Primary School

Key Stage 1:

Continuing their Lower School journey, our Learners progress into Key Stage 1 where they follow the National Curriculum for England and continue to build on the foundations that are established in Foundation Stage. Through a rich, diverse and exciting curriculum offer, our students develop into well rounded, confident learners pursuing ‘excellence’ in all that they do.

Full time teaching assistants in Years 1 and 2 support learning to ensure all children have excellent opportunities to access all aspects of the curriculum and achieve their full potential. The ongoing use of both formative and summative assessments inform planning and teaching to ensure that learning is constantly maximised and learners achieve their full potential. Streaming during Read, Write Inc lessons ensure hyper-personalisation; where learners individual needs are catered for and learners can make accelerated progress. Our motto is ‘keep up not catch up’. 

Parental engagement:

We strive to work in full partnership with parents sharing information, progress and achievements throughout the week via our weekly chatter, and monthly via meetings/phone calls. We have three formal parents’ evenings across the school year, however we have an open-door policy and encourage parents to meet teachers frequently to discuss progress and next steps in learning. We also offer termly opportunities for parents to attend class assemblies.

Curriculum:

To ensure learning is meaningful and to increase opportunities for the application of knowledge, skills and understanding in real-life contexts, teachers make links across the curriculum wherever possible. Activities are planned and delivered to maximise first-hand experiences and to respond to children’s learning strengths. Our curriculum is lively, creative and engaging and complemented with half termly curriculum dress up days. In Year One, Discovery Learning happens every day. The children learn through interdisciplinary, play based sessions that develop the HPL ACP’s and VAA’s. It is definitely a highlight of their day. Parents have access to and are kept informed with curriculum content through each learner’s digital seesaw portfolio. Learners’ holistic achievements are celebrated through our GEM’s rewards policy.  

Core Academic Curriculum in KS1 consists of the following:

• Arabic
• Islamic Studies (for Muslim students)
• Social Studies
• English – which consists of Read, Write, Inc and Talk for Writing
• Mathematics
• Science  
• Computing

Supplementary Subjects:

• Topic
• Art
• Moral Education (Year 2)
• Music
• Physical Education
• Personal, Social and Health Education

As as we continue on our HPL journey to becoming a High Performance Learning school, we ensure that through our Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAA’s) and Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics (ACP’s) our students develop into well rounded global citizens, who actively seek challenge, take risks and develop themselves as leaders of the future. By the time our learners leave Key Stage 1, all students will have developed social skills and a love for learning, as well as being equipped with the academic skill set to enter Key Stage 2.

Physical Development:

C.I.A’s high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. Our state-of-the art PE facilities enrich the curriculum for students across the school. In KS1 students are exposed, but not limited, to 1 hour long weekly P.E. lessons.

Educational  Technology:

As a leading school in education, it is important that we take learning into the 21st Century. That is why we have adopted innovative teaching approaches that support all learners and ensure that they are prepared for the real world. To ensure that we are supporting our students with their digital literacy skills.  We integrate the use of a variety of apps to enhance their learning experience. For example, the use of AR, Nearpod, Kahoot, QR code treasure hunts, green screens and padlet to name just a few. The use of technology is built seamlessly into our curriculum.

Performing Arts:

In KS1 learners are exposed, but not limited to, weekly specialised music lessons. During this time students are introduced to the elements of Music including rhythm, melody, harmony, form and timbre. They explore musical concepts through imitation, exploration, improvisation and visualization and deepen their knowledge and understanding of music. Learners develop an awareness of their voices and build a variety of repertoire. Learners also have opportunities to perform and showcase their musical knowledge during annual performances.

Creative Innovative Activities (C.I.A’s):

At C.I.A. our half termly curriculum days allow learners to develop interests and skills beyond the statutory curriculum and create engaging and memorable moments for our learners. Days such as ‘SEWA Day’, ‘Express yourself’, ‘Analysing day’ place a high-emphasis on developing positive and trusting relationships with peers and adults. We utilise a combination of virtual, flipped and physical school trips to enrich the curriculum each term. 

Key Stage 2:

Personalisation

Learners in this Key Stage 2 follow the National Curriculum for England, which continues to build on the foundations that are established in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. We also embed the values of High Performance Learning (HPL), so that our learners have the tools to deal with an ever-changing horizon.

Personalised learning ensures that every child’s progress and development is continuous and meets age-related expectations and beyond. Through HPL, we support and encourage our learners to apply a range of values, attitudes and attributes that encourage them to think independently, use their initiative and to participate in a meaningful and active manner in the learning journey. We believe that every child is capable of success.

Parental engagement

We strive to work in full partnership with parents, sharing information/ progress and achievements throughout the week via our weekly chatter, and monthly via meetings/phone calls. We have three formal parents’ evenings across the school year, however we have an open-door policy and encourage parents to meet teachers frequently to discuss progress and next steps in learning. We also offer termly opportunities for parents to attend class assemblies. Parents are also invited, every five weeks, to attend HPL Parent Workshops to fully understand and be involved with the Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics and Values, Attitudes and Attributes that we teach the learners.

Curriculum

Core Academic Curriculum in KS2 consists of the following:

• Arabic
• Islamic Studies (for Muslim students)
• Social Studies
• English – which consists of Talk for Writing, reading, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Mathematics
• Science  
• Computing

Supplementary Subjects:

• Topic
• Art
• Moral Education
• Music
• Physical Education

Physical Development

C.I.A’s high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. Our state-of-the art PE facilities enrich the curriculum for students across the school. In KS2 students are exposed to, but not limited to, 1 hour long weekly P.E. lessons. Children also have the opportunity to attend our after-school CIA Sports Academies, ranging from swimming lessons, to multi-sports and many more physical activities.

Educational  Technology

As a leading school in education, it is important that we take learning into the 21st Century. That is why we have adopted innovative teaching approaches that support all learners and ensure that they are prepared for the real world. To ensure that we are supporting our students with their digital literacy skills.  We integrate the use of a variety of apps to enhance their learning experience. For example, the use of AR, Nearpod, Kahoot, QR code treasure hunts, green screens and Padlet to name just a few. The use of technology is built seamlessly into our curriculum.

Performing Arts

In KS2, learners attend weekly specialised music lessons. During this time, learners are introduced to various elements of Music including: rhythm, melody, harmony, form and timbre. They explore musical concepts through imitation, exploration, improvisation and visualisation and deepen their knowledge and understanding of music. Learners develop an awareness of their voices and build a variety of repertoire. They also have opportunities to perform and showcase their musical knowledge during annual performances. During KS2, learners will play the ukulele and monitor their progression through the ukulele karate leader board in the music room. They will first learn to read tab notation, followed by chords. The children will build age appropriate repertoire throughout the year with heightened awareness to the musical elements including pitch, dynamics, phrasing, correct singing posture. Learners will perform in unison and in canon.

Creative Innovative Activities (C.I.A’s)

At C.I.A. our half termly curriculum days allow learners to develop interests and skills beyond the statutory curriculum and create engaging and memorable moments for our learners. Days such as ‘Victorian Day’, ‘Express Yourself Day’, ‘Analysing day’ place a high-emphasis on developing positive and trusting relationships with peers and adults. We utilise a combination of virtual, flipped and physical school trips to enrich the curriculum each term.  

Leadership Opportunities

In KS2, we believe in the development of leadership qualities and we provide each learner with the opportunity to share class, year group or whole-school responsibilities. Through value-based learning, we nurture organisational skills, co-operation, accountability and team spirit. In Year 6, our prefects, Head Boy and Head Girl are a culmination of this, and they represent our school with great pride.

By the end of Key Stage 2, all of our children will have gained a well-rounded education and will have developed a thorough understanding of what it takes to be a successful learner. With an aspirational mindset, empathetic character, articulate expression and confidence, they are well-prepared for their secondary education.