What is being taught?
Learning by doing in primary school
Doing is one of the best ways to learn. A lot of practical work goes on in the Primary school. Primary classrooms are exciting, inviting places to be.
The Primary Curriculum is broad and balanced. Many skills are developed through the activities of reading, listening, talking, calculating, solving problems and writing.
Pupils in primary schools experience the full primary national curriculum, which is supplemented by the national literacy and numeracy strategies.
Your child will learn in a variety of ways from teachers, from you, from books and print and from the area around the school and further afield and from a range of visitors to the school.
Learning how to learn is important too. Your child will be encouraged:
- to use reference materials (dictionaries, encyclopaedias, CD ROMs)
- to work things out from evidence
- to test out ideas and
- to record information in different ways (diagrams, charts, databases)
Knowing how well your child is doing
Your child’s progress will be carefully measured each year as they move through school. The National Curriculum has introduced the idea of Key Stages. These are directly related to children’s ages.
- Foundation Stage
Nursery, Reception - Key Stage 1
Year 1, Year 2 - Key Stage 2
Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Children will be assessed at ages 5, 7 and 11 to show what each child knows, understands and is able to do.
You will receive an annual report on your child’s progress and will be invited to parents' evenings to discuss progress.
Developing special interests
Many Salford children take part in music art, sport and other after-school and outdoor interests.
Salford's Music and Performing Arts Support (MAPAS) offers a range of services from helping with school productions to tuition and exam preparation. Find out more about what MAPAS has to offer.
The headteacher at your child’s school will be able to tell you what specialist activities are provided.
This page was last updated on 3 October 2009
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