Curriculum Subjects
ENGLISH
In this technological world it is important that children learn the skills of communication. We provide many activities to develop speaking and listening skills, e.g. pupils plan and present a short talk about a hobby or interest, circle time, poetry reading. Shared reading is encouraged, parent helpers are used in school to help with reading activities. Children are taught with the support of a wide range of reading material, using whole class text and guided reading sessions.
Handwriting and presentation are a focus throughout the key stages and children are taught spelling, punctuation and grammar.
MATHEMATICS
Our mathematics teaching is based on the ?Renewed Framework for Mathematics? documents, using a multi-age programme of studies.. Our aim is to develop confident mathematicians and link the teaching to real life situations e.g. year 6 planning sports day, measuring, scoring and timing.
SCIENCE
Children are taught science as part of a two year programme. Skills of recording, fair testing and prediction are developed. Scientific knowledge is taught through practical hands on experience.
MUSIC
We offer string, brass, and recorder as extra curricular lessons. Class music teaches children listening and performing skills, singing, composing and simple notation. A specialist teacher attends school each week to teach music to both classes.
ART
Children learn to express themselves using a variety of art media, focusing on aspects such as: tone, form, pattern and texture. They are taught about artists and allowed to develop an individual creative style.
School has strong links with local artists and makes use of the wider community for expressive work such as dance/drama.
SEX EDUCATION
Sex education is taught throughout the year groups as part of the on-going health and hygiene studies. Planned visits by the school nurse are organised for Year 6 pupils to receive specific teaching of health matters relating to sex. A video is used as a basis for discussion. Parents are welcome to view the video prior to the lessons. The video has been approved by school Governors who are responsible for reviewing the sex education policy.
There is no statutory right for parents to withdraw their children from Sex Education provision, however the Governing Body may choose to exercise their discretion to accept or reject requests from parents for their children to be withdrawn.
COLLECTIVE WORSHIP
School hold a daily act of worship. Mrs Ingram leads 3 assemblies. The ?Open the Book? Team (local Church) take one session each week and each class takes part in a class act of worship.
Parents may request that their child/children be withdrawn from our daily act of worship. They will work on curriculum activities during a worship session.
CITIZENSHIP/PSHCE
As children grow and develop, citizenship will help them thrive and talk about issues arising in their everyday lives e.g. drug awareness.
Our school scheme of work will help develop confidence and responsibility whilst developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people. Some examples of citizenship/PSHCE are an active school pupil council, citizen challenge (year 6) and inter-school links.
FRENCH
In line with the Government initiative, Primary Schools are asked to teach 1 hour of a Modern Foreign Language to KS2 per week. Here at Churcham Primary School French is taught to both KS1 and KS2 by a specialist teacher. KS1 have 30 minutes a week with a strong focus on listening and speaking and repetition of key words and phrases. KS2 have 1 hour a week and here there is more opportunity to develop reading and writing skills.
A French club is also in place within the school and is generally used by 50% of the pupils of the school. It runs every morning (except Monday and Thursday) before school begins. The club offers pupils the chance to extend and reinforce the French learnt in class.
P.E.
The National Curriculum areas are; games, athletics, swimming, drama, dance and gymnastics. We make the most of sports expertise around us e.g. parents or cluster schools, to develop new skills and join in with sports competitions.
We enter an annual multi-sports cup challenge and have been lucky enough to win the small school?s challenge twice. Sports are unihoc, kwik cricket, athletics, volleyball and short tennis.
Andy Tucker, football and team sports instructor, comes in once a fortnight, to teach both key stages.
We hold a sports day each summer term and parents and toddlers are welcome to come and watch. Some even join in!
SPORTING AIMS AND PROVISION
We are part of the National school sports initiative with a growing link to Newent Secondary School for PE development.
We take part in the Football Association annual league and the Gloucester Primary netball league.
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
After school clubs run most days, including games club, music and drama club, French, Judo, ICT, chess and nature club.
String lessons (violin, viola or cello), guitar/drums and brass (trumpet, cornet, trombone) are also available within school hours.
A charge is made for tuition and instrument hire. A Bursary is available to those on Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Family Tax Credit.
We enter local schools sports tournaments and make the most of extra curricular activities organised within the County, for example joining a choir of 200 children to sing in Gloucester Cathedral and composing music for a performance at the Forest Theatre.
SCHOOL LIAISON
Churcham is part of a thriving school?s cluster. We work closely with three other local primary schools. Staff and governors share some professional development training.
Pupils are invited to take part in joint activities including an annual year 6 field trip to the Isle of Wight and S Cerney outdoor water-sports. Our year 3 and 4 pupils have the opportunity to spend a weekend at an adventure centre in Shropshire. In addition to curriculum extension the children meet for social events e.g discos.
CHARGING POLICY
The school wishes to provide the best possible educational opportunities within the funds allocated by the Education Authority. There are, however, some valuable educational activities which the school cannot provide without some support from parents:
School visits; where the visit occurs during school time, there will be no compulsory charge but voluntary contributions will be invited. Full charges may be levied for visits out of school hours or for the board and lodgings cost of any residential activity.
Equipment and materials; no compulsory charge will be made, except very occasionally
when articles are being made by children for parents with their prior agreement.
Charges may be waived or reduced for children whose parents make application to the head.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Equality of opportunity is the right of everyone to equal chances and is concerned with justice for all, with raising expectations and enabling each individual to have a wide choice in life and the opportunity to fulfil his or her potential.
Equality of opportunity is about ensuring that every member of the school is valued and respected for who they are and regarded as being of equal worth and importance, irrespective of creed, culture, class, race, gender, special learning needs.
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
All staff have received training in child protection. Mrs Ingram is the child protection officer and Mrs Moore is the designated child protection governor.
All staff, after school club workers, parents helping in school and each governor (when they come up for re-election or for any new appointments since 2000) have completed disclosures and been screened by the criminal records bureau.
A number of policies are available for viewing in the school office:
· Child protection policy
· Children in care policy
· Behaviour policy
· Keeping children safe
· Health and safety
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
On 1st January 2005 the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) comes fully into force. From that date the governing body is responsible for maintenance of this scheme. A governors? policy outlining the legalities of this act is available from the school office.
The classes of information that we undertake to make available are organised into four broad categories.
· School Prospectus ? information published in the school prospectus.
· Governors' Documents ? information published in the Governors Annual Report and in other governing body documents.
· Pupils & Curriculum ? information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.
· School Policies and other information related to the school - information about policies that relate to the school in general.
If you require a paper version of any of the documents within the policy, please contact the school secretary or Head Teacher.
CONCLUSION
The details in this prospectus were correct at time of print; please feel free to visit school or phone for any other information you may need.
If you require a copy of our most recent OFSTED report please ask in the school office or visit the ofsted website.
In this technological world it is important that children learn the skills of communication. We provide many activities to develop speaking and listening skills, e.g. pupils plan and present a short talk about a hobby or interest, circle time, poetry reading. Shared reading is encouraged, parent helpers are used in school to help with reading activities. Children are taught with the support of a wide range of reading material, using whole class text and guided reading sessions.
Handwriting and presentation are a focus throughout the key stages and children are taught spelling, punctuation and grammar.
MATHEMATICS
Our mathematics teaching is based on the ?Renewed Framework for Mathematics? documents, using a multi-age programme of studies.. Our aim is to develop confident mathematicians and link the teaching to real life situations e.g. year 6 planning sports day, measuring, scoring and timing.
SCIENCE
Children are taught science as part of a two year programme. Skills of recording, fair testing and prediction are developed. Scientific knowledge is taught through practical hands on experience.
MUSIC
We offer string, brass, and recorder as extra curricular lessons. Class music teaches children listening and performing skills, singing, composing and simple notation. A specialist teacher attends school each week to teach music to both classes.
ART
Children learn to express themselves using a variety of art media, focusing on aspects such as: tone, form, pattern and texture. They are taught about artists and allowed to develop an individual creative style.
School has strong links with local artists and makes use of the wider community for expressive work such as dance/drama.
SEX EDUCATION
Sex education is taught throughout the year groups as part of the on-going health and hygiene studies. Planned visits by the school nurse are organised for Year 6 pupils to receive specific teaching of health matters relating to sex. A video is used as a basis for discussion. Parents are welcome to view the video prior to the lessons. The video has been approved by school Governors who are responsible for reviewing the sex education policy.
There is no statutory right for parents to withdraw their children from Sex Education provision, however the Governing Body may choose to exercise their discretion to accept or reject requests from parents for their children to be withdrawn.
COLLECTIVE WORSHIP
School hold a daily act of worship. Mrs Ingram leads 3 assemblies. The ?Open the Book? Team (local Church) take one session each week and each class takes part in a class act of worship.
Parents may request that their child/children be withdrawn from our daily act of worship. They will work on curriculum activities during a worship session.
CITIZENSHIP/PSHCE
As children grow and develop, citizenship will help them thrive and talk about issues arising in their everyday lives e.g. drug awareness.
Our school scheme of work will help develop confidence and responsibility whilst developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people. Some examples of citizenship/PSHCE are an active school pupil council, citizen challenge (year 6) and inter-school links.
FRENCH
In line with the Government initiative, Primary Schools are asked to teach 1 hour of a Modern Foreign Language to KS2 per week. Here at Churcham Primary School French is taught to both KS1 and KS2 by a specialist teacher. KS1 have 30 minutes a week with a strong focus on listening and speaking and repetition of key words and phrases. KS2 have 1 hour a week and here there is more opportunity to develop reading and writing skills.
A French club is also in place within the school and is generally used by 50% of the pupils of the school. It runs every morning (except Monday and Thursday) before school begins. The club offers pupils the chance to extend and reinforce the French learnt in class.
P.E.
The National Curriculum areas are; games, athletics, swimming, drama, dance and gymnastics. We make the most of sports expertise around us e.g. parents or cluster schools, to develop new skills and join in with sports competitions.
We enter an annual multi-sports cup challenge and have been lucky enough to win the small school?s challenge twice. Sports are unihoc, kwik cricket, athletics, volleyball and short tennis.
Andy Tucker, football and team sports instructor, comes in once a fortnight, to teach both key stages.
We hold a sports day each summer term and parents and toddlers are welcome to come and watch. Some even join in!
SPORTING AIMS AND PROVISION
We are part of the National school sports initiative with a growing link to Newent Secondary School for PE development.
We take part in the Football Association annual league and the Gloucester Primary netball league.
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
After school clubs run most days, including games club, music and drama club, French, Judo, ICT, chess and nature club.
String lessons (violin, viola or cello), guitar/drums and brass (trumpet, cornet, trombone) are also available within school hours.
A charge is made for tuition and instrument hire. A Bursary is available to those on Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Family Tax Credit.
We enter local schools sports tournaments and make the most of extra curricular activities organised within the County, for example joining a choir of 200 children to sing in Gloucester Cathedral and composing music for a performance at the Forest Theatre.
SCHOOL LIAISON
Churcham is part of a thriving school?s cluster. We work closely with three other local primary schools. Staff and governors share some professional development training.
Pupils are invited to take part in joint activities including an annual year 6 field trip to the Isle of Wight and S Cerney outdoor water-sports. Our year 3 and 4 pupils have the opportunity to spend a weekend at an adventure centre in Shropshire. In addition to curriculum extension the children meet for social events e.g discos.
CHARGING POLICY
The school wishes to provide the best possible educational opportunities within the funds allocated by the Education Authority. There are, however, some valuable educational activities which the school cannot provide without some support from parents:
School visits; where the visit occurs during school time, there will be no compulsory charge but voluntary contributions will be invited. Full charges may be levied for visits out of school hours or for the board and lodgings cost of any residential activity.
Equipment and materials; no compulsory charge will be made, except very occasionally
when articles are being made by children for parents with their prior agreement.
Charges may be waived or reduced for children whose parents make application to the head.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Equality of opportunity is the right of everyone to equal chances and is concerned with justice for all, with raising expectations and enabling each individual to have a wide choice in life and the opportunity to fulfil his or her potential.
Equality of opportunity is about ensuring that every member of the school is valued and respected for who they are and regarded as being of equal worth and importance, irrespective of creed, culture, class, race, gender, special learning needs.
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
All staff have received training in child protection. Mrs Ingram is the child protection officer and Mrs Moore is the designated child protection governor.
All staff, after school club workers, parents helping in school and each governor (when they come up for re-election or for any new appointments since 2000) have completed disclosures and been screened by the criminal records bureau.
A number of policies are available for viewing in the school office:
· Child protection policy
· Children in care policy
· Behaviour policy
· Keeping children safe
· Health and safety
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
On 1st January 2005 the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) comes fully into force. From that date the governing body is responsible for maintenance of this scheme. A governors? policy outlining the legalities of this act is available from the school office.
The classes of information that we undertake to make available are organised into four broad categories.
· School Prospectus ? information published in the school prospectus.
· Governors' Documents ? information published in the Governors Annual Report and in other governing body documents.
· Pupils & Curriculum ? information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.
· School Policies and other information related to the school - information about policies that relate to the school in general.
If you require a paper version of any of the documents within the policy, please contact the school secretary or Head Teacher.
CONCLUSION
The details in this prospectus were correct at time of print; please feel free to visit school or phone for any other information you may need.
If you require a copy of our most recent OFSTED report please ask in the school office or visit the ofsted website.