
51GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL |
BEST PRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE 2018
Garfield College and our
curriculum
We believe in a broad and rich
curriculum for all. In 2017, we
launched our Garfield College for
pupils at KS2 (juniors). A wide range
of six-week courses were available on
a rolling programme including: ballet,
mindfulness, origami, art history, glass
painting, carpentry, drama, Albanian
and basketball. The rationale was that
all our staff have talents to share and
our pupils deserve to explore new
subjects and learn more about what
they like and are good at.
Pupils chose their options and learn
together in mixed age groups. Course
tutors were all sourced in-house and
included teachers, office and site
team, lunch staff and senior team.
Pupil enjoyment and enrichment is
high as is the quality of learning, and
our pupils have developed as resilient
and curious learners, always keen to
try new things. It has also helped raise
pupils’ aspirations to attend college
oruniversity.
We have also significantly increased
the number of school trips over each
year by effective forward planning,
researching new museums and
opportunities and being fortunate to
be located in London. Visiting theatre
groups, themed days and weeks and
a timetable of guest speakers giving
career talks, have also added breadth
to our offer.
Capturing progress –
e-portfolio
As an inclusive school, we know that
many of our pupils make progress
not best demonstrated from books
or a test result. Our new e-portfolio
captures each pupil’s learning six times
a year during years 1–6. As well as
uploading work samples that can be
compared, pupils are filmed reciting
a learnt poem and talk about their
learning and achievements of each
passing year. The filming process has
improved their presenting skills and
confidence. It has also given them an
opportunity to record their memories
and opinions, which, as they are
given a copy on leaving year 6, can
be kept and treasured, long into their
adultlives.
Today’s
children,
tomorrow’s
future
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We are proud of our
new values