
3ANNS GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
BEST PRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE
Our governing body is made up of
both experienced and new members
who bring a variety of strengths.
Together they have an accurate view of
the school’s performance. In our 2016
inspection, Ofsted noted: “Governors
have an outstanding overview of pupil
progress and the school’s performance.
They are highly effective in providing
challenge and support to leaders.”
Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed and
intended to promote the development
of the whole child and equip children
with core skills so that they become
fluent and enthusiastic readers and
mathematicians from an early age. We
want our children to appreciate and
understand cultural diversity in their
own community and beyond so that
they can learn to live harmoniously
in our diverse world. Our curriculum
enables children to make healthy
choices about their lifestyle, enjoy
learning and contribute to their
community. Our children are taught
how to be good learners with a focus
on “learning powers” and with an
expectation that they will use their
powers to improve their learning.
In EYFS and Key Stage 1 we have
fidelity to one phonics programme,
Read Write Inc., to develop reading
fluency and comprehension skills. In
Key Stage 2 this is deepened in daily
reciprocal reading sessions. Maths is
taught through a three-part teaching
sequence of skill, application and
challenge. This ensures children learn a
skill and apply it in a range of contexts.
In Key Stage 2, core skills in maths and
grammar are revisited daily in short,
quick-fire sessions to keep skills sharp.
Project and topic work are taught
across the school with an emphasis on
using core skills in reading, maths and
particularly writing in all subject areas.
Our curriculum has a strong global
dimension and we embed global
learning to develop values for living
together in Britain and the wider
world. Our children learn about
international development by
connecting people’s lives throughout
the world. Our curriculum is linked
to the 17 goals for global sustainable
development agreed by 193 United
Nations members and world leaders
in 2015. This makes our curriculum
relevant for today’s learners. In this
academic year, knowledge organisers
are being developed to further embed
the key knowledge that children need
for each area of the curriculum.
Our strong track record of excellent
outcomes for all groups of pupils
across the school demonstrates that
Anns Grove is improving the life
chances of all groups and in particular
disadvantaged pupils. Children tell
us they enjoy lessons and learning at
Anns Grove, and we have a happy
and successful school at the heart of
the vibrant and diverse community
ofHeeley.
At Anns
Grove, we will
share our
cultural
backgrounds
and learn to
live
harmoniously
and prosper in
our
multicultural
community
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Maths in early years