Curriculum Implementation
At Kells Lane, we give our children opportunities to develop skills such as independence, organisation, research, resilience & perseverance. We teach this by planning enquiries to enable the children to deepen their learning linked to the curriculum.
The principle behind this is that children have the opportunity to practise the skills they have learned in other subjects. They revisit the information they have learned and apply what they know in a wide range of tasks. Ultimately, this embeds learning and instils a life-long curiosity and desire to achieve.
Early Years: Plan Do Review
Overview:
Children are expected to create their own plan for their learning, by negotiating how best to spend their time and energy. They are provided with resources and adult support to create their own learning experiences. They must then carry out this experience, with the expectation that they will have to summarise and explain their achievements.
What We Do:
Negotiation is evident as the environment is designed by the adults, however how the children choose to use the environment is determined the child, and sometimes supported by adult to ensure high quality learning opportunities.
Year 1: Curious Enquiries
Overview:
Curious Enquiry is a time for independent learning through a play-based approach. Children are provided with a wide range of resources, which are designed to reflect their current curriculum, to provoke learning through engagement, exploration and curiosity. Curious Enquiry also provides further opportunities to social skills such as collaboration, conflict resolution and discussion.
What We Do:
Children are provided with engaging resources and areas within the classroom. The areas and resources will change depending on curriculum topics and children’s interests. During this time, teachers will support and challenge the children by engaging with the children’s play.
Year 2-6: Enquiry Learning
Overview:
During enquiry lessons, children develop their research and presentations skills, along side team work skills. Children are provided with an open-ended question, that is designed to inspire curiosity and engagement. Once they have explored this question with their teacher for a short time, children carry out their own investigation depending on where their interest takes them. Once they have carried out their research, they will present their findings to their friends.
What We Do:
Children are provided with an enquiry question, that are closely linked to their curriculum and ongoing topic. The teacher will work with all the children to ensure their independent research is engaging, yet challenging. During their research, the teacher will facilitate and support children to ensure they all achieve their very best outcome.
