At St Oswald’s children learn through a rich and varied curriculum. It is our belief that Every Child Matters, therefore we use a variety of teaching styles to ensure that all children have full access to the National Curriculum; thus ensuring that they leave our school as well rounded individuals, achieving their potential both academically and socially.
The following subjects make up the National Curriculum:
All children at our school have a timetabled French lesson each week. Our aim is to give our children confidence in speaking, writing and understand...
Music plays an important part in the school curriculum. The scheme of work gives opportunities for listening, composing and performing through both ...
This practical subject involves our children in finding out how familiar objects work. It allows them to develop their own skills and knowledge of a...
In our school we see art as the expression of children’s ideas, thoughts and feelings, through sensory experience in a variety of two and three dime...
Geographical aspects of the curriculum develop our children’s understanding of places, the human and physical processes which shape them, and the pe...
Historical aspects of the curriculum develop our children’s curiosity and understanding about the past and its influences on life today. Our childre...
PSHCE (personal, social, health and citizenship education) and SEAL (social and emotional aspects of learning) PSHCE is taught through SEAL along w...
We recognise that ICT is a vital part of modern life, and that children need to develop a wide range of skills. In order to achieve this, children l...
Science is taught with an emphasis on scientific investigation. Throughout the school our children will be developing the scientific skills of obser...
Numeracy is a key life skill and our aim is to build confidence and competence in all aspects of mathematics and particularly in the skills necessar...
We teach English as recommended by the New Primary Framework. Language, whether it be spoken, heard, written or read, is the basis of children’s lea...
St Oswald’s is a Voluntary Aided Church of England school; as such, religious education and collective worship are an important part of the school c...