Curriculum

At Dene House Primary School we implement the revised 2014 National Curriculum which we supplement with additional “non-compulsory” areas of learning which enhance children’s social, moral, spiritual and cultural development.

We recognise that all pupils are entitled to a curriculum which is characterised by breadth, balance, coherence, relevance, differentiation and progression. Our curriculum is delivered via a two year rolling programme.

We are a ‘Gold’ Rights Respecting School, teaching about children’s rights and modelling rights and respect in all relationships is integral to school’s curriculum. By learning about their rights, our children also learn about the importance of respecting the rights of others. Within our school community children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted. Our children and the school community learn about children’s rights by putting them into practice every day. Rights Respecting helps our children grow into thoughtful, respectful and responsible young citizens within school and the wider community

We believe reading is the key to success and as such, reading is promoted and practiced throughout our curriculum. Good reading skills are vital if children are to fully access all other areas of learning and develop their knowledge and understanding of the world around them and opportunities available. It supports development of language and communication skills and writing skills. Reading enables children to identify a wide range of opportunities, raising aspirations and improving possibilities for success in the future. All reading opportunities support the development of reading skills and a love of reading. The texts we choose for home reading, class novels and those we use in reading lessons are all geared around giving children experience of a range of genres, story plots and authors, broadening their reading diet and developing a love of reading.

We believe that our children learn best when we make their learning fun, engaging and experiential. We enhance children’s learning experiences in a number of ways:

Trips - Local area, further afield and residential overnight stays

Visitors - Meeting people from different walks of life

Workshops - Hands-on experiences in school