KEY STAGE 1
Key Stage 1 (KS1) comprises of two year groups: Year 1 (ages 5-6) and Year 2 (ages 6-7). Building on the foundations laid in the Early Years Foundation Stage, we continue to provide a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment where children make good progress and develop their skills thoroughly in all areas of their school life, both academically and socially. A strong focus on wellbeing means that children to become confident in their own abilities and feel safe to tackle challenges inside and outside of the classroom.
At Park House English School the curriculum is carefully planned to ensure that we:
- Provide a safe and stimulating environment in which students can develop emotionally, creatively, physically and academically.
- Provide a broad and balanced curriculum that embodies our PRiDE values of Perseverance, Responsibility, Independence, Dedication and Engagement
- Acknowledge and build upon what the students have already experienced and learned
- Meet individual children’s needs
- Enable learning in a familiar, purposeful and supportive environment
- Teach independence
The school follows the National Curriculum for England for English, Maths and Science, with History, Geography, Art, and Design and Technology taught under the umbrella of an engaging topic. The curriculum is complemented by Music, PSHE, Languages (MFL and Arabic), Islamic (for Muslim students), Qatar History and PE, with computing integrated into all aspects of the curriculum. All KS1 children continue to engage in daily phonics lessons, using the familiar Read, Write Inc. (RWI) programme, which begins in Early Years.
We actively encourage parents to be involved in their child’s education. Throughout this Key Stage, there is an emphasis on teachers and parents working in partnership to address the individual needs of each child. Termly parents meetings, email communication and, where needed, requested appointments allow parents to discuss with teachers any issue which may impact their child’s learning.
Key Stage 1 Curriculum and Information
Moving to the “big school” and beginning Year One is a big step for our growing students. We aim to make this transition as smooth as possible, with a welcoming classroom community and a stimulating environment where children can grow in confidence and independence. We believe children should have opportunities to extend their learning from reception and build their skills and knowledge through practical hands-on activities and experiences.
In Year 2, we continue to extend and develop levels of independence as well as provide opportunities for children to develop their responsibility, curiosity and perseverance.
The curriculum is designed to promote critical thinking skills, develop cross-curricular links, high levels of engagement, independence and collaboration. Our learning environment has various open-ended opportunities to stimulate children’s interests; providing opportunities for children to explore, discover, learn new skills and achieve the curriculum objectives.
We encourage children to learn the importance of persevering and being resilient when faced with a new challenge. We aim to develop confident learners willing to take risks and ensure that all children understand how to be responsible members of our school community.