Learning in Year 1 and Year 2 builds on the solid foundations the children developed whilst in EYFS. Our aim is for pupils to become happy, independent, kind and confident learners and we support them to do so in a range of ways.
Key Stage 1 is made up of two year groups – Year 1 and Year 2. In Year 1 when children start in the Autumn Term, we continue with provision based learning (also known as Independent Learning) as transition into Year 1. As the year progresses, children spend more time following adult directed tasks. This prepares them for Year 2 where learning is more adult led and structured.
Our curriculum is designed to be broad and offer children a range of learning experiences. Knowledge and skills are designed to be progressive, building from year to year and lesson to lesson. Teachers in each year group plan as a team, and work closely with a member of the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the learning opportunities we provide are the best they can be and consistent across KS1.
Curriculum Overview
Our staff have a range of experience and expertise in school and much of our planning is created by our teachers who work together to plan. We have also bought into curriculum schemes of work, for specific subjects to enhance the resources and plans we already use. Details for each subject can be found below.
| Subject | Scheme/ Provider |
| 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 soundsPhase 2 pronunciationPhase 3 pronunciationPhase 5 pronunciation |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Mathematics | We know how important it is that children acquire basic number skills. Maths lessons take place in each class on a daily basis and we are in the process of introducing even more maths into our curriculum through a cross curricular approach.
We follow White Rose Maths as a scheme in KS1. We also use a range of other resources to enhance teaching of maths e.g. NCTEM. For the Maths Long Term Plan 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. Our Numeracy Glossary explains vocabulary and methods we use, in further detail. |
| Science | We use White Rose Science as a scheme in KS1. |
| 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. |
| Computing | Progression overview – Computing |
| Physical Education (PE) and Sports | Progression overview – PE and Sports |
| Geography | Progression overview – Geography |
| History | Progression overview – History |
| Religious Education and World Views | Progression overview – RE and World Views |
| Music | Progression overview – Music |
| Art and Design | Progression overview – Art and Design |
| Design Technology | Progression overview – DT |
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
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 will be given the statutory phonics screening test, and in Year 2 children will be given a teacher assessment judgement following their SATS (Statutory Assessment Tests).
Curriculum Overviews
Year 1
Year 2
