Our Curriculum
It is our vision that children who attend Heathfield Primary and Nursery School will become life-long learners. The curriculum at Heathfield has been designed to promote children’s creativity and the development of knowledge and skills to enable them to have an enriching, enjoyable and successful education.
The principal aim of the school is for all children to Thrive Together through Knowledge, Nurture & Enrichment
At Heathfield, our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to meet the unique needs of our children and community, fostering a culture of ‘Thriving Together.’
We emphasise ‘Knowledge, Nurture, and Enrichment’ from the earliest years through to the mastery of complex concepts in Year 6.
Our approach instils a lifelong love of learning, promoting both academic and personal growth and by integrating rich vocabulary and oracy development.
By actively involving the community, we prepare our children to become well-rounded, passionate learners, ready to take their next steps with confidence and enthusiasm.
2024-2025 Curriculum Cycle
2025-2026 Curriculum Cycle
Long Term Plans for Each Phase
Phases plan on a two-year cycle to accommodate both year groups in the phase and our mixed-aged class. Our phase teams work hard to ensure the children receive a varied curriculum with National Curriculum at the very heart of the expectations and coverage.
Click on the Phase to see their 2024 – 2026 Long Term Plans
Current Topic Plans
Below are links to the current topic plans for each phase. Each plan also includes a ‘Knowledge Overview’ that contains the key knowledge and vocabulary that we expect the children to learn during the topic.
Half-termly topic overviews are sent out to parents prior to the half term holiday so families are aware of things they could do to dive head first into the topic.
Nursery
Reception
Year 1&2
Year 3&4
Year 5&6
Maths
Due to our belief that every child should have every opportunity to achieve to the best of their ability, we are incredibly flexible with the duration of time spent on each area of the mathematics curriculum. Teachers will use their professional judgement when deciding how long to spend on each objective with individual classes & children.
Maths Overview
Maths Long Term Plan
English
English Overview
English Long Term Plan
English Progression of Text Features
Reading at Heathfield
Phonics
- We follow Read, Write Inc as our Phonics programme. All children in EYFS and KS1 have daily Phonics sessions.
- Any child who is not secure with their Phonics after Year 2 will continue to be supported through Phonics sessions. We also access Fresh Start for Y5/6.
- We use the Read, Write Inc Phonics books and decodable Book Bag Books supplemented by picture/paperback books as ‘library books’ in the children’s book-bags.
- Parents are encouraged to take an active role in supporting their child at home through listening to then read their phonics books each evening, ensuring their Phonics Packs are in school each day and by accessing the School Portal resources which are provided via QR codes. This has been successful in demonstrating to parents how to say pure sounds whilst also recapping previous learning, current learning and what their next step will be.
- Teachers also send home key sounds and Tricky (Red) Words linked to Read, Write, Inc for extra practise.
- Children who join us in-year are assessed and grouped on entry to school, ensuring any gaps are filled in their learning as quickly as possible.
- All EYFS/KS1 and KS2 accessing Phonics are assessed each half term as a minimum to ensure their progress is tracked and they are regrouped.
- We have been fortunate to access DfE Accelerator funding recently to enable quality staff CPD providing consistency in practice across campuses and groups.
Further Information
If you would like any further information about any aspects of the curriculum at Heathfield, please contact the school office who will be able to put you in touch with the appropriate member of staff.