Curriculum and extra-curricular activities
Curriculum
Current curriculum
Primary schools that teach Reception, ages 4 to 5, follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. This focuses on areas such as communication, literacy, maths and personal development.
Year 1 to year 6, ages 5 to 11, children in all local-authority-maintained schools follow the national curriculum, studying subjects including English, maths, science, history and geography.
Academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum including English, maths and science, and all schools may decide how the curriculum is taught and provide additional topics.
The national curriculum at primary includes swimming, sport and music lessons, but some schools may offer further clubs or sessions in these subjects.
Contact the school for more information.
Extra-curricular activities
Activities schools can offer
Schools can offer a range of extra-curricular activities, for example:
- civic engagement, for example volunteering, debating, school democracy, community engagement
- arts and culture, for example, taking part in and having live experience of music, art, dance, theatre, other expressive arts, visits to museums and galleries
- nature, outdoors and adventure, for example time outdoors, climate education and sustainability projects, gardening, residentials and camps
- sport and physical activities, for example participating in individual and team sports, physical activities like dance, fitness activities or cycling, representing the school, attending live events
- developing wider life and future skills, for example digital literacy, STEM clubs, cooking, managing finances, enterprise
Current extra-curricular activities offered
Most schools offer a range of activities that are linked to, or work in addition to, the curriculum.
The range of activities can vary due to staff availability, time of year and funding availability.
Contact the school for more information.