Curriculum
At Churchfield we are committed to providing high standards of teaching and learning. We expect pupils to work hard to achieve their best. We use a variety of teaching styles and groupings to help them to learn.
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Phonics is taught throughout EYFS and Key Stage 1 using the Jolly Phonics scheme. The Academy uses Accelerated Reader. Books from a range of reading schemes are included in this and children read from a range of levels know as the Zone of Proximal Development or ZPD.
English is taught every day and reading is key to everything we do at Churchfield. Children are taught the skills necessary to read and write at appropriate levels with high expectations for writing across all areas of the curriculum. English lessons are based around a Quality Text for each year group.
In Maths we follow the White Rose scheme of work as our starting point, though other resources are used to supplement this in response to the needs of the children.
Other areas of the curriculum are taught as discrete units, though where making connections helps learning, this is done. We use a mixture of commercially available plans alongside units developed ‘in-house’.
RE is taught following the Understanding Christianity and units from the Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education scheme. RE Statement of Entitlement
Parents who wish to find out more about our curriculum are welcome to make an appointent to see Mr Lloyd, who leads overall on curriculum.
English | Science | RE | Computing | Art | DT | Geography | History | Music | PE | PSHE | |
Autumn 1 | The Three Little Pigs | Seasonal changes | What do Christians believe God is like? | Learning to be e-safe |
Mark Making
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Toys Past and Present | Hey You! | Multi-Skills | Being Me in My World | ||
Autumn 2 | Stickman | Everyday Materials | What are festivals and why do we have them? | Learning to be computer scientists | Moving Mini-beasts | Four Seasons | Rhythm In The Way We Walk | Gymnastics | Celebrating Difference | ||
Spring 1 | Little Red Riding Hood | Animals including Humans | What do Hindus believe? | Learning to be computer scientists | Homes | Where We Live | In The Groove | Dance | Dreams and Goals | ||
Spring 2 | The Gruffalo | Plants | What does Easter Matter to Christians? | Learning to be e-safe | Colour Creation | Famous Queens | Round And Round | Improving Multi-Skills | Healthy me | ||
Summer 1 | TBC | Animals including Humans | How do Christians talk to God? | Learning to be creators |
Andy Goldsworthy Artist study |
Around the World | Your Imagination | Striking and Fielding | Relationships | ||
Summer 2 | TBC | Everyday Materials | How Can I make a difference in the world? | Learning to be creators | Fruit Kebabs | Intrepid Explorers | Reflect, Rewind, Replay | Athletics | Changing me |
English | Science | RE | Computing | Art | DT | Geography | History | Music | PE | PSHE | |
Autumn 1 | The Bog Baby | Animals including Humans | Who made the world? | Learning to be e-safe |
Self-Portraits
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My World and Me | Hands Feet Heart | Multi-Skills | Being Me in My World | ||
Autumn 2 | Mog’s Christmas | Everyday Materials | Why does Christmas matter to Christians? | Learning to be computer scientists | Wacky Windmills | Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot | Ho Ho Ho | Gymnastics | Celebrating Difference | ||
Spring 1 | The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch | Living Things and their habitats | What do Muslims believe? | Learning to be computer scientists | Animal Art | Let’s Go on Safari | I Wanna Play In A Band | Improving Multi-skills | Dreams and Goals | ||
Spring 2 | TBC | Plants | What does Easter Matter to Christians? | Learning to be e-safe | Animal Puppets | Local History | Zootime | Dance | Healthy me | ||
Summer 1 | TBC | Animals including Humans | What is the Good News that Jesus brings? | Learning to be creators |
Super Sculpture
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Map Makers | Friendship Song | Striking and Fielding | Relationships | ||
Summer 2 | TBC | Living Things and their habitats | What is Faith and what difference does it make? | Learning to be creators | Seaside Snacks | Seaside Holidays | Reflect, Rewind, Replay | Athletics | Changing me |
English | Science | RE | Computing | Art | DT | Geography | History | Music | PE | PSHE | |
Autumn 1 | Meer cat Mail | Rocks | What do Christians learn from the creation story? | Learning to be e-safe | Sandwich snacks | Pre-historic World | Let Your Sprit Fly | Netball | Being Me in My World | ||
Autumn 2 | The Snow Queen | Plants | What can we learn from a Mandir? | Learning to be computer scientists | Packaging |
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Glockenspiel Stage 1 | Dance | Celebrating Difference | ||
Spring 1 | Escape from Pompeii | Plants | What is the Trinity? | Learning to be computer scientists |
Plant Art
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Romans and the Roman Empire | Three Little Birds | Gymnastics | Dreams and Goals | ||
Spring 2 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Animals including Humans | Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday? | Learning to be e-safe |
Investigating Patterns
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Local study | The Dragon Song | Parkour | Healthy me | ||
Summer 1 | Cinderboy | Light | What kind of world did Jesus want? | Learning to be creators |
William Morris Artist study |
Railway Revolution | Bring Us Together | Rounders | Relationships | ||
Summer 2 | Little Mouse’s Big Book Of Fears | Forces and Magnets | What is it like to follow God? | Learning to be creators | British Inventors | All Around the world | Reflect, Rewind, Replay | Athletics | Changing me |
English | Science | RE | Computing | Art | DT | Geography | History | Music | PE | PSHE | |
Autumn 1 | The Iron Man | Animals including Humans | What is the Trinity | Learning to be e-safe | Drawing | Early Civilisations | Mamma Mia | Swimming | Being Me in My World | ||
Autumn 2 | The Sleeper and the Spindle | Electricity | What are festivals of light? | Learning to be computer scientists |
Electrical Light Up Signs |
Countries of the World | Glockenspiel Stage 2 | Swimming | Celebrating Difference | ||
Spring 1 | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | Living Things and their habitats | What can we learn from a Mosque? | Learning to be computer scientists | Story Books | Egyptians | Stop! | Swimming | Dreams and Goals | ||
Spring 2 | TBC | States of Matter | Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday? | Learning to be e-safe | Painting | Italy Today | Lean On Me | Hockey | Healthy me | ||
Summer 1 | TBC | Sound | When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost? | Learning to be creators |
Warhol and Pop Art Artist Study |
Ancient Greeks | Blackbird | Cricket | Relationships | ||
Summer 2 | TBC | Electricity | Is life like a journey? | Learning to be creators | American Food | The USA | Reflect, Rewind, Replay | Athletics | Changing me |
English | Science | RE | Computing | Art | DT | Geography | History | Music | PE | PSHE | |
Autumn 1 | Letters from the Lighthouse | Animals including Humans | What does it mean if God is holy and loving? | Learning to be e-safe | Bread | Saxons and Scots | Livin’on A Prayer | Swimming | Being Me in My World | ||
Autumn 2 | The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe | Earth and Space | Was Jesus the Messiah? | Learning to be computer scientists |
People in Action
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Enough for Everyone
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Classroom Jazz 1 | Swimming | Celebrating Difference | ||
Spring 1 | Beowulf (Michael Morpurgo) | Properties and changes of Materials | What does it mean to live as a Hindu today? | Learning to be computer scientists | Catapults | Saxons vs Vikings | Make You Feel My Love | Swimming | Dreams and Goals | ||
Spring 2 | TBC | Living Things and their habitats | What did Jesus do to save human beings? | Learning to be e-safe |
A Sense of Place
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Magnificent Mountains
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The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air | Gymnastics | Healthy me | ||
Summer 1 | TBC | Forces | How do Hindus respond to the natural world? | Learning to be creators |
Sculpting Vases
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Shang Dynasty | Dancing In The Street | Tennis | Relationships | ||
Summer 2 | TBC | Properties and changes of Materials | What Kind of King was Jesus | Learning to be creators | Chinese Inventions | Marvellous Maps | Reflect, Rewind, Replay | Athletics | Changing me |
English | Science | RE | Computing | Art | DT | Geography | History | Music | PE | PSHE | |
Autumn 1 |
Romeo and Juliette The Diary of Anne Frank |
Animals including Humans | Creation and science: conflicting or complementary? | Learning to be e-safe | Shelters | World War 2 | Happy | Tag Rugby | Being Me in My World | ||
Autumn 2 | A Christmas Carol | Evolution and Inheritance | How do people express their faith through the arts? | Learning to be computer scientists | Express Yourself |
Our Changing World
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Classroom Jazz 2 | Dance | Celebrating Difference | ||
Spring 1 | Wonder | Living Things and Their Habitats | What are the 5 pillars of Islam? | Learning to be computer scientists | Sculpture | Local History | A New Year Carol | Gymnastics | Dreams and Goals | ||
Spring 2 | TBC | Light | What difference does resurrection make for Christians? | Learning to be e-safe | Great British Dishes |
Local Study
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You’ve Got A Friend | Hockey | Healthy me | ||
Summer 1 | TBC | Electricity | What would Jesus do? | Learning to be creators | Architect study | The Atlantic Slave Trade | Music And Me | Cricket | Relationships | ||
Summer 2 | TBC | Living Things and their habitats | LDBE – What is the worldwide church? | Learning to be creators | Slippers |
Trade and Economics
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Reflect, Rewind, Replay | Athletics | Changing me |
As part of our teaching of relationships and equalities we use the No Outsiders in our School programme. This approach uses a range of different picture and story books to raise issues of acceptance of difference in all walks of life.
We use Votes for Schools across Key Stage 1 and 2. It allows for structured discussion on current national and global issues. At the end of each session the children are able to vote to give their opinions. These results are collected and can be compared to results from schools across the country.