Curriculum
The curriculum at Middleton Primary School comprises all the learning and other development opportunities that pupils experience at the school. We aim to provide our pupils with a broad, balanced education, develop them to fulfil their potential and nurture them into good citizens, conscious of their responsibilities to each other, their family and society.
We believe that education, at home and at school, is a route to moral, social, cultural, spiritual, physical and mental development, and thus the well-being of the individual. Education should also reaffirm our commitment to the virtues of truth, justice, honesty and sense of duty.
- Each pupil is entitled to receive the best education possible and to achieve the highest standards
- The curriculum should meet pupils individual needs
- Pupils learn best from a broad and challenging curriculum
- The curriculum should involve first-hand experience and be taught in ways which make sense for pupils
- Achievement in a range of subjects across the curriculum and beyond improves pupils’ confidence and self-esteem, enabling them to tackle more challenging work and develop a positive attitude to school.
At Middleton, we teach all the subjects of the National Curriculum, and RE, Citizenship and PSHE. In the Foundation area we follow the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage.
Children in their first year at Middleton are provided with a range of exciting learning opportunities through the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Active and play based activities take place both indoors and outdoors to encourage exploration and independent learning.
Literacy
Literacy is taught every day and usually takes place in the morning. Children are taught reading and writing through a systematic phonic based system of Jolly Phonics in Foundation and Letters and Sounds in Lower School. Children are given many opportunities to practise and apply their reading skills including reading at home on a regular basis.
We also develop children’s speaking and listening skills through Talk Partners, group discussions and drama. Listening skills, turn taking and debating are specifically taught.
Foundation Stage
Children in their first year at Middleton are provided with a range of exciting learning opportunities through the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Active and play based activities take place both indoors and outdoors to encourage exploration and independent learning.Literacy
Literacy is taught every day and usually takes place in the morning. Children are taught reading and writing through a systematic phonic based system of Jolly Phonics in Foundation and Letters and Sounds in Lower School. Children are given many opportunities to practise and apply their reading skills including reading at home on a regular basis.
We also develop children’s speaking and listening skills through Talk Partners, group discussions and drama. Listening skills, turn taking and debating are specifically taught.Numeracy
Numeracy is also taught daily, usually during the morning. Children are encouraged to develop their knowledge and understanding of Maths through practical activity, exploration and discussion. They learn to use and apply mathematics in the areas of number, algebra, shape and space and data handling. From an early stage we build up children’s confidence and skill in using mental calculation strategies.
Science
From Foundation and all the way through school children are encouraged to observe, explore and ask questions about living things, the material world and physical phenomena, gradually developing a more sophisticated understanding of scientific concepts. Pupils engage in practical activities that give them opportunities to investigate, collect evidence, and draw conclusions by constructing tests.
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Written Calculation Methods MPS Whole Booklet
A booklet to help you understand the written methods we use in numeracy at school
