Curriculum maps for each year group
Please find further details about our curriculum below.
QPS-Curriculum-Posters-Reception
QPS-Curriculum-Posters-Year-6-new-docx
Reading
Reading is a key part to our curriculum. We read across subjects, through class readers and in guided reading sessions. In guided reading sessions, children are in ability groups. When children start reading, they read fully-decodable books that are in line with the sounds and tricky words they have been taught. These are read in school and then the children take these home to practise.
As soon as children can read unfamiliar words confidently, they read wider children’s literature and no longer read books in the school’s levelled reading programme.
All pupils can also borrow a book from the school library and class book corner that their adult can read with them at home.
Phonics
In Reception, Year 1 and 2, phonics is taught in ability groups 30 minutes daily. We follow the accredited Twinkl scheme. Additional daily catch-up interventions take place to help children who need to overlearn.
Twinkl phonics introduction for parents – This document will define key terminology that we use in school and your children will use. It explains how synthetic phonics works and outlines the expectations for what children should be able to do by the end of each level. Additionally, there is information about the Year 1 phonics screening check and suggestions for how to help your child at home.
Please take a look at the link below to find out how we pronounce the phonetic sounds.
Twinkl YouTube video for the correct sound pronunciation
Spelling
Key Stage 2 teach spelling using the Spelling Shed scheme.
Maths
In Maths we follow a mastery approach through a cycle of – high quality group based instruction, monitoring, correction, enrichment and review. We follow a clear progression of skills to ensure the development of number skills and follow a clear plan to develop number fluency.
Please find the progression of skills below and the fluency plan. If your child is fully confident on the fluency focus, they will be given a further challenge.
Maths Progression Document 2023-24
Queen’s Park Addition and subtraction calculation policy
Queen’s Park Multiplication and Division calculation policy
If you have any further questions about the curriculum please contact us on admin@queenspark.brighton-hove.sch.uk