Curriculum
WHAT WE Learn and when
We believe that all children should leave school with a firm foundation in literacy, numeracy and communication in addition to a wide range of skills; deep subject knowledge; personal confidence and a passion for learning. As such, MCPA’s EYFS, Aspire and Achieve curricula support children to achieve well whilst developing as individuals
Nursery Overview
Reception Overview
Year 1 Overview
Year 2 Overview
Year 4 Overview
Year 5 Overview
Year 6 Overview
Year 3 Overview
INTENT AND SEQUENCING
Curriculum Intent
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Is rich in knowledge, which children use readily and remember for a long time.
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Is engaging, so that children’s curiosity is sparked and they develop a thirst for learning.
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Is brilliantly sequenced and linked, so that children’s knowledge builds and schema grow.
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Is intelligently designed and implemented, using evidence informed practice and research to inform choices.
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Is rooted in the six principles of nurture, so that children’s needs, both cognitive and emotional, are met, resulting in excellent behaviour for learning and life.
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Is reading-centric, so that children read widely and often, enjoying a range of genres and authors.
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Is inclusive of all, promoting role models and teaching an understanding of the history and beliefs of a broad cross-section of society.
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Promotes our community qualities: Attitude, Behaviour, Courage, Determination, Enthusiasm, Friendship and Grit.
SUBJECT OVERVIEW AND PAGE PROFILES
SUBJECT OVERVIEW
Creative Arts Overview
Computing Overview
Maths
Overview
MFL
Overview
P.E Overview
R.E Overview
Science Overview
Topic Overview
Writing Overview
page profile
Creative Arts Profile
R.E Profile
Computing Profile
MFL
Profile
P.E Profile
Science Profile
Topic Profile
Writing Profile
PSHE Profile
useful websites for at home
ENGLISH
www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure
A site based on treasure island.
The official Eric Carle website – features 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and 'The Red Fox'.
The world of Beatrix Potter tells us about the life of the author and the characters in her books.
Activities and games based on familiar CBeebies characters
Digger and the Gang activities to support the KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.
DynaMo Literacy, numeracy and science games, including Spellbound and Who's Spooking Who? Designed for home use.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits
Covers the word and text objectives of year 3, 4 and 5 of the National Literacy Strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at children preparing for KS1 National Tests in English.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey
Can be used in the literacy hour for reception year and year 1.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures
Learning phonics can be used as part of the literacy hour for years 1, 2 and 3 with interactive games suitable for whole class work using an interactive whiteboard.
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/
Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five to help them read and write
Free Audio Books for children
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Children’s books read by actors
children’s stories in video form with activities
Note: this is a paid service but they are offering one month’s free subscription
https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
range of writing stimulus with discussion points
letter recognition and grammar games for all years
MATHEMATICS
A really rich resource, for extending students, with new activities each month; use the Archive to find activities and solutions from previous months.
Activities and games based on familiar CBeebies characters
Digger and the Gang activities to support the KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime
Number Time activities alot into the Numeracy Framework for reception year and years 1 and 2.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship
Aimed at children preparing for KS1 National Tests in Maths.
science
Activities and games based on familiar CBeebies characters
Digger and the Gang activities to support the KS1 and KS2 programmes of study.
DynaMo Literacy, numeracy and science games, including Spellbound and Who's Spooking Who? Designed for home use.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission
Pod's Mission covers a number of KS2 science topics
computing
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works including the INTERNET!
An introduction to coding for children
Geography
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
Free and Fun section of the OS site for children.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear
Supports KS1 - Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts
KS2 - Investigating rivers and coasts.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities
Explores and compares life in Belfast and Mexico City.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather
Covers KS2 - Weather around the world.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece
Ancient Greece
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/anglosaxons
Anglo-Saxons
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians
Children in Victorian Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ww2children
Children of World War 2
A Roman case study.
A Viking case study.
The Victoria and Albert Museum better known as The V&A.
history
art
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/default_online.htm
The entire collection - online!
design technology
A site jam packed full of useful information on how everything works.
Ideas on mechanisms and structures.
Activities and games based on familiar CBeebies characters. Aimed at ages up to 6.
P.E.
www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
The site for all information on the Olympic movement.
The official site of the Rugby Football Union.
The English Cricket Board
http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/
The official England Hockey website
http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/
The England Netball Association
The official website for English Football
languages
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench
Beginners' French for 10-11 year olds.
A fantastic website/app for learning a wide range of languages in short blocks of time.
Homework help
A service for students from KS2, KS3, GCSE and AS/A2 Level to ask a teacher a question on homework, coursework or revision (replies in 24 hours) and to search the database of over 15,000 previously asked questions.
educational sites
The public pages from Hertfordshire Education.
Help with the topics your child is following in school.
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/index.shtml
Contains a range of interactive sites for Primary Pupils - check out SPYWATCH and The Romans