Curriculum
At Hoyland Springwood, we believe that it is important that our children are well prepared for their lives, both now and in the future, and for life in multicultural Britain and the world beyond.
Our school curriculum provides a broad and balanced range of learning opportunities underpinned by a strong commitment to basic skills. English and maths are taught on a daily basis, mainly in class groups. Children in Key Stage 1 and some children in Key Stage 2 have a daily phonics lesson, based on Letters and Sounds. Children who have secured Phase 5 in phonics have a daily ‘Support for Spelling’ lesson. All children are expected to read every day. All children have a Reading Record Book in which they can record their reading outside of school. For every day they read at home, children gain reading points which link into our reading reward system.
The school is well resourced in terms of reading books and these have recently been reorganised to make them more visually appealing and easily accessible to children of all ages. We do not follow a particular reading scheme but incorporate books from a range of schemes in order to give children as broad a range of reading material as possible. All reading books are banded using a colour system and children are guided through this progression by staff within school.
Foundation subjects are taught in various ways including on a weekly basis and as during focused days or weeks throughout the year. The school curriculum is themed by term:
It is important to us that as well as the skills that the children develop in the areas covered by the National Curriculum, our pupils also have the opportunity to develop their personal, social, health and citizenship skills. Opportunities such as Careers & Aspiration Fortnight; finance workshops and our Thrive programme, give children a wide range of skills for life.
Important Curriculum Documents 2018-2019
To find out more about the topics we teach at Hoyland Springwood, please click on the links below:
Our school curriculum provides a broad and balanced range of learning opportunities underpinned by a strong commitment to basic skills. English and maths are taught on a daily basis, mainly in class groups. Children in Key Stage 1 and some children in Key Stage 2 have a daily phonics lesson, based on Letters and Sounds. Children who have secured Phase 5 in phonics have a daily ‘Support for Spelling’ lesson. All children are expected to read every day. All children have a Reading Record Book in which they can record their reading outside of school. For every day they read at home, children gain reading points which link into our reading reward system.
The school is well resourced in terms of reading books and these have recently been reorganised to make them more visually appealing and easily accessible to children of all ages. We do not follow a particular reading scheme but incorporate books from a range of schemes in order to give children as broad a range of reading material as possible. All reading books are banded using a colour system and children are guided through this progression by staff within school.
Foundation subjects are taught in various ways including on a weekly basis and as during focused days or weeks throughout the year. The school curriculum is themed by term:
- Life in the Past (History focus)
- Life in Different Places (Geography Focus)
- Life Around Us (Science Focus)
It is important to us that as well as the skills that the children develop in the areas covered by the National Curriculum, our pupils also have the opportunity to develop their personal, social, health and citizenship skills. Opportunities such as Careers & Aspiration Fortnight; finance workshops and our Thrive programme, give children a wide range of skills for life.
Important Curriculum Documents 2018-2019
To find out more about the topics we teach at Hoyland Springwood, please click on the links below:
| curriculum-overview-y1-and-y2.pdf |
| curriculum-overview-y3-and-y4.pdf |
| curriculum-overview-y4-and-y5.pdf |
| curriculum-overview-y6.pdf |
The basic skills are vital at Hoyland Springwood as every child needs to have the ability to read, write and calculate. Literacy and number long term plan can be found below:
Literacy:
Literacy:
| literacy-overview-y1-y6.pdf |
Maths:
| maths-overview-y1.pdf |
| maths-overview-y2.pdf |
| maths-overview-y3.pdf |
| maths-overview-y4.pdf |
| maths-overview-y5.pdf |
| maths-overview-y6.pdf |
To find out more about our curriculum in action, please take a look at our class blogs which can be accessed from main menu.
Parents can also find out more about the curriculum by speaking to their child’s class teacher. Prospective parents can contact Mrs Hunt, Headteacher, for further information.
Parents can also find out more about the curriculum by speaking to their child’s class teacher. Prospective parents can contact Mrs Hunt, Headteacher, for further information.
