| Our Curriculum |
| Numeracy | Literacy | Topic | Reading |
| Numeracy at BCPS |
Our school implements the Primary Framework, which provides a range of resources and materials to support the development, planning and teaching of all aspects of mathematics. The planning structure is organised into five blocks:
- Block A: Counting, partitioning and calculating
- Block B: Securing number facts, understanding shape
- Block C: Handling data and measures
- Block D: Calculating, measuring and understanding shape
- Block E: Securing number facts, relationships and calculating
Each block is made up of three units, a unit represents two or three weeks of teaching. For example block A covers 6 weeks of teaching, 2 weeks would be taught in the Autumn term, a further two weeks in the Spring and the final 2 weeks in the summer.
The children are involved in a daily Numeracy lesson, which lasts for approximately one hour. For the first 10-15 minutes of the lesson the class are usually involved in mental math’s activities, during the next 10-15 minutes, the main focus of the lesson is introduced and involves whole class teaching. For the third part of the lesson, approximately 20-25 minutes, the children work individually, in pairs or in groups, on follow up activities. During this time the class teacher will often work with one group to carry out a focused teaching activity. The final 10 minutes of the lesson is called the plenary where learning is reviewed. |
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Last year we became part of the ‘Every Child Counts’ initiative. This is a partnership initiative between Edge Hill University and the Department for Education. It aims to improve the mathematical skills of children in Key Stage 1 and will also help them to develop ways of learning that will help in all subjects.
We have a designated Numbers Count Teacher, Mrs Black, who gives individual Numbers Count lessons to four children each term. The lessons are for half an hour every day for a period of 12 weeks.
The programme is different for every child with the teaching specially designed to meet the child’s individual needs.
The lessons take place in a special Numbers Count room. Lessons are designed to be highly interactive and practical. The Numbers Count Teacher helps each child to develop mathematical language and vocabulary and to talk about how they do mathematics.
A short test is given the start and end of the programme, to measure progress |
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| Literacy |
Literacy at Braunstone Community Primary School is vibrant, exciting and new. Our children love the drama and talking involved in their lessons and this is evident in the excellent improvement in the quality of their reading and writing.
Writing:
Many of our literacy lessons are based on Talk for Writing, which is a strategy developed by the writer Pie Corbett. Children from Foundation right up to Year 6 are learning and telling whole stories, word for word, with actions, and using what they have learnt to write their own stories. They clearly enjoy all the talk and there is a buzz of excitement when they tell others about the stories they have learnt.
Reading:
Over one hundred and twenty parents attended the parent training sessions for reading near the end of the Autumn Term. They learned how to best support their child on the road to being a good reader. Supported by the teaching staff, they also spent valuable time reading with their child. Each child should now be in possession of a blue reading diary and should be reading regularly at home. Soon we shall be running weekly open library sessions for parents and children, where trained adults will be able to further support parents in reading with their children. |
| Topic Work |
All classes study 6 different topics each year, using them to learn
History, Geography, RE, ICT, Art, Music, Science, Design & Technology and PE
The topics are planned on a two year cycle
This year is Cycle B
Click these links to see the Topic plan for the following year groups
KS1 | Years 3 & 4 | Years 5 & 6
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| Reading |
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| Our school is a designated ECAR school. ECAR stands for Every Child A Reader. Our aim is to try and have every child reading well during their time with us. Better reading standards mean the children gain more understanding and learn more from the curriculum. Reading is a skill that will stay with them for life. To help us fulfil this aim we have a fully trained Reading Recovery teacher who works with children on an individual basis every day to improve their reading skills. We have also trained most of our Learning Support Assistants in BRWP which stands for Better Reading and Writing Partners. This means they are also heavily involved in boosting reading levels. With support from parents in hearing their children read as often as possible we hope that struggling readers will soon be on their way to being confident readers. |
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