The Curriculum in Key Stage One
Key Stage One follows on from the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is the collective name for Years One and Two and is for children aged 5 to 7 years old. At Earlsheaton Infant school we follow the National Currciulum programmes of study. The children in Year 1 and 2 have access to all National Curriculum subjects through weekly timetabled lessons.
The National Curriculum subjects are as follows:
- Science
- History/Geography (taught in rotation)
- PSHCE - taught through the jigsaw scheme
- Art/Design Technology (taught in rotation)
- P.E
- R.E
- Music
- Computing
We follow a 2 cycle curriculum plan to ensure maximum coverage for our chidlren and ensure that there is no repitition for children in mixed age classes.
You can look at the National Curriculum by clicking this link:
National Curriculum for England
You can see our long term plan for Cycle A and Cycle B below:
Our Long term Curriculum plan
Assessment
Formative Assessment
Our staff informally assess our children all the time. They do this by talking to them, discussing the work they are doing, sharing their ideas and challenging their thinking. This is how we know how well they are doing in each subject, where they may need some extra support and what they need to do next. Throughout their wider currciulum lessons they may work practically, in groups, as a whole class or record written work in their books. We use work they have preduced in their lessons to inform our teacher assessments.
Summative Assessment
We formally assess the children at the end of each term by using our end of unit quizzes in the wider currciuculum subjects (Science, Geography, history, DT, Art) or through observation of their performance in subjects such as Music and P.E.
We also use termly standardised assessments called NTS assessments in Reading, SPaG and Maths these give an age related score which can be used to support teacher judgements.
Year 2 SATS
in 2024 the Year Two Sats tests become an optional tool schools can use to inform their teacher assessments. This was as a direct response to the consultation the Department for Education held around Primary Assessment in 2017. We will ensure that parents/carers are still provided with infomation in the summer term of Year Two as to whether their children are Working Towards or have met the Expected Standards or at working at a Greater Depth of the Expected Standard. This information will also be sent to the Junior settings each child will attend.
Phonics Screening Check
Phonics Screening Test
In the Summer term of Year 1 children take the National Phonics Test, which is a short test delivered one to one with each child by a familiar staff member. Children are given a series of words to read, some made up and some real, to test their phonics skills. If they reach the pass mark then they are considered to have met the National Standard for phonics. If they don't reach the pass mark then they will take the test again a year later. Children are not told they are taking a test and they are not told the result. You will be informed if your child has met the Standard or not in the End of Year report. You can find our more about the Year 1 Phonic Test and how you can help at home by clicking the link: