Loanends Prospectus 2021/22

Curriculum The Revised Northern Ireland Curriculum has been statutory from September 2009. The curriculum builds on good classroom practice. At Loanends we provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all our pupils and it is our aim to give every pupil the opportunity to experience success in learning and to achieve as high a standard a possible. It is planned to provide a full range of learning experiences which will enable each pupil to grow and develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually. The Foundation Stage Years 1 and 2 Key Stage 1 Years 3 and 4 Key Stage 2 Years 5, 6 and 7 The curriculum for the three stages is set out in the following Areas of Learning: Language and Literacy (Communication) Whilst we recognise that Literacy is a subject in its own right, it is also an important vehicle through which other subjects are taught. Talking and Listening, Reading andWriting are fundamental at each stage and once the basic skills have been mastered, pupils are encouraged to develop their creative skills in an interactive and stimulating environment, producing work for a variety of audiences. There are three stages of the Primary Curriculum

understood. Star Reading is a complementary test, taken online, and is used to measure each pupil’s reading level. This multiple-choice test is taken at various times throughout the school year and results are used to generate the appropriate reading level for individual pupils. Since its introduction in 2018, achievement in reading has improved significantly.

Loanends Primary School Prospectus 2021-22

KS2 pupils use Accelerated Reader, a reading program that helps teachers support and monitor children’s reading practice. Pupils pick a book at their own level and read it at their own

pace. When finished, pupils take a short online quiz to measure how much of the book they

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