Curriculum
Connected Curriculum Approach
At Bunbury Aldersey, alongside our core English and Maths basic skills, we teach through a thematic, Connected Curriculum based approach. This ensures that our children are able to apply their knowledge and draw meaningful links between different areas of the curriculum. We involve our children in planning and choosing exciting topics that will ensure they are fully engaged in their own learning.
Our strong commitment to educational visits, extra curricular activities and enrichment opportunities reflects our belief that these ‘first hand experiences’ make learning more memorable, ensuring that the children enjoy a stimulating, creative and exciting curriculum.
The school is organised into seven classes in total including Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, and Year 6 who follow the National Curriculum 2014 for maths and English and our developed Connected Curriculum for non-core subjects. Our teaching is focussed on the needs of the individual child; we tailor our teaching to ensure every child makes excellent progress. Classes are also supported by our Teaching Assistants based on the needs of the children.
The EYFS (Reception) class is taught in a bright airy room, which is linked to the Infant area and has a dedicated outdoor learning environment. T
he reception children follow the Foundation Stage Curriculum which is planned carefully by our EYFS staff ( Mrs Armitage, Mrs Moxley and Mrs Lawford).
We are committed to providing specialist teaching where this benefits the children. We employ specialist music and PE teachers and also provide swimming tuition seasonally. We also welcome parents and friends of Bunbury in to school to support our activities (following safeguarding checks).
