The Curriculum at Two Gates
A broad, balanced and relevant curriculum is offered at Two Gates. Teachers plan collaboratively to ensure National Curriculum coverage, statutory requirements and progression throughout school. The Early Years Team plan from the Foundation Stage Curriculum. We have agreed policies on teaching and learning and practice is regularly monitored in a variety of ways to ensure a consistent approach throughout school.
In all curriculum areas we use ICT to support and extend learning.
Our curriculum is always under review as we aim to provide the very best learning experiences for our children. We seek to challenge and inspire children to want to learn and achieve of their best. The principles of inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the heart of all we do in school.
Each half term we provide parents with Curriculum Information Booklets so that you are aware of what your children will be learning.
Foundation Stage
Curriculum – Nursery and Reception
In Nursery and Reception children progress through the Stepping Stones and Early Learning Goals within the Foundation Stage Curriculum. Topics are carefully planned to give the children a strong foundation to their education by providing activities which help them develop in the six areas of learning:
communication, language and literacy
mathematical development
knowledge and understanding of the world
physical development
creative development
personal social and emotional development.
We use a variety of teaching methods and approaches to suit all children’s learning styles.
We also make use of the environment through our outdoor classroom.
We believe that the development of personal, social and health education and citizenship is critical to help children gain the knowledge, skills and...
Over the past two years we have been developing a new and exciting approach to the delivery of other curriculum areas, working closely with LEA Curr...
The teaching of RE is based on the Staffordshire Education Authority agreed syllabus. The children are provided with a variety of learning experienc...
We see information technology as a key to the future.Children are encouraged to interact with ICT from the day they start school and all classes hav...
At Two Gates Primary School we place a great deal of emphasis upon the introduction and development of children’s investigative skills in Science. O...
At Two Gates we recognise the use of English as a fundamental life skill which should provide everyone with access to the wider world through writte...
Mathematics at Two Gates is guided by the National Numeracy Strategy, a framework for teaching mathematics introduced to all primary schools in Sept...