• A greater ownership of their learning experiences and the opportunity to understand what they are learning and why.
• Opportunities in problem solving, talking, discussing, making decisions and enquiring in all curriculum areas and the chance to experience 'wow' moments that are engaging and memorable.
• A wide range of first hand experiences offered both within school and beyond, to extend and consolidate learning, such as speakers, trips and shows as well.
• The opportunity to participate in learning outside the classroom.
• Time to work collaboratively in a 'busy' atmosphere with reference to visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning in lessons.
• The opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding through a wide range of media e.g. art, drama, dance, music as end of project 'presentations' in good work assemblies.

In Key Stages 1 and 2 we follow the White Rose Maths scheme of work to fulfil the requirements of the Maths National Curriculum (2014).  This consists of a maths session every day, including oral and mental maths, computational skills, using and applying knowledge and problem solving. The Foundation Stage curriculum also follows the White Rose scheme to provide children with all the basic skills for this later learning.

 

Since 2014, Five year-olds are expected to learn to count up to 100 (compared to 20 under the old curriculum) and learn number bonds to 20 (previously up to 10).

Simple fractions (1/4 and 1/2) are taught from Key Stage 1, and by the end of Primary School, children should be able to convert decimal fractions to simple fractions (eg. 0.375 = 3/8).

By the age of nine, children will be expected to know times tables up to 12x12 (previously 10x10 by the end of Primary School).

Calculators will not be introduced until near the end of Key Stage 2, to encourage mental arithmetic.

 

Religious Education

Religious Education (RE) is a core subject at BWI Primary School and is at the heart of our curriculum. We follow the The Diocese of London Board for Schools (LDBS) scheme of work. 

 

The aims of our RE curriculum are for children:

• To know about and understand Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs using an approach that critically engages with biblical text.
• To gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religious and worldviews appreciating diversity, continuity and change within the religions and worldviews studied.
• To engage with challenging questions of meaning and purpose raised by human existence and experience.
• To explore their own religious, spiritual and philosophical ways of living, believing and thinking.