As the above document explains, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum and follow National Curriculum guidance for all stages of children's education. Our philosophy is rooted in the understanding that experiential learning is the key to opening up the world for our children.

We have links to the local community, e.g. a termly visit to Dartmoor Zoo and the local church. Some key features of our curriculum are:

• Regular Forest School activities in the local Tin Woods led by Forest School trained practitioners and we have been awarded the Recognised Provider mark

• Regular visitors including artists and musicians

• Visits out, e.g. Crownhill Fort, Plymouth Aquarium, local beaches and Dartmoor

• Modern IT resources including iPads and Chromebooks

• Key values to teach skills for life including responsibility and care for others

• We value the Arts and have a Silver Artsmark Award (2023) and Music Mark (2022) for our commitment to offering music, art, drama and dance)

Our Curriculum statement and Teaching For Learning Policy can be found on the School Policies page.

Phonics
We base our phonics teaching on the Phonics Bug scheme and use the Spelling Shed programme from Years 2 to 6. Once children are able to decode words confidently with phonics we use a wide variety of reading schemes, underpinned by assessments in the Accelerated Reader programme. 

Click here to see the KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum.

Further details on each subject, the content and our end points can be given on request from the school office.

Free 11+ preparation and KS2 learning

We’re partnered with Atom Learning, the leading online Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation platform, to provide free Atom Home accounts to children in Years 3-6 who are eligible for the pupil premium. Atom Home is normally £575.90 per year.

Atom Home provides Key Stage 2 learning resources, helping children build exam technique, subject mastery and academic confidence.

If your child is eligible for pupil premium (check with the school office if you’re not sure), please fill in the form by clicking the button below.

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