Curriculum

By law, all UK state primary schools have to teach within the framework of the government's national curriculum, which lays down guidelines concerning what subjects are taught, how they are approached and the standards children at different ages are expected to reach. Within this framework, however, individual schools and teachers spend a lot of time thinking up new, creative and exciting ways of teaching that make use of their school's particular interests and resources - at DKH, for example, we are proud of how multicultural we are, and we use the diversity of our backgrounds to enrich our lessons. We also use the school garden a lot, and our fantastic new art room, and the enthusiasm of our parent volunteers. 

The national curriculum divides primary-school children into three main stages according to age. Nursery and Reception classes are known as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EFYS). Years 1 and 2 are known as Key Stage (KS) 1. Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 make up KS2. 

At the moment, KS1 assessment is done by teachers against national standards at the end of year 2. KS2 standards are assessed in a series of formal tests, the National Curriculum Tests - known colloquially as SATs - which pupils sit at the end of year 6. Both are controversial; you can read a short introduction to the topic on Wikipedia here.

Each of the main curriculum areas at Dog Kennel Hill is managed by a subject leader, who is usually also a class teacher. In the list below, you can follow links to read the national curriculum's subject guidelines, and find out how subject leaders at DKH approach their curriculum area. 

Literacy (Key stage 1)

Maths

Science *

PHSE & RE *

ICT 

Music 

Modern Foreign Languages

Art

PE

Information about Phonics for children in Nursery, Reception and Year One

Curriculum outlines 

At the beginning of each term, class teachers send home an outline of the main material to be studied. You can download these PDFs straight to a printer if you want to keep a copy.

Spring 2011

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Past curriculum outlines

Year 3   Autumn Term 2009 (PDF)

Year 3  Summer Term 2009 (PDF)

Year 5  Autumn Term 2009 (PDF)   

Year 5  Spring Term 2010 (PDF)

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