Please click on the video link below to see the video of Mrs Lloyd and our pupils telling you all about the Colourful Curriculum at Llwydcoed Primary School!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZANrluE3vLxrKbCuM7P8camdYmdM2tt/view?usp=sharing
Our Colourful Curriculum is broad and balanced, unique to our school and puts pupil voice at the center. Through creative and meaningful activities, pupils experience a thematic approach to learning that helps them create connections and learn through memorable experiences that cater to all pupils.
Our Vision, Mission and Values
Our school teaching staff, pupils, parents and governors were all involved in the development of our newly developed school vision, mission, values and motto which has the four core purposes of the new curriculum at the heart. We have an embedded motto of ‘Growing, Striving, Achieving and Believing’ and we aspire to be an excellent school that enables our pupils to grow into lifelong learners.
Our vision is:
For the school to be at the heart of our community and a place where children can learn in a safe, happy and secure environment, empowering the children to reach their full potential as they grow up in an ever-changing world.
Our motto and vision are embedded in all that we do and our pupils are at the heart of the school with their happiness being key to success.
Our mission statement is:
- To create ambitious capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives, by developing effective skills and communication abilities, placing digital technology at the heart of the curriculum and making sure all have high expectations of themselves and enjoy a challenge.
- To create enterprising and creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work, by giving them confidence to be able to take measured risks, allowing them to express their ideas through problem solving and making sure they grasp every opportunity that comes their way.
- To create ethical informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world, by having a strong sense of community and culture, embedded values and a clear understanding of sustainability as well as the impact of their actions.
- To create healthy and confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society, by building their resilience to overcome a challenge, fostering positive physical and mental health and ensuring they have the ability to develop positive relationships with others.
The initial development of our school vision involved all stakeholders and allowed us to pave the way for our curriculum to be developed. It gives a clear focus and is reviewed each year to ensure it remains a clear direction for school priorities.
All stakeholders are committed to providing a vibrant, stimulating curriculum; based on our values of honesty, happiness, kindness, trust, respect, courage, perseverance and community.
In addition to our school motto, all stakeholders have also been involved in developing a new vision and motto for Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, RSE and finally a new Digital Dream and motto. We aspire to develop a new vision and motto for each AoLE and Cross Cutting Theme as our curriculum continually develops.
Digital Dream and Motto
At Llwydcoed Primary we strive for all children to be digitally responsible while developing digital communication and Literacy skills, using new technologies safely, becoming healthy and confident learners with digital competence at the heart of the learning.
Together we are becoming digitally responsible communicators with a healthy approach to our learning, preparing us for life in a digital world.
ALN Vision and Motto
At Llwydcoed Primary School I will be given the support I need to feel safe, happy and confident. I will be treated fairly and will be listened to so my ideas can make a difference. I will be supported to make important friendships with children, and my teachers, who will all work together to help me become the best that I can be.
‘Being the best we can be!’
RSE Vision and Motto
At Llwydcoed Primary together we will share our thoughts on how we feel, think and act to protect each other, know when to ask for help and build the skills we need to deal with changes to ourselves and our lives.
‘Inspiring bright futures together!’
Mathematics and Numeracy Vision and Motto
At Llwydcoed Primary we strive to have the confidence and resilience to identify and apply mathematic skills and knowledge, to overcome challenges, and to solve problems independently and creatively in everyday life.
‘Together we are ambitious and confident individuals, capable of applying skills and solving problems to overcome challenges.’
Literacy Vision and Motto
At Llwydcoed Primary School, we strive to develop pupils who can communicate and express their knowledge and ideas passionately. Encouraging their own love of reading and becoming creative and confident writers. Providing each pupil with the skills and knowledge to flourish.
‘Creating informed pupils, who communicate passionately, are ready to read, confident writers and have a commitment to flourish in the world of Literacy.’
How does the Curriculum Meet National Requirements?
Our new curriculum includes:
- The Four Core Purposes.
- 6 Areas of Learning and Experience.
- What Matter Statements.
- Progression Steps.
- 3 Cross Curricular Responsibilities: Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Competence.
- 5 Cross Cutting Themes including RSE.
Our curriculum also ensures ULP (Universal Learning Provision) is available and takes account of each learners additional learning needs.
The curriculum is organised into 6 Areas of Learning and Experience:
- Expressive Arts
- Health and Well-being
- Humanities (including RVE)
- Languages, Literacy and Communication including Welsh and MFL
- Mathematics and Numeracy
- Science and Technology
The four purposes are at the heart of our new curriculum. They are the starting point for all decisions regarding the content and experiences of the curriculum and are developed to support all children and young people to be:
- Ambitious, capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives.
- Enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work.
- Ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world.
- Healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.
Our learning culture has shifted to a learner centered approach, which is continually developing. This is based around the four core purpose characters that have been developed by our children and children’s ideas feed directly into planning tasks.
Our Four Purpose Characters
Global Gerwyn
Ambitious Aled
Healthy Heulwen
Creative Carys
Whole School Topics
Whole school topics have been introduced and planning now incorporates the four core purpose characters, the six areas of learning in the New Curriculum as well as Progression Steps and What Matter Statements.
Dazzle Days!
Each class takes part in a ‘Dazzle Day’ filled with activities the pupils partake in, related to their topic. The first week of every term there is a ‘Dazzle Day’, which is a hook to immerse and engage the pupils in their topic. These days give pupils the experiences related to the topic and ensures that every child has the same experiences and base knowledge in preparation to complete work or carry out activities on that topic. The activities are engaging, fun and inspiring, in order to motivate the pupils for the duration of the topic and are used as an introduction to give pupils an insight into what the topic is going to be about. The main purpose of the ‘Dazzle Day’ is to aid children in generating ideas that they would like to learn about for that terms topic focusing around the four core purposes.
Golden Quests
Each class takes part in a ‘Golden Quest’. These are completed at the end of each topic and ideas for this are generated by the children at the start of the topic. The ‘Golden Quest’ is one large project or challenge that demonstrates the skills that have been taught throughout the topic and give the children the opportunity to apply the skills taught with independence.
Treasure Chests
Each pupil is given the opportunity to reflect and evaluate the skills and knowledge they have gained during each topic by producing a treasure chest. The treasure chest involves pupils collecting evidence of work they have produced and are proud of across all 4 core purposes and allows the pupils to celebrate their success each term.
Numeracy and Literacy Across the Curriculum Weeks
Children will also take part in stand-alone Literacy and Numeracy weeks across the curriculum which apply skills previously taught. Some of these weeks will include ‘Rich Tasks’, which ensure children learn through making connections and inspire use of many skills and experiences previously taught.
Brave, Bubble, Missions and Amser Enfys
We use ‘Bubble Groups’ for focussed teaching throughout the school. ‘Brave Groups’ encourage children to work collaboratively to solve problems based on prior learning and to use taught knowledge as a means of creating independent learning opportunities for themselves.
‘Rainbow Missions’ and ‘Amser Enfys’ are independent tasks, which ensure children are refining and practising their skills as well as developing as independent learners.
In Dosbarth Draig and Dosbarth Seren children take part in ‘Rainbow Missions’ throughout each topic. They complete these missions independently and earn coloured stickers when each mission is complete. The missions consolidate skills already taught in lessons are based around each AoLE area.
In Dosbarth Hapus, Heulog and Enfys children take part in Amser Enfys. This promotes independent learning in enhanced provision and involves children completing rainbow challenges independently, while earning coloured lollypop sticks.
Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE)
The objective of Relationships and Sexuality education (RSE) in Llwydcoed Primary School, is to help and support pupils through their physical, emotional, moral and spiritual development. Effective RSE is essential if young people are to make responsible and informed decisions about their lives. Our successful programme will help pupils learn to respect themselves and others and move with confidence from childhood through adolescence into adulthood. It will prepare them to develop considered attitudes, values and skills which influence the way they behave. At Llwydcoed Primary School, Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) involves the delivery of lessons that aim to prepare and support all pupils to build safe and healthy relationships throughout their lives and equip our learners to develop the skills, knowledge and values for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life in a diverse society. RSE is about understanding the importance of stable and loving personal relationships. It involves an understanding of how respect, care and building successful relationships with friendship groups, family and the wider community is essential to forming these stable relationships. RSE is delivered through our topics and interwoven within the other AoLEs. It is suitable for the learner’s stage of development as set out in the guidance.
Please see the video in the following link of Miss Harris telling you all about the RSE Curriculum at Llwydcoed Primary School:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cBfTcYKSwY3wDKOIet403sMs7NH3ornR/view?usp=sharing