Curriculum
The school aims to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for each child to ensure that the requirements of the National Curriculum are met.
This National Curriculum is the backbone of our own School Curriculum which is regularly reviewed in our endeavour to accommodate a variety of learners and their learning requirements. It is currently undergoing a major overhaul to comply with the requirements of the revised 2014 National Curriculum. At Hathern we use published schemes of work which are aligned to the requirements set out in the National Curriculum. Summary National Curriculum coverage sheets for Reading, Writing and Maths can be viewed by clicking on the links.
For Reading and Writing we use the Hamilton Trust as a starting point whilst we use the White Rose scheme for Maths. Computing is taught using Switched on Computing from Rising Stars, PE uses the Leicester and Leicestershire Scheme, Music is taught from Charanga, PSHE is delivered using a combination of SEAL and rTime resources and the Foundation Subjects (including Science) are taught using Edison Learning's Connected Curriculum. The teaching of RE follows the Leicestershire Agreed Syllabus from SACRE. Letters and Sounds/Phonics is taught from Foundation to Year 2 using Jolly Phonics.
The teaching of spelling uses the No Nonsense spelling scheme from Year 1-6.
A detailed curriculum map of non-core subjects taught in 2015-16 can be found here. Further details of these schemes and the National Curriculum can be found on the internet, whilst our Calculation Policy can be found here.
Opportunities are provided for children to work independently and collaboratively and great importance is placed on experiential learning; to this end we try to ensure that every opportunity is provided for a child to learn by investigation. The use of ICT is integral to our teaching with iPads, laptops, computers, recording devices and cameras being used to bring learning to life.
All work programmes have built-in progression, and children develop new skills and concepts according to their age, ability and aptitude.
We value each child's contribution and individuality and consider it important to satisfy educational, social and personal needs and to encourage a sense of self-esteem and pride in all our pupils.
The National Curriculum states that the following subjects must be taught as part of a schools broad and balanced provision:
1. Mathematics
2. English
3. Science
4. Computing
5. Religious Education (R.E.)
6. Physical Education (P.E.)
7. Geography
8. History
9. Music
10. Art and Design
11. Design Technology
12. Personal & Social Education (& Citizenship)
This National Curriculum is the backbone of our own School Curriculum which is regularly reviewed in our endeavour to accommodate a variety of learners and their learning requirements. It is currently undergoing a major overhaul to comply with the requirements of the revised 2014 National Curriculum. At Hathern we use published schemes of work which are aligned to the requirements set out in the National Curriculum. Summary National Curriculum coverage sheets for Reading, Writing and Maths can be viewed by clicking on the links.
For Reading and Writing we use the Hamilton Trust as a starting point whilst we use the White Rose scheme for Maths. Computing is taught using Switched on Computing from Rising Stars, PE uses the Leicester and Leicestershire Scheme, Music is taught from Charanga, PSHE is delivered using a combination of SEAL and rTime resources and the Foundation Subjects (including Science) are taught using Edison Learning's Connected Curriculum. The teaching of RE follows the Leicestershire Agreed Syllabus from SACRE. Letters and Sounds/Phonics is taught from Foundation to Year 2 using Jolly Phonics.
The teaching of spelling uses the No Nonsense spelling scheme from Year 1-6.
A detailed curriculum map of non-core subjects taught in 2015-16 can be found here. Further details of these schemes and the National Curriculum can be found on the internet, whilst our Calculation Policy can be found here.
Opportunities are provided for children to work independently and collaboratively and great importance is placed on experiential learning; to this end we try to ensure that every opportunity is provided for a child to learn by investigation. The use of ICT is integral to our teaching with iPads, laptops, computers, recording devices and cameras being used to bring learning to life.
All work programmes have built-in progression, and children develop new skills and concepts according to their age, ability and aptitude.
We value each child's contribution and individuality and consider it important to satisfy educational, social and personal needs and to encourage a sense of self-esteem and pride in all our pupils.
The National Curriculum states that the following subjects must be taught as part of a schools broad and balanced provision:
1. Mathematics
2. English
3. Science
4. Computing
5. Religious Education (R.E.)
6. Physical Education (P.E.)
7. Geography
8. History
9. Music
10. Art and Design
11. Design Technology
12. Personal & Social Education (& Citizenship)
- All our pupils from Foundation Stage through to Year 6 are also taught French as part of our weekly curricular provision.
