Our Priorities 2023 - 24

We have three main priorities in terms of the curriculum. These are;

• ensure children broaden their vocabulary which they can use when they are writing​.

• ensure children are active participants in planning the curriculum.

• change our sex education programme in light of new government statutory guidance.

How can Parents and Carers help with this?

Writing

• encourage your child to read widely as this really helps to develop their vocabulary.  Read daily, selecting texts with appropriate challenge and of different types. Discuss books and texts that are read. Read to your child and discuss texts. Model good reading behaviours in the household, children are more likely to enjoy reading if they have positive reading role models. 
• Talk to your children about their writing in school - show and interest and help challenge their ideas and vocabulary
• Help children to learn to spell words as per those set out in the national curriculum

The curriculum

• encourage your child to talk to the teacher about what interests them.
• Ask your children about what they are learning in school, show an interest in their curriculum

Sex education

• later in the year the governors will be looking for parents to join a working party to look at the new government guidance.

Assessment

The national expectations for what children are expected to know and do are significant. To see the expectations in each subject, have a look below.

Attendance
Most children attend school every day unless they are very ill, some unfortunately do not. As we are a small school this has a big impact on our overall attendance compared to national averages. Please remember;

• no holiday are granted in school time

• appointments for the doctor and dentist can usually be made out of school hours; please try to do this where possible

• if your child is very sick, please ring school (01945 700275) to let us know

• please provide medical proof if your child has an unavoidable medical appointment in school hours

• if there is an unavoidable appointment, please return you child to school for the rest of the day once the appointment is finished