At the end of the Foundation Stage the pupils enter Key Stage One.  Key Stage One is a two year phase, covering the age range 5 – 7 years.

There are three classes in both year groups.  Each year group has its own base, where classes surround a well equipped and spacious shared activity area.

Class size does not exceed 22, where possible.  Teaching assistants support the class teachers in the delivery of the curriculum and specialist teachers deliver the programmes for ICT, Arabic, Music and PE.

The learning environments are well resourced and maintained providing the pupils with a range of multi sensory activities.   All classrooms have interactive white boards to support the children's learning these offer ways to suport and consolidate day to day skills and allow access to the world outside through interactive websites.Display is valued and celebrates the children's work across all curriculum areas. 

The pupils have a dedicated play area featuring a range of high quality climbing equipment, a fall safe surface and a range of other activities that keep them fully occupied at break time! As well as the playground the staff provide a range of changing outdoor activities such as reading, quiet reading areas, mark making and dressing up. Specialist teaching rooms for ICT, Arabic, Music and PE complete the department facilities.

The school day begins at 7:40am when pupils are welcomed into class in preparation for a 7.50am start.

There are two half-hour breaks during the school day.  During the break times the children get the opportunity to play and to eat their packed lunch. 

School finishes at 2.15pm and parents are invited to collect their children from the classroom.   

Curriculum

A smooth transition takes place between Foundation and Key Stage One, however, the structure of the curriculum is now as follows – English, mathematics and science are the core subjects studied in addition to the foundation subjects of history, geography, design technology, Arabic and art.

Subject specialists deliver the ICT, foreign languages, music and physical education programmes.  Links across the curriculum are made wherever possible and all activities are planned and delivered to maximise first hand experience and respond to differing learning styles. Role play continues to be used as a way of developing the childrens expressive language skills; role play areas change regularly in classrooms and central areas.

Parents are provided with a comprehensive curriculum summary which outlines the expectation in all the National Curriculum subject areas. Parents are encouraged to support their children's development through reading, spelling, sentence writing and project work.

Wherever possible children are taken out of school for activities that support and enrich the curriculum. For example the Year One pupils may visit a local science museum where they get the opportunity to engage in many ‘hands on’ practical activities.  Year Two pupils may visit a local desert wildlife park as part of their  study of animals in the local environment.  Parents are invited into school to see an annual production.  The children have great fun preparing for this through songs, actions, dancing and some speaking parts.

Similarly, visitors with special skills and experience are invited into class. 

Meet the Teams:
Year 1 

Clare McIntyre, Janet Lee, Lyn Fryer, Sally Borrett, Jan Hunt, Rachel Malmros

Year 2

Left to right: Jo Ludden, Rebecca Boote, Emily Jones, Katie McNicholl, Becky Gibson