OUR CURRICULUM

At Lyons Hall our curriculum is driven by the need to prepare our children for lifelong learning. Based on the requirements of the national curriculum it is rich, broad and ambitious for all learners.  It develops our children’s essential knowledge, skills and understanding which are the building blocks for their continuing education at secondary school and indeed their later life.

Our aim is to enrich every child’s school experience by creating a caring learning environment where they are encouraged to challenge themselves, learn from mistakes, believe in their potential and celebrate the achievements of all. Through the curriculum, new skills, learning and experiences help to nurture resilience, curiosity and creativity.

Underpinning everything we do are Growth Mindset, Fish Philosophy and Learning and Life Skills. Our aim is to ensure that our children have the resilience to overcome barriers, are equipped to be effective learners and have the social skills to be valuable and caring members of the community.

Also central to the curriculum are the following:

Active Learning

  • To seek out and enjoy challenges

  • To collaborate with and learn from others

  • To show commitment and perseverance

  • To assess themselves and others

 Basic Skills

  • To speak clearly and convey ideas confidently

  • To read and communicate efficiently and apply skills to solve problems

  • To use technologies confidently and purposefully

Creative Thinking

  • To ask questions to extend their thinking

  • To generate ideas and explore possibilities

  • To connect ideas and experiences

We aim for depth of learning across all subjects, so knowledge is carefully sequenced and integrated across and within year groups. This is achieved through the teaching of termly projects. These are:

Autumn Term – Explore (History Focus)

Spring Term – Discover (Geography Focus)

Summer Term – Create (Arts Focus)

Other subjects are linked to these projects or taught discretely as appropriate.

Whole School Curriculum

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AUTUMN TERM DISCOVER PROJECT
(History Focus)SPRING TERM EXPLORE PROJECT
(Geography Focus)SUMMER TERM CREATE PROJECT
(Arts Focus) Y1 2023 to 2024 curriculum overview The Normans, On Our Doorstep, All Things Bright and Beautiful

Y2 2023 to 2024 curriculum overview The Great Fire of London, A Place by the Seaside-Out Feelings

Y3 2023 to 2024 curriculum overview Ancient Egypt, Somewhere to Settle, Beautiful Blooms

Y4 2023 to 2024 curriculum overview Invaders and Settlers, Amazon Adventure, Figures in Motion

Y5 2023 to 2024 curriculum overview The Tudors, From Source to Sea, Material Wonders

Y6 2023 to 2024 curriculum overview The Victorians, Powers of Nature, Our Primary Years

Click on the year group to see the curriculum overview in more detail.

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