Key Stage One

Curriculum

All children attending the school benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum based on the national curriculum.

The following subjects are taught at Tottenhall School:

English
Maths
Science
Art and Design
SMSC including British Values
Design and Technology
Geography
History
Computing
Music
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education
Physical Education
Religious Education.

Our subjects are taught through a cross-curricular approach which allows children to not only be taught appropriate skills and knowledge, but also to be able to apply these skills and knowledge to real life situations.

See the 'Teaching and Learning' page for information on the different subjects.

Assembly

Assemblies at Tottenhall Infant School instil a sense of belonging and motivate children towards making the best of the opportunities the school has to offer. During this time we work together as a community to develop our core values. Assemblies provide the opportunity for children to develop their confidence by speaking up and sharing their ideas.

During our assemblies we reflect on moral and spiritual issues, we celebrate achievement and we give thanks. Children may be withdrawn from assembly on religious grounds. Parents should contact the Headteacher if this is necessary.

Each year groups presents an assembly for parents and carers, usually based on current work and lasting approximately 15 minutes. You will be invited to your child’s class assembly.

Home Learning

The support parents give to their children at home by speaking and listening to them and hearing them read is greatly valued by the school. Parents can have a positive effect on homework completion and help children to develop effective learning habits. As well as home reading texts practical learning activities will also be set to support the learning taking place in the classroom. Those pupils who are at the early stages of reading and developing fluency will have specific texts to match their phonic knowledge and level.

SMSC including British Values

In our school we actively promote the British Values, as defined by the Government, in order to prepare all children to be responsible and respectful members of the community. We promote the following British values at Tottenhall Infant School;

democracy
the rule of law
individual liberty
mutual respect
tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

Pupils will encounter these principles throughout everyday school life. This is also supported through our “Values Puppets”: Connie Confidence, Pete Persistence, Oscar Organisation, Gabby Get Along and Ricky Resilience.

For further curriculum information please ask at the school office.