| THE CURRICULUM |
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| GOVERNORS’ CURRICULUM STATEMENT |
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| Education at Honeywell is seen as a whole learning experience in a happy, supportive environment, where children develop their confidence and potential both as individuals and as part of a community. |
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| The curriculum is broad and balanced. The National Curriculum can most successfully be delivered through creative, well thought out, subject focused topics which will offer a variety of experiences for the children, laying stress on individual discovery from first hand experience and opportunities for creative work. |
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| Honeywell is committed to equal opportunities. We value and respect the diversity of backgrounds of the children, we identify individual learning needs and give appropriate support through a curriculum which addresses issues of race, culture, class and gender. |
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| Assessment at Honeywell is considered to be integral to the learning experience at School and it is important that pupils know their particular strengths and weaknesses and that parents are kept well informed through reports. Assessment at Honeywell includes both the formal SATs and continuous monitoring and assessment through the year.
In Years 3, 4 + 5 the children will sit QCA tests in Maths and English to assess their progress against national standards. |
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| The National Curriculum lays down broad guidance for the work the children do in English, Maths, Science, History, Information Technology, Geography, Design and Technology, Art, Music and PE. |
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| Most of these subjects are taught as part of a class topic, which also includes RE, but Maths, PE and most English lessons are usually separate. We have planned these topics with care so that there is progression and continuity through the School. The topics are: |
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| YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
Romans
Egypt
India |
Tudors
Rivers
Growth
Environment |
Victorians
Ancient Greece
Environment |
GB since 1930
Keeping healthy
School journey |
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| Any parent who would like to know more should ask to talk to the Headteacher. National Curriculum documents and the School’s own policies are available for inspection. As in all matters concerning your child’s education, if you have concerns about the curriculum, which the
Headteacher cannot resolve satisfactorily, the governors should be able to help.
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| ART |
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Honeywell School believes Art to be a very valuable part of the primary curriculum. It offers a wide range of advantages and opportunities to the child to create and communicate. Art can improve manipulative skills and help sharpen observational and sensory powers. It can encourage language development, concentration, critical analysis and aesthetic appreciation.
At Honeywell we aim to give the children diverse and stimulating experiences using a variety of art media, tools and techniques. We aim to exhibit work attractively and imaginatively in classrooms, corridors and halls. Themes and displays are changed regularly in order that the School
environment is colourful, interesting and challenging.
Displays form a visual record of progress and reflect the high regard and value placed on all the children’s efforts. |
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| DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY |
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| At Honeywell all children are encouraged to develop a design technology capability.
By this we mean.. |
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| The National Curriculum requires the children to design and make, and by doing so develop their knowledge and understanding of finding the best solution to a problem. DT requires the children to apply knowledge, techniques and skills from other subjects to solve challenges or to produce
purposeful products. |
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The children are encourages to work with a variety of materials including stiff and flexible sheet material, materials that are suitable for making frameworks, mouldable materials, textiles, food and electrical and mechanical components.
(DT activities can be very diverse, topical and cross curricular.) |
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| ENGLISH |
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| English is a core subject in the National Curriculum. It occupies a unique position as without language and written skills little learning actually takes place. We aim to foster an enjoyment of language and literature and to teach the skills necessary to enable our pupils to have a practical
command of written and spoken English. |
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| Accuracy and careful presentation are encouraged throughout the School. Pupils produce a range of different forms of writing, often through our topic based approach, when handwriting, spelling and punctuation are developed. Speaking and listening also play a vital role in the
development of both confidence and competence in English. |
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| The school follows a modified Literacy Hour as suggested by the Government. Every day the children will experience an hour of English work, which covers the above areas, which cannot be developed in a topic, based approach. |
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