Dare To Learn Curriculum
These underpin our Key Learning behaviours
At Purbrook Infant School, our Knowledge Led Curriculum is designed to develop the following key qualities in our children:
DILIGENT – I always work hard
ASPIRATIONAL – I want to be the best that I can be
RESILIENT – I stay positive when things get tricky
ENTHUSIASTIC – I am interested in all that I learn and do
Purbrook Infant School Curriculum
At Purbrook Infant School we follow a Knowledge Led Curriculum, underpinned by Metacognition and Self – Regulated Learning strategies, developed carefully and sometimes subtly through High Quality First Teaching. Our curriculum enables our children to demonstrate four main qualities in lessons. If you would like to know more about our DARE to Learn curriculum please pop in to see the document in full.
We teach Religious Education (RE) in all year groups, if you would like to withdraw your child from these lessons or parts of these lessons please come in and speak with the Head teacher to arrange.
Our curriculum is carefully designed to inspire curiosity, develop knowledge and help every child become a confident, independent learner. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and our curriculum provides rich and engaging learning experiences that capture children's interests and encourage them to reach their full potential. By building strong foundations in knowledge, skills and understanding, we prepare our pupils for the next stage of their education and for life in an ever-changing world
Synthetic Systematic Phonics at Purbrook
At our school, we do things a little differently when it comes to reading. We’ve got our very own way of learning sounds and words, called Honeycomb Phonics. Imagine each piece of a honeycomb is a different sound – that’s kind of how our programme works. All the sounds fit together to help our children start reading and writing in a way that’s fun and makes sense to them. Our reading books are handpicked to go hand in hand with Honeycomb Phonics, and they’re color-coded with book bands, so it’s easy to pick a book that’s just right for where each child is at.
