Key Stage 1

5-7 years: This age group of children will have to go through a transition from nursery to school; reception year, (where practitioners still follow EYFS) and then children move on to key stage one, (where teachers follow the National Curriculum Key Stage 1). Children’s education is still based on play, however now children have a lot more of adult-led activities in which they learn to concentrate for longer periods of time. The environment in schools that surrounds children is more complex because

simple terms, it's also known as a thematic approach. From this point, I'd be exploring the reasons why a thematic approach should be adopted in the classroom and this approach could deliver the four core subjects in the National Curriculum in Key Stage 1. On top of that I'd be exploring the issues raised of adopting a cross-curricular approach and the implications of using a theme-based

Construct a reflective summary on the teaching of reading and writing. Reading and writing are necessary skills that children need to learn in order to be successful in all aspects of their lives. During Key Stage 1 (KS1), children should be encouraged to read for pleasure, so that they begin to enjoy the reading process and will be able to read more challenging texts. For early readers, the focus of literacy lessons should be to build on their knowledge of sounds and blending these together to form

to January 2014 I have worked both voluntarily and paid at many primary and secondary schools within Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. This has given me great experience on how to support the teaching and learning of children right from Key stage 1 through to key stage 3. During this time I worked very closely with many class teachers,

assignment is based upon my understanding of child development and children’s learning, considering the curriculum for the Early Years and the curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage/Key Stage One. I propose to outline a rationale for effectively continuing children’s learning, from the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage into Year One and include strategies to support transitions, effective curriculum delivery and links between the EYFS and the National Curriculum. Throughout the assignment I

It is with great interest and enthusiasm I apply for the job of Early Years Foundation Stage Class Teacher. After extensive and varied experience of working throughout St Michaels Catholic Primary School and Cavendish Primary School, I would like to continue my career as a Foundation Stage, Class Teacher. My current position, working as a full time Reception Class Teacher requires excellent communication with children, other teachers, child-care professionals and parents who often come from diverse

forms CPD, all of which falls under three broad headings; Leading Self, Leading People and Leading Learning. In this assignment, I will focus on how, in conjunction with Teach First support staff and CPD opportunities, I have addressed two of the three key strands; Leading Learning and Leading people. The first strand I will focus on is Leading Learning. I will describe how I worked with my Leadership Development Officer and Educational Consultant to engage passive learners by introducing cooperative

the developmental stages of physical education. Whilst this assignment will provide an overview of the subject in primary schools at present, it will also go on to investigate into the issue of teaching on a practical basis and also look at how physical education can develop a child. Using the information gathered from primary and secondary research, which was conducted whilst attending a primary school as a six week work placement, the latter stages will provide some critique

Bridging Unit TASK One: Career Plan Career aspirations In the near future I would like to work in primary education. I originally wanted to go into secondary education with a qualification in Religion and Theology, however over the course of my first year in A Levels I realised that I had chosen the wrong subjects and this could be seen in the results that I got. I still wanted to work with children so I decided to go into Primary education. I had thought about two different ways into how

pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum” (DFE 2013, p6). The key aims of PE on the national curriculum focusses on a healthy lifestyle developing competence across several physical activity areas and for children to be active for sustained periods of time and encouraging children to engage in competitive activities and sports (Smith 2014. P213). At Key Stage 1 the national curriculum states that pupils should develop fundamental