Here at Broad Square, we provide a safe, secure environment where the care and well-being of the children are of prime importance.
We set high expectations for all children. We expect them to work to the best of their ability and progress to the highest standards possible.
We use flexible teaching styles which respond to children's learning needs. We encourage children to be independent learners, who drive their development and take responsibility for themselves.
All of us are exceptional role models encouraging children to value, respect, and care for one another, themselves, and the wider community.
Broad Square is a valuable resource for the community and we welcome the support of parents and the community in developing children's learning. By learning together, everyone has the opportunity to develop their skills and help move the school forward.
Our unique curriculum complements the 2014 National Curriculum by providing an inspiring, rich, and broad curriculum which develops a thirst for learning. We use a themed cross-curricular approach to embed learning and immerse children in the topics. To make learning meaningful we use the resources, attractions, and places of interest that our local and wider Liverpool community has to offer.
Our unique curriculum complements the 2014 National Curriculum by providing an inspiring, rich, and broad curriculum which develops a thirst for learning. We use a themed cross-curricular approach to embed learning and immerse children in the topics. To make learning meaningful we use the resources, attractions, and places of interest that our local and wider Liverpool community has to offer.
Our curriculum promotes the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, and physical development of pupils and equips children with the confidence to apply these in later life.
In our Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception classes) we ensure that our children learn and develop well in a safe environment. We promote teaching and learning at the child’s own pace to ensure “school readiness”. We build on the skills the children have and also develop a broad range of skills and knowledge that provide a firm foundation for a positive future in school and life. We work in partnership with parents/carers and other outside agencies to ensure all children are included and supported.
During the year we broaden children’s experiences through trips and visits linked to topics that bring learning to life for the children. We also aim to introduce children to as many new activities as possible to allow them to experience a range of activities they would not have met before. These take place after school, during lunchtime, and on Friday afternoons they include dance, drama, table tennis, sewing, etc.
During the Year 6 residential children are encouraged to participate in many different activities including abseiling, climbing, raft building, orienteering, and assault courses.
In the summer term, we hold our school sports day which is an inter-house, competitive sports competition where children in each class compete against each other to try and win the coveted “Sports Day Shield.”
We enter a wide range of competitions through our participation in the Liverpool School Sports Programme. This includes athletics, Kimball, basketball, hockey, football, and other opportunities that arise.
In the Foundation Stage children become familiar with story language and poetry. They repeat words and phrases and begin to recognize the rhythm in the spoken word and rhyme. They identify familiar words and signs. Early phonic phases are introduced which focus on hearing the sounds in words and linking sounds to letters.
This is continued in KS1 with children developing different strategies to help decode new words when reading and phonics is applied to spelling through the Letters and Sounds program.
Oxford Reading Tree and Collins BigCat are the main reading schemes used in KS1. The LA spelling toolkit is used across the school and children become more familiar with a wide range of text types and develop higher-order reading skills further e.g. inference and deduction.
At all stages, children are involved in shared, paired, group, guided, or independent reading, and reading for pleasure is nurtured. Parents are encouraged to listen to their children read at home and to talk about books/read stories to their children
‘Broad Square Primary School ensures children learn in a safe, caring, and enriching environment. Children are taught how to keep themselves safe, to develop positive and healthy relationships, how to avoid situations where they might be at risk including by being exploited. Our school also has a statutory responsibility to share any concerns it might have about a child in need of protection with other agencies and particular police, health, and children’s services.
