St James the Great R.C (V.A) Primary & Nursery School

Prospectus

The School Curriculum

Children entering the nursery class prepare for the National Curriculum which is followed by all children from the time they are of statutory school age. The National Curriculum in primary schools is divided into two stages:

Key Stage 1	Infants aged 5 - 7 years
Key Stage 2	Juniors aged 7 - 11 years

The areas of study within each key stage are:

Religious Education

Core Subjects - English, Mathematics, Science

Foundation Subjects - Art, Geography, History, Music, PE, Technology (including Information Technology)

The work teachers plan for their classes, and for individual children within their classes, is based closely on the programmes of study specified in the National Curriculum.

Additional subjects are included within our curriculum, for example, Health Education and Social Studies. Copies of schemes of work for each subject taught are available for parents to see. Teachers use these schemes of work to ensure that there is progression from what has been taught previously and to avoid unnecessary repetition.

Our aim is to provide a broad and balanced curriculum through which children will progress at varying rates, depending on their abilities.

Every endeavour is made to ensure that each child achieves his or her full potential.