Our CurriculumWe provide a curriculum that is matched to the children’s needs and provides extension and reinforcement tasks where appropriate. Individual children’s records are maintained and monitored which ensure that there is continuity and progression in their academic and social development.
The environment is organised to stimulate, encourage and celebrate children’s achievements and develop their skills of awareness and appreciation. Our close links with Shipley Church and the local community ensure a strong moral framework within a Christian setting. We encourage the children to develop self-confidence, a sense of responsibility, initiative and respect for religious and moral views. If you would like further details, please contact the school office on 01403 741298 or email office@shipley.w-sussex.sch.uk
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Curriculum by Term |
Reading & Phonics
We use the letters and sounds phonics scheme throughout the school to develop whole class phonic awareness as a basis for reading and writing skills.
We support this with resources from Readwriteinc in our small group and individual support. We mainly use Oxford Tree reading scheme books to support early reading however, we have supplemented this scheme with books from ReadWriteinc and other well established reading schemes.
We support this with resources from Readwriteinc in our small group and individual support. We mainly use Oxford Tree reading scheme books to support early reading however, we have supplemented this scheme with books from ReadWriteinc and other well established reading schemes.
Phonics
We teach phonics and early reading skills using the letters and sounds approach. You may have heard this referred to as Synthetic Phonics. Synthetic phonics is the breaking down of words into their separate sound components known as phonemes. Phonemes can consist of more than one letter for example ch, oo, er, igh etc. In our teaching we discuss elements such as:
Digraphs: these are two letters making a single sound eg: ar, ee, ou etc.
Trigraphs are three letters making a single sound eg: igh.
A grapheme is a phoneme written down.
Segmenting is where you break each word into its separate phoneme, for example ‘chop’ has 3 phonemes, ch/o/p. Blending is simply putting those sounds back together to form a word. Some words in the English language cannot be broken down into separate phonemes. These words are known as tricky words and we teach the children to be able to read and know the whole word, for example, ‘said’ or ‘what’. There are 6 phases within Letters & Sounds and most children will complete Phase 6 by the end of Year 2, however this can continue into Year 3 if required. To help parents to support their children at home you may find the leaflet from Redcar Local Authority useful.
It is also vital that the correct pronunciation is used for each phoneme.
This video will help you in supporting your child’s correct sound pronunciation.
We teach phonics and early reading skills using the letters and sounds approach. You may have heard this referred to as Synthetic Phonics. Synthetic phonics is the breaking down of words into their separate sound components known as phonemes. Phonemes can consist of more than one letter for example ch, oo, er, igh etc. In our teaching we discuss elements such as:
Digraphs: these are two letters making a single sound eg: ar, ee, ou etc.
Trigraphs are three letters making a single sound eg: igh.
A grapheme is a phoneme written down.
Segmenting is where you break each word into its separate phoneme, for example ‘chop’ has 3 phonemes, ch/o/p. Blending is simply putting those sounds back together to form a word. Some words in the English language cannot be broken down into separate phonemes. These words are known as tricky words and we teach the children to be able to read and know the whole word, for example, ‘said’ or ‘what’. There are 6 phases within Letters & Sounds and most children will complete Phase 6 by the end of Year 2, however this can continue into Year 3 if required. To help parents to support their children at home you may find the leaflet from Redcar Local Authority useful.
It is also vital that the correct pronunciation is used for each phoneme.
This video will help you in supporting your child’s correct sound pronunciation.
Maths
Below you will find useful information, methods and examples of the way we teach maths here at Shipley.
The first booklet is all about Numicon, which is a tool we use for the 4 maths operations: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. This resource is first used in Reception but has a continued use throughout the school. The booklet explains this and has suggestions for its use at home.
The second booklet is our progression in calculation booklet. This sets out how we teach the 4 operations and how they progress through the years. There are examples of methods taught and explanations of methods that may have changed over recent years.
The first booklet is all about Numicon, which is a tool we use for the 4 maths operations: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. This resource is first used in Reception but has a continued use throughout the school. The booklet explains this and has suggestions for its use at home.
The second booklet is our progression in calculation booklet. This sets out how we teach the 4 operations and how they progress through the years. There are examples of methods taught and explanations of methods that may have changed over recent years.
Music and Sport |
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Music has an important role in Shipley School as we strongly believe it encourages self-discipline, motivation and self-esteem, and gives children tremendous enjoyment.
Every child takes part in regular singing, including the acts of worship in school and in the Church.
All the children in Years 3 and 4 learn to play a musical instrument. We also take part in the annual Weald Music festival for Years 5 and 6. Performances by visiting musicians are a regular feature of school life.
All children take part in a wide range of sporting activities as part of the taught curriculum.
In addition they can take part in cross-country running, cricket, football, netball and country dancing, and the school is represented at local inter-school events. We make the most of our substantial grounds in the lovely rural setting.
Every child takes part in regular singing, including the acts of worship in school and in the Church.
All the children in Years 3 and 4 learn to play a musical instrument. We also take part in the annual Weald Music festival for Years 5 and 6. Performances by visiting musicians are a regular feature of school life.
All children take part in a wide range of sporting activities as part of the taught curriculum.
In addition they can take part in cross-country running, cricket, football, netball and country dancing, and the school is represented at local inter-school events. We make the most of our substantial grounds in the lovely rural setting.
"The quality of teaching is good, and pupils achieve well ."
OFSTED 2014
