Curriculum Provision
At St Anne’s we deliver the National Curriculum in Years 1-6, alongside a broad, balanced, creative, knowledge and skills-based curriculum. Each half term every class has a topic theme. A great deal of the learning takes place through this theme, eg. ‘Under the Sea’. We aim to enthuse our children as much as possible, and therefore a range of resources and strategies will be used to enhance learning.
In Nursery and Reception, activities are planned for children to work towards achieving a Good Level of Development through following the statutory guidance in the Early Years Framework.
If you would like any further information about the curriculum at St Anne’s, please do not hesitate in contacting one of the following members of staff:
- Mrs Ferris (Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 Leader)
- Mr Davies (Key Stage 2 Leader)
- Mrs Webb (Headteacher)
Subjects
Each subject follows its own curriculum path using the National Curriculum as the foundation. Below gives you more information on each subject and what is taught and how.
You can view our curriculum polices below.
St Anne’s Curriculum Policy 25 26
Teaching and Learning Policy 25-26
EYFS
Our early years foundation stage compromises of a nursery class and a reception class.
The EYFS curriculum is taught on a two year cycle to incorporate learning in the whole unit for nursery and reception to avoid repetition and to ensure learning is progressive.
The long term curriculum overview for EYFS can be viewed below. Please contact school if you would like more details on the areas of learning.
EYFS (Nursery and Reception) Curriculum Plan Cycle 1
Reception Long Term Curriculum Cycle 2
EYFS_statutory_framework_for_group_and_school_based_providers
Our EYFS learning is based the learning on ‘Development Matters’ which provides a top-level view of how children develop and learn. It helps to build on the curriculum strengths and helps to meet the needs of our children. This can be viewed below.
Maths:
Red Rose Maths is taught in years 1 to 6. This is mastery approach to Maths where we believe all children can achieve. We firmly believe and teach in the sequence of concrete, modelling then to abstract concepts in this mastery approach.
Below are the overviews of what our children learn in each year group and when.
Year 1 Red Rose Mastery Maths Unit Overview
Year 2 Red Rose Mastery Maths Unit Overview
Year 3 Red Rose Mastery Maths Unit Overview
Red Rose Mastery Maths Scheme Year 4 Autumn 1 Unit Overview
Red Rose Mastery Maths Scheme Year 5 Overview
Red Rose Mastery Maths Scheme Year 6 Overview
Please click on the following to see the yearly key learning overviews of what we expect each child to learn in each year group in Mathematics.
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 1
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 2
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 3
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 4
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 5
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 6
English:
English units are taught in a sequence from reading through to writing based on range of fiction, non fiction and poetry. Guided reading is taught in guided groups where reading skills are taught and Accelerated Reader is used for the home reading scheme. Children ‘quiz’ after completing a book and this is based on comprehension skills and understanding.
Parents-Guide-to-Accelerated-Reader
Red Rose Phonics is the scheme used to teach early reading from nursery to year 2. Fast Tack Phonics and Bounce Back phonics are intervention schemes that are used in key stage 1 and 2 when needed.
The progression of learning can be seen below.
The clip below is helpful when pronouncing phonics sounds with your child.
Writing is taught through each English unit. Over a three week unit there are four opportunities for pupils to write independently. These focus of these writing outcomes are: a cross curricular piece, a creative piece, a piece linked to the previous English unit and the end of unit write. We be as creative as we can when enthusing our pupils to write in order to engage them so the best outcomes are produced.
Please click on the following to see the key learning overviews for Reading and Writing in each year group:
Science: Wherever possible, Science is taught through a creative topic. PLAN is used to teach Science through the following areas: plants, living things and their habitats, animals including humans, evolution and inheritance, seasonal changes, materials, rocks, light, forces, sound, electricity and earth and space. Each unit begins with a WOW launch to create interest and engagement in the new topic being taught. This is practical, can be outdoors and sparks the children’s love for learning in Science.
Below is the whole school overview for each Science topic and what each year group will learn.
Whole School PLAN Progression in Knowledge for all year groups
Music: A fantastic resource called Charanga is used to enhance teaching and learning in Music! This is a progressive scheme which our children fully engage with and love.
Year 4 receive weekly music lessons from Lancashire Music Service where they learn to play the cornet.
https://charanga.com/site/musical-school/
There are also termly concerts for the children to demonstrate their learning to an audience and parents are warmly invited. Children from Year 1 upwards can buy into peripatetic guitar/ukelele/keyboard lessons. Please make enquiries at the office or using the link below.
RE: At St Anne’s we follow the agreed syllabus from Manchester Diocese 2023 through school. This includes 50% teaching of non-Christian faiths as well as a 50% focus on Christianity. Each lessons begins with a SASA (Spirituality At St Anne’s) activity linked to our whole school Christian values, then the main RE teaching and lessons finish with a big question for the children to ponder and discuss. We encourage our children to explore, question, challenge injustice and be courageous advocates for change.
Manchester Diocese RE Syllabus 2023
Our RE policy can be read below.
Computing: Purple Mash is used to teach computing through a progressive scheme. Each year group has six units of learning and one is always Online Safety.
Computing Whole School Progression of Skills
Below are some website to help keep children safe online.
Cyberbullying
- Childnet International: http://www.childnet.com
- Digizen: http://www.digizen.org
- Internet Watch Foundation: http://www.iwf.org.uk
- Think U Know: http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
- UK Safer Internet Centre: http://www.saferinternet.org.uk
Geography: Wherever possible, Geography is taught through a creative topic. Classes are taught a unit from the Geography National Curriculum which builds on the previous years skills and knowledge the children have learned.
Curriculum Progression Geography
History: Wherever possible, History is taught through a creative topic. Classes are taught a unit from the History National Curriculum which builds on the previous years skills and knowledge the children have learned.
End of year group expectations
Art: Wherever possible, Art is taught through a creative topic. Classes are taught a unit from the Art National Curriculum which builds on the previous years skills and knowledge the children have learned.
Art Teaching Sequence and Expectation
Design Technology: Wherever possible, DT is taught through a creative topic. Classes are taught a unit from the Design Technology Curriculum which builds on the previous years skills and knowledge the children have learned. This is taught over a series of weeks and results in a finished product.
PSHE: This subject is taught using the Coram Life Education scheme- SCARF Scarf means: Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship.
This is a fully comprehension scheme and includes the government requirements on relationships and sex education. Some of the units have been moved into different year groups to reflect our school ethos and so we are teaching units when feel our children are ready.
https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/scarf/
PE/Sport: St Anne’s buys into the Rossendale School’s Sports partnership who teach weekly lessons from the National Curriculum along with our own sports coach, Liam.
PE Whole School Unit Overviews
Languages: Spanish is the modern foreign language taught at St Anne’s predominantly in Years 3-6. The scheme that is used is Language Angels which is fully comprehensive and progressive. Spanish is taught in four distinct areas: listening and responding, speaking, reading and responding and writing.
Spanish Curriculum Overview for KS2
Outdoor Learning
We know at St Anne’s that learning outdoors in a Forest School style has a positive impact on children’s engagement and love of learning. We aim to have our children learning outdoors as often as possible. This is done as part of other curriculum areas or as a discreet lessons. We love to take our children into our local area, walking in this hills where our children can experiences the outdoors and learn about our local area.
You can read more in our policy below.
School and National Guidance
Click on each of the links to download the documents:
- National Curriculum September 2014
- National Curriculum Guide for parents
- Sports Provision
- Our Approach to Reading at St Anne’s
In the event of a prolonged school closure, remote learning systems will be put in place, which can be read about in the following statement: