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Curriculum
The
work the children do at Gateway is set out in the National
Curriculum. To find out more about each subject click on the
buttons above.
The
school has a positive approach to the development of bilingualism.
Children who are learning English as a second language have access to
a full curriculum and are encouraged to use their home languages as
well as becoming fully competent in English.
We
want the children to leave Gateway well equipped with the skills they
need for the next stage of their education, eager to develop their
abilities further, aware of how to learn, able to use and enjoy their
talents, able to get on well with others, and to have developed a
knowledge and understanding of the world around them.
Foundation Stage
Nursery classes work and play through a variety of
activities. Children are given the experience of different materials
and situations to aid their all-round development, and to lay the
foundation for their future skills, knowledge and understanding.
Key Stage 1
In
infant classes there is a continuation and development of these
activities linked to the teaching of reading, writing and mathematics
- the skills that each child needs to progress satisfactorily through
the school. Practical and recorded mathematical work is introduced;
children are encouraged to read and write in a variety of ways, and to
find books a source of pleasure and information. Project work is
undertaken and linked to other areas of the curriculum.
Key Stage 2
In
the junior classes the skills the children have already developed are
built on further through carefully planned schemes of work. Topics are
linked into areas of the curriculum to allow the children to become
involved in the material they are learning. Literacy is based around
texts to encourage the children to build on their love of reading and
enhance their writing skills.
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