At Unstone Schools Federation, our motto 'Learning today… Leading tomorrow’ drives our aim to foster a life-long love of learning, for all.

Our Curriculum aims to deliver an education that will equip each of our children with the skills required to be an independent, questioning and responsible citizens who will continue with effective life long learning. 

We’re clear about what children should know and be able to do at each stage. Knowledge, skills, and vocabulary are carefully sequenced in subject-specific progression documents that form the backbone of our curriculum.

We want to inspire and engage our pupils, providing exciting, purposeful and memorable teaching and learning opportunities throughout the schools. In addition to a range of activities in school we work hard to supplement the curriculum with purposeful educational visits and visitors. Every year we run educational visits, residential visits and memorable learning experiences to support all aspects of our curriculum.

If you would like further information on the curriculum we teach, please contact school directly.

Phonics

 Here at Unstone Schools Federation, we use the Read Write Inc Phonics Scheme which starts in the Nursery.

RWI is a structured, systematic approach to phonics that teaches children how sounds are represented by letters and groups of letters. Through daily, engaging lessons, pupils learn to:

• Recognise and pronounce letter sounds (phonemes)
• Blend sounds together to read words
• Segment words into sounds for spelling
• Develop fluency, accuracy and comprehension
• Build confidence and a love of reading

Children are taught in small groups according to their stage of phonics development, ensuring that teaching is closely matched to their needs. Regular assessment allows pupils to move through the programme at the right pace and make strong progress.

Through Read Write Inc., we aim is for every child to become a confident, enthusiastic reader who enjoys reading for learning and pleasure.

"Learn to read so that you can read to learn."

RWI - how you can support at home.

Long Term Plans