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Curriculum
At Willowbrook Primary School, we are proud of Sex and Relationships Education
our broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum
that offers all pupils opportunities to grow through At Willowbrook we believe that a well-planned,
learning. Every learner has talents and skills which graduated programme of SER should be taught
we aim to identify and nurture. From Nursery to pupils in order to help them cope with their
through to Year 6, pupils are able to develop their physical, emotional, moral and spiritual
literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills, development and to help prepare them for the
whilst constantly acquiring new knowledge and opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of
understanding through a wide range of learning adult life. The programme places a strong
experiences.
emphasis upon helping the pupils to respect
The statutory areas of learning in the Foundation themselves and others and equipping them with
Phase are: the skills to make responsible and informed
decisions. Parents are welcome to examine the
materials used in teaching SER and, if you wish to
• Personal and Social Development, Wellbeing withdraw your child from these lessons, you are
and Cultural Diversity encouraged to speak to the class teacher or the
• Language, Literacy and Communication Headteacher before making a decision.
• Mathematical Development
• Welsh Language Development Religious Education and Collective Worship.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Physical Development We are required to teach Religious Education. In
• Creative Development.
common with all Local Authority schools in
Cardiff, we follow the Local Authority agreed
The current Key Stage 2 curriculum comprises of:
syllabus which is appropriate for all children,
irrespective of their cultural or religious
• English background. The programme of study that we
• Mathematics have developed teaches about other world faiths
• Science in order to instil respect for religious and moral
• Information and Communication Technology
• Art and Design values as well as a tolerance of, and interest in,
the beliefs and practices of all ethnicities and
• Design and Technology religions.
• History
• Geography It is also statutory for all pupils to take part in a
• Music daily act of collective worship. This is “wholly or
• Personal and Social Education mainly of a Christian character”.
• Physical Education
• Welsh
Each class presents a family assembly during the
school year and parents and carers of the pupils
Physical Education
involved are invited to join us on these
Pupils enjoy a variety of sports within PE lessons occasions. (Parents have the right to withdraw
including gymnastics, dance, swimming, football, their children from assemblies and also from
netball, tennis, cricket and athletics. As appropriate, lessons in Religious Education.)
the emphasis is on skill building and small team
games.
Growing Through Learning “We can’t thank the teaching team enough for
the constant support and encouragement they give
to our son and daughter.” (Parent)
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