Curriculum

At Sexton's Manor Community Primary School we provide a rich and creative curriculum based upon our school vision; Think, Believe, Achieve.

We are proud of our commitment to lifelong learning. Building Learning Power is embedded across the curriculum developing children's ability of "learning how to learn".  We encourage children to become more self-aware and to develop the habits of successful learners. More information for this can be found here.

We use the Mantle of the Expert approach selectively. This technique presents children with imaginary contexts to generate a problem to solve and as they think through the tasks they become experts and learning is both meaningful and exciting.

See also, Clubs and Extra Curricular page for extended curriculum.

Curriculum Content

Each section contains an overview of the content contained in our curriculum for that subject, including planned timeframes and a vocabulary progression plan.

We follow the Statutory Framework for Early Years set by the government and the National Curriculum Framework for children in Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) and Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6) 

Phonics

Phonics is the method we use to help children learn to read by teaching them the sounds that letters and groups of letters make, and how to blend these sounds together to read words. It is a systematic and synthetic approach that supports children in developing strong decoding skills so they can become confident, fluent readers.  

At our school, we follow Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a DfE‑validated phonics programme that teaches children the alphabetic code in a clear, carefully sequenced way. This ensures they learn new sounds in the right order and at the right pace, building on their knowledge as they move through school.

Using Little Wandle, children take part in daily phonics lessons and regular reading practice sessions. The programme is designed to help every child become a fluent, confident reader by providing consistent teaching, fully decodable books that match their phonics stage, and support for those who may need additional practice. 

Through Little Wandle, we ensure all pupils develop the skills they need to read for both pleasure and purpose as they progress through their early education

You will find out more detail on our PARENTS pages.