At Gilbertstone Primary School We have happy, hardworking children who are proud of their school and who want to learn and staff that go the extra mile to enable children to be the very best that they can be. Through our strong inclusive ethos and caring values children develop a range of personal qualities and skills to support their educational development and prepare them to make a positive contribution to the world around them.
We all follow our Golden Rule in school. This is underpinned by the following stepping stone values.
- Aspiration: We always aim high to be the very best that we can be.
- Inclusion: We value and include everyone and celebrate differences and uniqueness.
- Caring: We are the Gilbertstone Family and we look after and complement one another.
- Communication: We show good listening and communication skills.
The curriculum at Gilbertstone is split into topics and is called our learning journey, linking nicely with Gilbert the bus. The descriptions and documents below outline the key objectives in all subjects for each term and show you what your child will be learning throughout the year.
During our daily English lessons, children are encouraged to develop and express their thoughts and ideas through drama, role-play, and discussion in a range of whole class, group, and paired opportunities. At Gilbertstone writing is taught through creative cross-curricular links with our Learning Journey topics. Each unit of work is directly linked to another curriculum area and the children will have opportunities to write a range of texts for different purposes. This allows children to make natural and meaningful links in other subject areas, using aspects of English confidently and with enjoyment. During our daily English lessons learning is brought alive through a range of visual resources, quality texts, speaking and listening opportunities, and group discussion.
Speaking and Listening is an integral part of every lesson across the curriculum at Gilbertstone. Children are taught the importance of excellent communication skills to communicate confidently and effectively with talk partners, in small groups, and in front of larger audiences. They are encouraged to listen and respond to each other’s views and opinions and also to ask questions to extend their learning.
