Year 1 curriculum overview
At Carr Lane Willerby Primary School we deliver a broad and balanced curriculum which seeks to inspire and motivate all learners.
Download our yearly curriculum overviews:
Download our curriculum knowledge organisers:
| Year 1 | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| Mathematics | Maths | Maths | Maths |
| Science | Materials
Seasonal Change (Autumn/ Winter) |
Seasonal Change (Spring/ Summer) | Plants |
| Art & Design | Painting – Kandinsky | Drawing – Self Portrait | Whole School Art Project |
| Coding | Coding | Spreadsheets | |
| DT | Structures – houses | Moving Mechanisms | Hand Puppets |
| Geography | Our School & Willerby | Bridlington | The UK |
| History | The Great Fire of London | The Seaside | Toys |
| Languages | |||
| Music | Hey You! | In the Groove | Round & Round |
| PE | Locomotion – Jumping
Ball skills – Hands Dance – Growing Gymnastics – Body Parts |
Locomotion – Running
Ball skills – Feet Dance – Seasons Gymnastics – Wide, Narrow, Curled |
Athletics – Sports Day
Attack v Defence Dance – Maypole Gymnastics – Rocking and Rolling |
‘Enthusiastic Curriculum Leaders: Pupils, including those with special needs, benefit from scaffolded tasks and appropriately pitched work.’
‘Support for Early Career Teachers: An emotional literacy support assistant has been employed to enhance the special educational needs and disabilities team, providing valuable support to parents and pupils.’
‘Governance and Safeguarding: Governors have a strong understanding of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement, effectively supporting and challenging the school leadership.’
‘Student Responsibility and Community Engagement: The school offers numerous lunchtime and after-school clubs, fostering interests in sports and creative arts.’
‘Wider Development Opportunities: The school promotes pupils’ wider development through opportunities beyond the curriculum, such as links with a school in Uganda, debates, sustainability awareness, and diverse role models.’
‘Student Responsibility and Community Engagement: Year 6 pupils are given responsibilities, such as being ‘dinner buddies’ and leading celebration assemblies.’
‘Governance and Safeguarding: Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with consistent training and comprehensive incident logging.’
‘Effective Phonics Teaching: Reading books match the taught sounds, and additional support is provided for pupils needing extra help.’
‘Effective Phonics Teaching: The school is considering a new phonics program to maintain high-quality teaching.’
‘Student Responsibility and Community Engagement: Pupils also engage in community activities, like making Christmas food hampers and starting a road safety campaign.’
‘Enthusiastic Curriculum Leaders: Curriculum leaders have clear visions for their subjects, with PE and mathematics leaders investing in schemes to support teachers.’
‘Effective Phonics Teaching: The phonics leader ensures consistent teaching of phonics across the school.’
‘Support for Early Career Teachers: The school supports early career teachers with training from subject leaders.’
‘Well-Planned Curriculum: The school has redesigned its curriculum to build on existing knowledge, with all teachers responsible for specific areas.’
‘Well-Planned Curriculum: Curriculum leaders have developed knowledge organisers to identify key knowledge, skills, and vocabulary, which are shared with families and pupils.’
‘Happy and Safe Environment: Pupils feel happy and safe at school, working cooperatively and responding well to teachers’ instructions. They perceive the behavior policy as fair and report that bullying is rare.’
