Curriculum Planning, Preparation & Support

Intent, Implementation and Impact

Here at Hollinsclough, we follow the National Curriculum and deliver a range of subjects that are accessible and available to all pupils, irrespective of ability. Our curriculum is sequenced so that knowedge grows through the key stages. It is planned to help ensure our pupils understand their place in the world in terms of spirituality, knowledge, skills, space and time. Our nurturing approach, with the children at the centre of everything we do, helps develop their resilience, personal attributes, problem solving and literary skills, and knowledge to prepare them for the next stage in their education and contribute positively and happily to their global society. We offer Flexi-schooling to support families who have chosen the Elective Home Education route to educate their child or children and our timetabling helps facilitate an effective home/school partnership for the benefit of our pupils and their families. Through the experience we have gained since embracing Flexi-Schooling in 2009, we have developed an approach that ensures our lessons are delivered creatively, with a view to engage at all levels, and as our pupils progress they develop an appreciation of the beauty and power available through learning, along with a sense of enjoyment and curiosity in all subjects.

EYFS
Maths	English	Computing	Science	Geography	History
Physical Education	Speaking & Listening	Holistic Intent	Languages	RE	British Values

For information relating to our Curriculum Policies please click the following link to our Policies Page and review those under the relevant heading.

Expectations

Please note the information in the table below which sets out the main expectations for the end of each year group. For more detail, please refer to the DfE National Curriculum documents.

EYFS Ages & Stages Statements	End of Reception	End of Year One
End of Year Two	End of Year Three	End of Year Four
End of Year Five	End of Year Six

Medium to Long-Term Planning and links to curriculum-related documents

EYFS (Pre-School & Reception)	KS1 (Y1 to Y3)	KS2 (Y4 to Y6)	Links
Hedgehogs Long Term Plan	Badgers Long Term Plan 2023 – 2026	Foxes Long Term Plan 2023 – 2026	RE Long Term Plan 2024 – 2027
	Badgers Medium Term Plan – Autumn 2024	Foxes Medium Term Plan – Autumn 2024
			Calculation Policy
			Curriculum and Other Policies

Swimming Proficiency

The National Curriculum states that by the end of Key Stage 2, pupils should be taught to:

swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
use a range of strokes effectively, for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke
perform a safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

We offer all pupils access to what we term ‘Flexi-Swimming’ where we provide funding for each child for 1 term (12 weeks) to have a place in group lessons at their local pool with an accredited Swim England provider, outside of core day school hours.

This approach allows us to meet DfE expectations by the end of Year 6 and also releases time in the curriculum otherwise used for swimming and its associated travel arrangements for other subjects, thereby easing pressure on teaching.

Websites

Discovery Education	Oddizzi	Maths Shed	Spelling Shed	TT Rockstars
Oak Academy	Teach your Monster to Read	Classroom Secrets Kids	Twinkl	Google Education
				Google how to Videos

Individual usernames and passwords are required to access these online subscriptions.

Other online learning opportunities

(Please note – We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites; the links will take you to sites outside of the school’s control.)

Times Tables Songs
Managing the transition to Home-Schooling	Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Safe & Sound	Top Marks	Corbett Primary Maths	Maths Bot Starters
BBC Bitesize – Badgers	BBC Bitesize – Foxes	Phonics Play	National Geographic Kids	Sublime Science
Learning about Parliament	The World of David Walliams	NSPCC Learning	Third-Space Maths	WWF Resources
National Geographic	Create a Weather PowerPoint or Poster	Weather Art	Natural Disasters & Art Ideas	Audible Books
Authorfy	BookTrust	English Mastery	Pobble 365	Poetry Archive
LetterLand	Change4Life Shake Up Games	ThisIsPE	E-Bug Resources & Games	Euroclub Schools