Temple Primary School Curriculum

Aims:

• To help our children become independent life-long learners and thinkers, with the ability to problem solve
• To ensure children develop a thirst and excitement for learning, enabling every child to learn beyond their potential
• To ensure our children are nurtured, well-rounded, happy individuals with the confidence and skills to make a positive contribution to society

In order to achieve our aims, we need to:

• Provide transferable life skills through a fun, positive, practical environment, which allows for learning experiences both inside and outside of school
• Ensure children have equal opportunities, regardless of race, gender, culture, religion, ability within a nurturing environment
• Develop the children’s unique personalities by giving them opportunities to learn in their own ways
• Teach children to learn and grow from their mistakes
• Ensure children are literate and numerate

The Temple Primary School curriculum consists of:

• A rigorous creative curriculum that ensures that Reading, Writing and Maths skills are learnt and applied in a variety of purposeful contexts
• Hands-on opportunities to access the curriculum through Open Futures
• Well-being: emotional and social, led by well-trained staff
• Social skills for life and opportunities for children to be heard and contribute to their community: Pupil Education Team, Urban Crew, School Council, Eco Team, Ambassadors, Friendship Squad, Temple Listeners
• A wide range of educational visits and extra- curricular clubs
• Outdoor and adventurous learning
• Philosophy for Children
• Rights Respecting Schools
• Growth mind sets

Reading and Phonics

Temple uses The Oxford Reading Tree as its reading scheme, but we aim to ensure that our children have full access to a range of text styles and genres to develop their understanding of the range of reading matter that everyday life presents us with.  Each Phase has a library which is well resourced with fiction and non-fiction texts.

Reading is valued throughout the school and reading opportunities are planned  in all subject areas, including Creative Curriculum topics.

We provide our children with the skills, knowledge and understanding required to read and gain meaning from this range of reading material as well as develop an enthusiasm for reading for pleasure and the technical skills required to decode print.

The Letters and Sounds phonic scheme is used as the main teaching programme for phonics, supplemented by Ruth Miskin’s Speed Sounds.

Reading targets are addressed through guided reading sessions to raise attainment in reading throughout the school. Children also take home a graded reading log to share with someone at home. Regular workshops to promote reading at home are led by staff in the EYFS and KS1.  We also have strong links with the local library service.

For more information on the National Curriculum, visit the UK Government's website:
https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/overview