The Curriculum
The curriculum is what is taught in school. The curriculum’ offered at St. Michael’s must take account of the demands of the National Curriculum set out by the Welsh Assembly Government and enable all pupils to acquire basic knowledge, understanding and a range of cognitive and physical skills appropriate to their present and future needs. We therefore offer all children a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum, differentiated to cater for the needs of the individual.
Our school curriculum conforms to the legal requirements of the National Curriculum for children in the Foundation Phase (Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2) and Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6).
The national curriculum identifies the skills for each subject and the range of contexts, opportunities and activities through which these skills should be developed and applied.
We believe that if children are to learn successfully school should be a happy, ordered place.
In order to achieve this therefore the curriculum must be:
Pupils are taught mainly through a combination of cross-curricular themes and discreet subject areas. Each subject area / theme is well planned and monitored to ensure progression and continuity of learning for all pupils across the school.
Information about the National Curriculum for Wales can be found on the Wales Government website.
The curriculum is what is taught in school. The curriculum’ offered at St. Michael’s must take account of the demands of the National Curriculum set out by the Welsh Assembly Government and enable all pupils to acquire basic knowledge, understanding and a range of cognitive and physical skills appropriate to their present and future needs. We therefore offer all children a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum, differentiated to cater for the needs of the individual.
- All infant children from Nursery to Year 2 are taught from the Foundation Phase curriculum
- The KS2 curriculum is skills based rather than driven by content.
- Literacy and numeracy skills are taught in all lessons as required by the literacy and numeracy framework (LNF).
Our school curriculum conforms to the legal requirements of the National Curriculum for children in the Foundation Phase (Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2) and Key Stage 2 (Years 3 – 6).
The national curriculum identifies the skills for each subject and the range of contexts, opportunities and activities through which these skills should be developed and applied.
We believe that if children are to learn successfully school should be a happy, ordered place.
In order to achieve this therefore the curriculum must be:
- Broad: Pupils will meet a wide range of experiences, knowledge and skills.
- Balanced: Each curriculum area must make a contribution to the development of every pupil.
- Relevant: Pupils achieve more when aspects of the curriculum are linked to the pupil’s own experience.
- Differentiated: Teaching will be geared to the ages, abilities and aptitudes of the pupils.
- Social: We hope that children from our school will be confident of their own worth, tolerant of others and polite in their behaviour.
- Emotional: We hope that children will experience affection, tolerance, humour and unambiguous examples of fair criticism and correction.
Pupils are taught mainly through a combination of cross-curricular themes and discreet subject areas. Each subject area / theme is well planned and monitored to ensure progression and continuity of learning for all pupils across the school.
Information about the National Curriculum for Wales can be found on the Wales Government website.