Curriculum
Teaching
At Lowfield Primary School we have developed a new broad and balanced curriculum which is appropriate for and meets the needs of our pupils. Documents, one for each curriculum subject area, outline the knowledge and skills that have to be covered from EYFS into Key Stage 1 and then Key Stage 2. Teacher's consider how they can best deliver the required knowledge and skills for their year group in ways which are stimulating, engaging and relevant to their pupils; making best use of links between curriculum areas wherever possible and building upon previous learning.
Lowfield's Curriculum
At Lowfield Primary School many pupils join us with little, if any, experience of school. Our pupils come from Sheffield and from throughout the UK as well as from countries across the world; we have over 35 different languages spoken in school and over 80% of our pupils have English as an additional language (EAL). Pupils join us throughout the year, in every year group, every year. Given our diverse and ever changing population one of the key aims of our curriculum is to ensure that all our pupils acquire the basic skills they need in order to succeed. Alongside this we also aim to provide them with a diverse range of learning experiences so when they leave us they are well prepared for life at secondary school and beyond.
Our curriculum is therefore effectively everything that we do in school. It consists of our aims, schemes of work and programmes of study as well as learning opportunities, routines and events that take place beyond the classrooms. Our curriculum is based on the key subject knowledge and the essential skills pupils need to develop in each subject in each year group. Our curriculum has been developed by our staff to ensure progression and a clear focus on acquiring the fundamentals.
Subject documents lay out the progression of learning in each subject area so staff and pupils are aware of how their learning links into the subject as a whole across the school. Staff use these curriculum documents to map out the areas of learning for each academic year, in a Year Overview, developing learning experiences that are appropriate, relevant and engaging for our pupils. Our curriculum documents set out exactly what skills and knowledge need to be addressed within each subject, in each year group, to ensure complete coverage.
In EYFS we carefully plan the areas of provision and resources in both our indoor and outdoor learning areas. These continuous provision plans provide adults with a secure understanding of the opportunities for how children may develop their learning across the year. Staff confidently interact with children throughout the provision to move learning forward. In addition to this adult directed learning takes place focusing on ensuring children are acquiring the fundamental skills needed in all areas of learning.
Our curriculum is kept under review so that it is responsive to the needs of our pupils and to developments in education thinking.
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Outside the Classroom
We are committed to providing the broadest learning experiences for our children. With this in mind we aim to ensure our children have a good programme of activities outside the school, including art, music, drama and sport.
On some occasions we do need your help to meet the cost of travel and charges for admission. Voluntary contributions will be asked for, although no child will miss out because their parents are unable or unwilling to contribute voluntarily towards the cost.
If you would like further details on our curriculum, contact the school office who will be able to assist.