Kingfield Primary School Curriculum
Be The Best You Can Be
At Kingfield Primary School........
- We include and value everyone
- We have high expectations
- We learn through an inspiring curriculum
- We foster a love for lifelong learning
- We celebrate success
Curriculum Statement
At Kingfield, we aim to provide the highest standards of education in an inclusive environment through effective teaching and learning.
We believe that learning should be exciting and challenging in order to create enthusiastic, independent learners who are motivated to be the best they can be and take pride in their achievements. Whilst we follow the 2014 National Curriculum, it is coherently planned and sequenced to allow progression of knowledge and skills which are relevant to children in both the local and global community.
The promotion of pupil’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of our school curriculum and is demonstrated in our school ethos. Our curriculum is underpinned by the school’s values: respect, resilience, empathy and reflection, which we believe are integral to ensuring our children leave Kingfield with the skills needed to be successful learners and citizens.
Timings
The school day timings are shown below. They are slightly different for each key stage group. If your child arrives at school late for any reason, please ensure that you sign them in via the main school office. Registers are taken at 8.45AM
Start – 8.30am
Finish – 3:00pm
Reception and KS1
- Doors open – 8:25am
- Finish – 2.55pm
- total hours are 32 hours 30 minutes
KS2
- Doors open 8.30am
- Finish – 3:00pm
- total hours are 32 hours and 30 minutes
Parental Involvement
We work closely with parents and many are involved in school activities; for example, we have parent volunteers on school trips, weekly swimming sessions, reading with children, cooking or sewing, or supporting in other classroom activities. If you would like to help in some way, please contact us.
We have a home-school agreement which states how we work together for the benefit of your child. Homework is set regularly and this differs according to your child's year group, please view your child's class page for further information. If you have any concerns regarding your child and/or the curriculum, please contact your child's teacher in the first instance or, if necessary, the Headteacher.
Please click on the links below to see the content of the curriculum for each subject.
If you wish to find out more about the curriculum at Kingfield, please view each class webpage for their termly curriculum overview or contact your child’s class teacher.
Subject Leaders & Curriculum Overview
Kingfield Primary School Enrichment
Core Subjects:
Early Years Foundation Stage - Paris Hearn
Information about EYFS at Kingfield
Phonics and Early Reading
English (reading and writing) - Amy Humphreys
Vision Statement
Curriculum Overview
English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Overview
English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling: Years 1 and 2, Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
Spelling words: Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, Years 5 and 6
Phonics - Catherine Whittington
Phonics and Early Reading
Maths - Catherine Whittington
Curriculum Overviews: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Calculation Policies: Years 1 and 2, Years 3 and 4, Years 5 and 6
Science - Amy Humphreys
Curriculum Overview
Foundation Subjects:
Art - Ellie Peak
Curriculum Overview
Computing - Sam Burt
Curriculum Overview
Online Safety Information
Design & Technology - Rebecca Eustace
Curriculum Overview
French - Elisabeth Collins
Curriculum Overview
Geography - Catherine Whittington
Curriculum Overview
Knowledge and Skills Progression Document
History - Cameron Payne
Curriculum Overview
History Progression Document
Learning 4 Life (PSHE) - David Jackson
Curriculum Overview
Music - Karen Holt
Curriculum Overview
Skills Progression Document
Physical Education - Alan Shenton
Religious Education - Edwina Kitson
Curriculum Overview (update in progress)
Parents and carers have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of RE- please speak to the classteacher in the first instance.
Forest School and Outdoor Learning - Amy Humphreys & Helen Campbell
SCITT and ECT Mentor: Amy Humphreys
We believe that remote education should only ever be considered as a last resort where a decision has already been made that attendance at school is not possible, but pupils are able to continue learning or where there is a significant incident that means the school cannot open.
Examples where a pupil is unable to attend school but can learn:
• recovering from a significant short- term infectious illnesses.
• preparing for or recovering from some operations.
• recovering from injuries where attendance might inhibit recovery.
• complex medical needs impacting on ability to attend regularly.
• a significant mental health need identified (by professionals) .
• school closure due to health and safety reasons.
• in the event of school closure due to a national emergency such as a pandemic.
In these circumstances, after the pupil’s absence from school has been established, school will assess the appropriateness of providing the pupil with remote education on a case-by-case basis. This will be part of a plan to reintegrate the pupil back to school, and only when it is judged that providing remote education would not adversely affect the pupil’s return to school.
Appropriate remote learning provision:
If pupils are not able to attend school and require remote education, school will work with the local authority to ensure endeavour to make reasonable adjustments inline with Education Act 2010.
Should this be the case the pupil’s teachers are best placed to know how their needs can most effectively be met to ensure they continue to access the curriculum. They will support families by:
• Assessing the most appropriate method for remote learning.
• Assessing the quantity of learning so that learning is accessible and has impact.
• Assessing the digital literacy skills of the pupils and families and provide support.
• Support safe access to online material.
• Monitoring the security of remote learning systems, including data protection and safeguarding considerations.
The delivery of the curriculum will be bespoke to meet the individual needs of pupils such as live streaming lessons or providing virtual lessons. In unique situations pupils may have a blended package of in school learning and remote learning. Some pupils may be independent enough to access digital education platforms however this will be assessed if this is appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
In line with DFE guidance ‘pupils absent from school and receiving remote education still need to be marked as absent in the register.’
If remote learning isn’t possible:
Some pupils with SEND may not be able to access remote education without adult support. We will work collaboratively with families and put arrangements in place that allow pupils with SEND to access remote education successfully. In this situation, decisions on how provision can be delivered should be informed by relevant considerations including the support families will require and types of services that the pupil can access remotely.
It may be challenging or impossible for the school to deliver remotely the kind of approach that it does in the classroom. If this is the case, the school will instead consider, in cooperation with the local authority other ways in which it and the local authority can meet its statutory duties, working closely with the parents or carers.
If you require a remote learning package for your child due to exceptional circumstances, please contact Catherine Whittington (Deputy Headteacher) on 01483761885 to discuss this further.
