Curriculum
Our Early Years children, i.e. Pre-School and Reception, follow the nationally established Foundation Stage Curriculum. This curriculum sets out a clearly defined group of six areas of learning that most children are expected to achieve by the end of their Reception Year.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication, Language and Literacy
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Physical Development
Creative Development
The curriculum is carefully structured, planned and organised into achievable stepping stones, and contains three strands:
1. Provision for the different starting points of children (building on what they already know and can do).
2. Experiences that match the different levels of need.
3. Planned and purposeful activities that give real opportunities for teaching and learning both indoors and outside.
Our Early Years children learn through play and in other ways, and the planned curriculum takes account of this.
At Key Stage 1 (years 1 and 2) the school seeks to provide a rich and stimulating environment designed both to fulfil the academic requirements of the National Curriculum, and to promote an environment where the children are encouraged to develop an awareness of their individual strengths and how to make use of them.
Most subjects are taught by the class teacher, and the teacher concerned builds differentiation into the planning of each subject. Some subjects are taught as cross curricular topics to enhance the meaning of learning.
In Year 1 and Year 2, a specialist French teacher teaches conversational French. Weekly swimming lessons also commence in Year 2.
LAMDA is taught in Year 1 and in Year 2. Examinations for LAMDA take place in May each year.
National curriculum levels are teacher assessed at the end of Year 2 and reported to parents in the summer report. The Junior Schools' Entrance Exam is taken by all pupils in the October of Year 2.
Year 2 riddles to be published!
Billinge House children enjoy a visit from the Night Zookeeper
Martial Arts awards are presented to Billinge House children
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Year 1 and Year 2 perform their Nativity
Pre School perform their Nativity
Billinge House Football Team
