{"id":4734,"date":"2011-04-26T17:10:38","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T17:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?page_id=4734"},"modified":"2016-05-12T22:02:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T02:02:45","slug":"5-to-11-year-olds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/","title":{"rendered":"5 to 11 yr olds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>Finding quality education is an important consideration and we would like to assure parents that their children will receive a well-balanced, high standard of education here at Provo Primary School.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to combine excellence in teaching with enjoyment of learning.\u00a0 We have created a unique curriculum that is based on the framework of the British Primary Curriculum and which encompasses our philosophy.\u00a0 We have adapted this to suit our children and the context in which they work.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0 aim to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>take ownership of our curriculum and adapt it, along with our physical environment, to the needs of our children, to our locality and our international diverse community.\u00a0 We are fully inclusive and happy to consider supporting learners with diverse needs.<\/li>\n<li>develop the distinctive character of our school, building on existing strengths and working closely with the community;<\/li>\n<li>be creative and innovative in how we teach and in how we run the school;<\/li>\n<li>combine subjects through meaningful topics that nurture children\u2019s curiosity for learning.<\/li>\n<li>use assessments and targets to help every child develop to their true potential and to measure school performance.<\/li>\n<li>help children form mind habits that will allow them to grow up and flourish in our 21<sup>st<\/sup> century TCI and worldwide arena.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Years 1-6 we follow a topic-based, creative curriculum. This approach links all subjects through a central theme that classes explore together over a half or full term.\u00a0By centring learning on one topic area, children learn\u00a0to apply their newly acquired skills in a meaningful and purposeful ways across the curriculum. Children learn to adopt a multi-disciplined approach to their work in order to research, investigate, reason and inquire.<\/p>\n<p>See our latest topic maps below:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-information\/newsletters-2\/newsletters-topic-maps-2015-2016\/<\/p>\n<p>Following The British National Curriculum provides us with a highly structured and standardized curriculum. This curriculum is adapted to meet our cultural and geographical diversities. Common termly themes run throughout the school, tying curriculum subjects together in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/english\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">English<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/mathematics\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mathematics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/computing\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Computing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/science\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/music\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Music <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/theatre-arts\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Theatre Arts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/social-studies-history-and-geography\/\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Social Studies (History and Geography)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/physical-education\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Physical Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/art-and-design\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Art and Design<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/design-and-technology\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Design and Technology<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/citizenship\/\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic\u00a0 Education)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/spanish\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Modern Foreign Language &#8211; Spanish<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/our-curriculum\/5-to-11-year-olds\/religous-education\/\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Religious Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Assessment<\/h2>\n<p>Children are tested yearly, from the age of 7, in the core subjects of English, Math (and Science in Years 6). We use the standardized British National Curriculum tests and optional tests, which are created by The Department for Education in The UK and by accredited assessment companies.<\/p>\n<p>The questions reflect the curriculum taught at our school. The results give us age-standardized scores and National Curriculum levels. They allow us to compare the achievements of our students with others of the same age and enable us to formulate targets for future development.<\/p>\n<p>Testing also allows parents the opportunity to compare their child&#8217;s test score with those of the same age group in The UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Curriculum Finding quality education is an important consideration and we would like to assure parents that their children will receive a well-balanced, high standard of education here at Provo Primary School. 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