The Numeracy Strategy is integrated into our teaching of the Mathematics Curriculum.

There is a structured framework using a variety of schemes and practical apparatus.

The emphasis is on basic numeracy, mental arithmetic, developing and applying a range of strategies, as well as using an investigative approach to real life problems.

The teaching enables children to explore the world in which they live while providing them with the essential practical skills to interpret data for themselves.

The use of ICT throughout the school provides every child with the opportunity to broaden their range of experiences across the whole of the Curriculum and to develop their skills to cope in an increasingly technological age.

Children are encouraged to experience design and technological activities through investigation. A special room provides a focus for Home Economics including cookery.

This is generally taught through topics in Key Stage 1, but as discrete subjects in Key Stage 2.

This is generally taught through topics in Key Stage 1, but as discrete subjects in Key Stage 2.

In addition to painting and drawing, children gain experience in pottery, woodwork, 3D modelling, needlework, knitting, tie dye work and screen printing. Some of these activities take place in the Art Room.

We encourage performance, listening and composition throughout the school. Children sing and play instruments for assemblies and concerts.

Peripatetic teachers teach flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, cello and violin.

The development of physical skills and co-ordination is stimulated through indoor and outdoor games, together with gymnastics, movement and dance.

All children from Year 3 upwards have the opportunity to play netball, football and hockey. At present, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 have a term’s swimming at the Chiltern Leisure Pool in Amersham.

This is taught, sensitively and in the context of family life, as part of the programme on the study of the human body mainly in Year 6.

The BBC’s sex-education programmes are shown to the children and the School Health Service acts in an advisory capacity.

Prior to the teaching of this module of work, an open evening for parents is arranged to outline the areas to be covered.

Parents may withdraw their children from all or part of the sex education programme provided they inform the Class Teacher in writing.

The school is non-denominational and religious education is based on the Buckinghamshire Agreed Syllabus.

Collective worship reflects the requirements of the Education Reform Act in being “mainly of a broadly Christian character”. This allows for a wide variety of religious traditions to be reflected during the school year. Children meet for collective worship in various groupings.

Every effort is made to devise collective worship that is sensitive to the needs of all pupils, whatever their background of belief and faith.

Parents have the right to ask for their children to be withdrawn from RE and/or collective worship.

There is currently no statutory obligation to teach a modern foreign language. However, we offer French in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.