Our staff have a range of experience and expertise, and much of our planning is created by our teachers who work together to create the curriculum. We have also bought into curriculum schemes of work, for specific subjects
Curriculum Overview
In the document links in the table below, in the middle column, you can click to see the detailed progression in each subject, during the three years children are at Manby Lodge.
In the column on the right, you can see how each subject progresses through to Key Stage 2 (Year 3 – 6) at Cleves Junior School.
| Subject | Scheme/Provider (Progression overview during Manby Lodge) |
7 Year Curriculum (including progress from KS1 to KS2) |
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| Phonics | The Scheme we follow is Essential Letters and Sounds – Oxford University Press. For more information about Phonics at Manby Lodge click here. Click here for the ELS Progression Map and for help with demonstrating the correct pronunciation please see the below videos from ELS.All of the ELS phonic sounds |
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| Reading | At Manby Lodge Reading underpins all areas of our curriculum. We want children to want to read and develop a love of reading, so we feel it is important that the books offered are at an appropriate level for their understanding, success and interests. We encourage reading as part of home life, not just school and encourage parents and carers to enjoy a range of reading material together and not just the books we send home. For more information click here. |
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| Writing | At Manby Lodge, we encourage children to see themselves as writers throughout their school journey. We promote independence in their writing and encourage children to feel confident to try to write the ideas they wish to convey. We use high-quality and inspirational texts combined with purposeful activities to encourage children to want to write. For full details of our approach to teaching reading & writing, including which books and genres we look at each term, click here.In each year group we have a selection of texts (books) called our ‘Favourite Five’ for each half term / term. These are a selection of core, high quality texts which have been carefully chosen for specific reasons related to knowledge and skills the children will need to learn. These texts are shared regularly with the children with the aim of supporting them to internalise examples of texts structure, develop and support their vocabulary progression and provide children with a variety of stories to support their overall writing progression. |
English Long Term Planner |
| Mathematics | We know how important it is that children acquire basic number skills. Maths lessons which are teacher led take place in each class, daily, in all year groups.
In EYFS we use a combination of White Rose and NCTEM for maths planning so that we can cover more aspects of number, numerical patterns and shape and space. We follow White Rose Maths as a scheme in KS1. Across the school/In KS1, we also teach ‘Mastering Number’ (from the NCTEM), in addition to the daily maths lessons. ‘Mastering Number’ is a ten-minute whole class intervention that aims to secure firm foundations in the development of good number sense, for all children from Reception through to Year 1 and Year 2. For the Maths Progression overview click here. We follow the principle that maths should be taught through using concrete apparatus, and then pictorial representation before children are able to move onto abstract concepts. Please see our Calculation Progression Guide for more details. |
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| Science | We use White Rose Science as a scheme in KS1. | Science – 7 year curriculum |
| PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Economic Education) |
We follow the Jigsaw PSHE Scheme in all Year Groups. We also use the Zones of Regulation to help support children to better understand and manage their own emotions. For more information about Zones of Regulation please click here. Progression overview – PSHE |
PSHE – 7 year curriculum |
| Computing | Progression overview – Computing | Computing – 7 year curriculum |
| Physical Education (PE) and Sports | Progression overview – PE and Sports | |
| Geography | Progression overview – Geography | Geography – 7 year curriculum |
| History | Progression overview – History | History – 7 year curriculum |
| Religious Education and World Views | Progression overview – RE and World Views | RE and World Views – 7 year curriculum |
| Music | All schools are required to publish a ‘Schools Music Development Plan’. Here is the link to our report 2025/26.Progression overview – Music |
Music – 7-year curriculum |
| Art and Design | Progression overview – Art and Design | Art and Design – 7-year curriculum |
| Design Technology | Progression overview – DT | Design Technology – 7-year curriculum |
See our year group curriculum maps for more details of coverage in each subject area each half term.
Our Learning Behaviours and Values are threaded throughout our day-to-day practice. These are emphasised and celebrated each week during KS1/whole school assemblies. Within each class, the Learning Behaviours are displayed and children who show these are identified and praised.
-Resilience -Responsibility
-Reasoning -Resourcefulness
-Reflectiveness -Playing and Exploring
Assessment in KS1
We use a range of methods to assess children to move their learning on. We constantly observe children, give them plenty of opportunities to show what they understand and know, use partner and group work, work with children individually, and use low stakes quizzes/tests such as spelling tests.
In Year 1 children are given the statutory phonics screening test. Any children who do not pass the phonics screening test in Year 1 will sit a test again in Year 2. In Year 2 children are assessed in all subjects by their teachers.
Assessment information is shared formally with parents at three points during the academic year, in Autumn and Spring at Parent Teacher Consultations, where parents are provided with written feedback that explains if their child is ‘on track’ to meet age related expectations. At the end of the academic year in July, parents receive their child’s Annual End of Year Report with assessment information for all subjects.