At Gladstone Primary Academy we follow the statutory framework for Early Years Foundation Stage in Reception and the National Curriculum for Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.

Click here for the National Curriculum document, outlining the aims and programmes of study for pupils of primary age in Years 1 to 6. 

Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Reception

Within the EYFS framework, we value all 7 areas of learning and development and recognise they are equally important and inter-connected. 

The prime areas are:

• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal, social and emotional development

The prime areas are strengthened and applied through 4 specific areas:

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and design

The level of development children should be expected to have attained by the end of the EYFS is defined by the early learning goals (ELGs) . The ELGs support teachers to make a holistic, best-fit judgement about a child’s development, and their readiness for year 1.  Teachers draw on their knowledge of the child and their own expert professional judgement, when forming a judgement about whether an individual child is at the expected level of development. 

 

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Subjects 

We have redesigned the rest of our curriculum, moving away from topics to individual subjects, so the knowledge and progression in learning for each subject is clear. Each subject has a knowledge framework that sets out the knowledge, skills, vocabulary and understanding.  Please see the Other Subjects page for an overview of the content for each year group.

We have specialist teachers for music, art and PE (and Spanish in KS2). Children have the opportunity to learn from teachers who are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their subjects. Specialist teachers ensure that children receive high-quality tuition in their subjects. An example of this can be found in Spanish, where we are currently the National Spanish Bee Champions.

At Gladstone, we use a locally agreed syllabus to teach R.E. (Religious Education).

We follow the Cambridgeshire P.S.H.E. (Personal, Social, Health, Education) Scheme.

Pedagogy Model

The Academy follows the TDET Pedagogy Model to guide effective learning.

 

For more information regarding our curriculum, please contact office@gpa.education