to the limits.
o Extremes of skill, endurance and achievements.
o Emotion in sport.
o Personal limitation and failure.
o Appreciation of perfection.
o Sportsmanship.
- In Design and Technology (D&T):
o Discovering how something works.
o Appreciating genius.
o Beauty in design.
o Perseverance to solve problems.
o Personal achievement.
o Learning from others and nature.
- In ICT:
o The wonder of worldwide instant communication.
o The speed of the growth of knowledge.
o The accessibility of knowledge and contact with other people worldwide.
- In the Creative Arts (Art, Music, Drama and Dance):
o The work of creative artists from a variety of times and places.
o Beauty, truth and goodness.
o Expressing, interpreting and exploring deep feelings and profound beliefs. o Artistic creativity. o The effects of the arts on emotions and senses.
o The arts as means of expressing mood.
o Skill in creation and performance, and particularly in personal reflection upon their own creativity using various art forms.
o Effects on the emotions and senses.
o Personal response and preference.
o Mood.
o Skill.
o Pattern.
o Formulae.
- In Geography:
o Wonder at the diversity of environments and people.
o Questions about the care of the environment.
o The beliefs behind particular causes and campaigns.
o World (economic) development.
o Land formation.
o Empathy with people from other parts of the world.
- In History:
o Being in touch with past people, things and ideas.
o Being part of history.
o Handling artefacts.
o Influential events and people.
o The commitment of significant people in history.
o War and peace – interpretation in history.
o The nature and importance of invention and exploration.
o Empathy with people from other times in history.
- In Collective Worship:
o Opportunities for reflection and response are planned into worship.
o Stillness.
o Personal and collective beliefs are respected.
o Sharing and celebrating common beliefs.
o Celebrating success.
o Sharing happiness, sorrow, hurt, excitement, anticipation, fear, etc.
o Common activities such as singing, listening, laughing, praying, reflecting on a theme.
o Remembering and celebrating the lives of people of spiritual significance.
o Emphasising common purpose and values.
o Experiencing emotions.
- In addition, as part of the curriculum, pupils have opportunities to:
o visit places of beauty, interest and challenge
o admire and wonder at the natural environment and human creative efforts
o work out personal relationships in unusual and challenging situations
o experience community cohesion links at a local, national and global level
o engage in activities that promote courageous advocacy
o participate in a wide range of events and activities, involving a range of outside agencies, coaches, etc.
Science
Our curriculum is designed to promote scientific literacy, cultivate natural curiosity, and encourage exploration and discovery. The curriculum focuses on providing hands-on experiences that help children understand scientific concepts and the natural world around them. It covers a wide range of topics and allows students to investigate and understand the fundamental principles of science through inquiry-based activities.
Key Elements of our Science Curriculum:
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Scientific Inquiry: The curriculum emphasises the importance of scientific inquiry by teaching children to use scientific methods to design experiments and collect data.
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Nature of Science: The curriculum introduces students to the nature of science, including the roles of observation, experimentation, and evidence-based reasoning in scientific investigations.
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Physical Science: The curriculum explores the basic principles of physical science, including the properties of matter, energy, and sound.
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Life Science: The curriculum delves into the study of living organisms, including their structure, function, and interactions with their environment.
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Environmental Science: The curriculum focuses on environmental science, teaching children about ecosystems, biodiversity, and human impact on the environment.
Art
DT
Music
PE
History
Our history curriculum is designed to introduce young learners to key historical events and figures, inspire curiosity and develop a sense of chronology. The curriculum provides a foundation for future historical study and is aimed at fostering a deep appreciation of heritage, culture, and traditions.
Key Elements of our History Curriculum:
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Chronological Thinking: The curriculum introduces concepts of time and chronology, teaching children about the past, present, and future and the relationships between them.
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Famous People and Significant Events: The curriculum teaches children about significant events and the contributions of famous people, including leaders, inventors, and innovators in history.
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Cultural Diversity: The curriculum emphasises the importance of understanding different cultures and traditions and celebrates diversity.
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Local History: The curriculum provides opportunities for children to learn about their local history, community, and environment, developing their connection to their local area.
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Historical Sources: The curriculum introduces primary sources, such as letters, diaries, photographs, and artefacts, enabling children to develop their reasoning skills and historical inquiry.
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Historical Vocabulary: The curriculum teaches children historical vocabulary and terminology, allowing them to communicate confidently and accurately about historical events and figures.
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Comparing and Contrasting: The curriculum encourages children to compare and contrast different historical events, figures, cultures, and traditions, deepening their understanding of historical complexities and relationships.
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Historical Interpretation: The curriculum introduces different perspectives and interpretations of historical events, enabling children to learn from different viewpoints and develop empathy and understanding.
Geography
Our curriculum is designed to introduce children to the world around them, developing core geographical skills, understanding different landscapes, and exploring cultural diversity.
Key Elements of our Geography Curriculum:
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Spatial Awareness: The curriculum aims to develop spatial awareness by teaching children map skills, including understanding directions, symbols, and basic map reading.
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Physical Geography: The curriculum introduces children to the physical features of their local area and the wider world, such as landforms, bodies of water, and climate patterns.
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Human Geography: The curriculum explores the human aspects of geography, including studying communities, cultures, and human activities such as transportation.
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Cultural Diversity: The curriculum fosters an appreciation for cultural diversity by introducing students to different cultures, traditions, and customs from around the world.
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Environmental Awareness: The curriculum promotes environmental awareness and teaches students about the importance of protecting and preserving their local environment and natural resources.
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Exploration of Places: The curriculum encourages children to explore and learn about different places, both near and far, strengthening their sense of curiosity and understanding.
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Use of Globes and Atlases: The curriculum teaches students to use globes and atlases as tools for understanding the world, fostering their understanding of different countries and continents.
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Geographical Vocabulary: The curriculum introduces geographical vocabulary and terminology, enabling students to communicate effectively about geographic features and concepts.
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