At Nightingale Community Academy the core curriculum in Primary is based on the Essentials Curriculum by Chris Quigley which sets out the coverage, learning objectives and standards that are required across all subjects. We chose this curriculum because it emphasizes the importance of developing the depth of children’s learning so that they are able to apply the skills they have learned independently and in a range of contexts.
The curriculum enables us to create a solid foundation for every child so that they develop subject specific knowledge and skills that can be built upon in the next phase of their education. Lessons are personalised to meet individual need and to ensure that all of our pupils can reach their potential. Assessment milestones are aligned to the National curriculum and this enables our boys to complete national assessments in Years 2, 4 and 6 where capability allows.
Please use the links below to find out more information about the core subjects and how they link to the curriculum at Key Stage 3.
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The Primary Department uses Little Wandle Phonics as their phonics scheme.
Validated by the Department for Education, the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in partnership with phonics and early reading experts. The scheme draws on the latest research into how children learn best; how to ensure learning stays in children’s long-term memory and how best to enable children to apply their learning to become highly competent readers.
The programme covers GPCs and Words in Phases 2 to 5 and includes weekly lesson plans and planned assessment materials to help achieve a constant pace of learning.
Little Wandle has a specific SEND Programme developed to be used with the graduated approach to teach children to learn to read in small steps that provide the right amount of challenge. It provides pathways for pupils who may need very specific adaptations to the teaching steps because they have complex needs, and has been developed with the advice from Special schools across the country.
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