What We Are Learning and How We Learn
For each year group there is a termly Curriculum Newsletter sent out to all parents and carers and copies are always available here.
If your child is isolating, but is feeling well, please use the links in the newsletters for home learning. Your child's class teacher will also support their learning at home until they can return to school. (In the event that a larger number of children are learning at home the Online Classroom will be activated and parents informed.)
For an overview of our curriculum and how we teach the children in all the different subjects please see the "Curriculum Nutshells" below.
The school welcomes enquiries from parents on any aspect of the curriculum - please contact your child's class teacher or Mr Lewis.
If your child is isolating, but is feeling well, please use the links in the newsletters for home learning. Your child's class teacher will also support their learning at home until they can return to school. (In the event that a larger number of children are learning at home the Online Classroom will be activated and parents informed.)
For an overview of our curriculum and how we teach the children in all the different subjects please see the "Curriculum Nutshells" below.
The school welcomes enquiries from parents on any aspect of the curriculum - please contact your child's class teacher or Mr Lewis.
Curriculum Newsletters
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Curriculum Nutshells
Curriculum Overview
We provide a rich and stimulating curriculum through a creative and flexible approach. We ensure that we provide learning opportunities that allow the children to gain essential life experiences and move their learning forward. We listen to what the children already know and want to find out more about and include that into our lesson planning. In many subject areas we follow a spiral curriculum, in which certain topics are revisited several times during a child’s school career, in increasing depth.
The creative curriculum is a carefully planned, thematic approach to teaching and learning designed to support children’s natural curiosity and stimulate their creativity. It offers children the opportunity to work in depth, giving them the time they need to reflect, consolidate and transfer their learning. Direct experience is placed at the centre of the curriculum so that teachers draw out and develop children’s thinking and capacities in meaningful contexts. Knowledge, skills and understanding are expressed in a range of different media and ways, often making effective use of the creative arts. Children, adults and parents work with each other, drawing resources from the school, locality and wider community to create a challenging, distinctive and exciting curriculum. All children have an entitlement to a well-resourced and rich learning environment that promotes their sense of responsibility and autonomy.
We find that with this approach pupils are extremely motivated and interested in their learning, and remember what they have learnt.
Phonics
Edward Feild uses the "Little Wandle" scheme for teaching phonics.
Health Education
Health Education is included as an integral part of PSHE, and is reinforced by regular visits from the school nurse and by checks of eyesight, hearing and dental health.
Physical Education
At Edward Feild School we believe that for all children to enjoy, achieve and succeed in Physical Education, they will need to work together to progress and develop the skills required to lead a healthy active lifestyle. We also believe that physical education and sport are important in giving children the knowledge, understanding and the tools to make a positive impact on their own health and well-being.
We are active and enthusiastic members of the North Oxfordshire Schools Sports Partnership. A proportion of our Sports Premium Funding employs a specialist teacher to develop the teachers' skills in teaching PE. It also enables us to employ qualified sports coaches and support staff to run Change4Life clubs, after school sports clubs and a contribution to the running costs of our minibus. We frequently participate in Kidlington Partnership sports events, Cherwell District and Oxfordshire sports event. Through these activities the children have earned the Platinum School Games Award. Reports of our sporting achievements are included in our Friday Newsletters and on the NOSSP website.
Visit the NOSSP website.
Behaviour Policy, Consequences & Rewards
All teaching staff adhere to the school behaviour policy that provides clear rules, rewards those who follow the rules and details the procedures to be followed when children fail to observe them. We encourage children to behave appropriately with praise for good behaviour and with opportunities to show and celebrate good work. We reward those who work well and those who behave well.
All staff and pupils are involved in writing and agreeing the School and Classroom Rules. We involve parents in supporting the development of a whole school approach to behaviour through the Home School Agreement.
We aim to establish a secure and happy foundation that will enable children to face the future with confidence and enthusiasm, secure in the knowledge of their abilities, supporting children to lead safe and healthy lives.
Through discussion, circle-time and assemblies, children are encouraged to develop friendships and a sense of belonging to the school community. We help children develop their self-discipline (self-regulation), to be responsible for their own actions and to consider the consequences of their actions on others around them and on the environment.
The behaviour policy is available from the Statutory Info and Policies page.
Communications between school and Parents / Carers
The school communicates to audiences via the following communication channels:
All teaching staff adhere to the school behaviour policy that provides clear rules, rewards those who follow the rules and details the procedures to be followed when children fail to observe them. We encourage children to behave appropriately with praise for good behaviour and with opportunities to show and celebrate good work. We reward those who work well and those who behave well.
All staff and pupils are involved in writing and agreeing the School and Classroom Rules. We involve parents in supporting the development of a whole school approach to behaviour through the Home School Agreement.
We aim to establish a secure and happy foundation that will enable children to face the future with confidence and enthusiasm, secure in the knowledge of their abilities, supporting children to lead safe and healthy lives.
Through discussion, circle-time and assemblies, children are encouraged to develop friendships and a sense of belonging to the school community. We help children develop their self-discipline (self-regulation), to be responsible for their own actions and to consider the consequences of their actions on others around them and on the environment.
The behaviour policy is available from the Statutory Info and Policies page.
Communications between school and Parents / Carers
The school communicates to audiences via the following communication channels:
- Email & Text Messaging (SMS) via ParentMail
- School Website including twitter feed & events calendar
- Parent/Teacher Meetings
- Parent Information Evenings
- Letters out to parents
- Governors email address
- Paper copies of information are available to those who don't use ParentMail
