Key stage 1 comprises Year 1 and Year 2 classes. Year 1 children are age 5 or 6 and Year 2 children are age 6 or 7. Our Key Stage 1 teachers are Mrs Boylan, Mrs Smith and Miss Hutchings.

KS1 children are taught in our infant building alongside our Foundation stage children. They attend school from 8.55am to 3.15pm with a morning break at 10.40am until 10.55am and a lunch hour at midday. During their breaks and depending on the weather conditions, they play outside in the infant playground or on our playing fields.

Our children at KS1 are taught in classes according to their age rather than ability. Depending on numbers, classes may include mixed years, but each child’s passage through school is carefully planned so that whichever class they are in during any year, their needs are met. In addition, our teachers plan topics together to ensure that work is never repeated.

For the teaching of Mathematics we follow the National Curriculum. we use a number of different strategies, but do not rely on a single Maths scheme. We are currently incorporating White Rose Mathematics into the deliver of the curriculum of this subject. Maths is taught in a variety of groupings, namely whole-class, small group and, where needed, 1:1. At KS1, many of the activities are practical in nature, but the children are taught to set their work out neatly and correctly from the beginning. Children in Year One undertake the national Phonics check in June of each year. Each half-term, we send home a Parent Information Sheet outlining the areas of study for that term.

For the teaching of English, we follow the National Curriculum. The children are taught from a variety of sources, with many of the lessons based on texts that are appropriate for the age of the children. The children are taught to read with understanding, write imaginatively using excellent vocabulary and neat handwriting. Children are encouraged to read at home and this helps them to develop as excellent writers, as well as readers. The children are taught as whole class, small groups and, where required, 1:1. Each half-term, we send home a Parent Information Sheet outlining the areas of study for that term.

A guide to the National Curriculum for parents can be downloaded by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

KS1 Curriculum