Curriculum information – Year 1

Each year group has a curriculum overview detailing content and coverage across all subject areas. Parents can refer to our curriculum overviews to keep up to date with what children are learning each term.

Curriculum overviews:

Our curriculum plans build on prior learning and set out expectations and pace for each subject. Click below to find out what your child is learning about in Year 1 this term. 

In addition, click on the Oxford Owls link for an overview on children’s learning in Year 1.

What to expect in Year 1 (age 5–6) – Oxford Owl

Further information:

‘Pupils thrive at this inclusive school.’

Ofsted

‘Teachers have strong subject
knowledge and use geographical vocabulary with precision.’

Ofsted

‘All pupils know the school rules.’

Ofsted

‘The governing body challenges leaders on the actions they are taking to improve the school.’

Ofsted

‘Teachers say that leaders listen to their views and help them to manage their workload.’

Ofsted

‘Teachers use ‘pinny time’ to revisit the sounds that children have been
taught, as they learn through play.’

Ofsted

‘Pupils could talk about rainfall and temperature graphs, as well as the impact of the River Nile on Egyptian settlements.’

Ofsted

‘Leaders’ relationships and sex education and health education
curriculums give pupils an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships.’

Ofsted

‘The reading curriculum is well organised.’

Ofsted

‘Reception children get opportunities to explore numbers all the time.
Daily mathematics lessons help them to count with speed and confidence.’

Ofsted

‘In mathematics, teachers make daily checks on pupils’ understanding. This ensures that the work pupils do is suitably challenging.’

Ofsted

‘The geography curriculum is a strength of the school.
Leaders have carefully set out what they want pupils to know by the end of each year.’

Ofsted

‘In Reception, phonics is taught every day.’

Ofsted

‘Pupils talk with pride about the ‘leading learner’ badges
they get for reading regularly, arriving on time and trying hard.’

Ofsted

‘Pupils discuss and analyse texts during their
‘reading mastery’ lessons.’

Ofsted

‘Staff are happy, and morale
is high.’

Ofsted

‘Children in early years learn phonics as soon as they start school.’

Ofsted

‘ Subject leaders benefit from meeting staff in
other trust schools to exchange ideas and good practice.’

Ofsted

‘All
adults have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.’

Ofsted

‘Leaders
have provided teachers with the phonics training they need.’

Ofsted

‘One pupil told the
inspector that, ‘school is amazing because teachers include everyone.’

Ofsted

‘Pupils enjoy the books their teacher reads to them.’

Ofsted

‘Teachers model language and sounds accurately. This means that Reception children get off to a strong start with their reading.’

Ofsted

‘Pupils who are falling behind in their phonics get extra help to catch up.’

Ofsted

‘Classrooms are oases of calm. As a
result, pupils are happy. They feel safe at school.’

Ofsted

‘Pupils are very positive about their
mathematics work.’

Ofsted