Holland House Infant School and Nursery is a two-form entry school catering from three years of age in our nursery to seven years of age in year 2. We have very high expectations at Holland House and we are committed to providing every child with the best possible educational experience which includes a creative and fulfilling curriculum that is broad and balanced. We actively encourage the local community to become involved in the life of the school and we recognize how important it is to work in partnership with parents and carers to ensure the best possible outcomes for all learners at Holland House and that of our families. At Holland House, we are all, 'Happy and Hard Working.'
At Holland House Infant School and Nursery we aim to:
- Encourage everyone in our school to strive for excellence by always celebrating their successes and achievements.
- Care for everyone in our school and value what each person brings.
- Welcome families and the wider community to take an active part in school life.
- To create a stimulating environment that promotes independence where learning is fun!
At Holland House, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum that is delivered using a multi-sensory and cross-curricular approach using a topic-based thematic style. We have implemented the ‘Prospectus Curriculum’, however, to ensure that the curriculum is inclusive and relevant to ‘our children’ we continually review and adapt the curriculum to suit the needs and interests of our pupils.
At the start of each topic, we gather information about what the children already know and understand and then determine what they want to find out to further their knowledge and understanding further, we then use this information to inform our planning. This ensures that every child is included and valued and that their interests, skills, and talents are incorporated into teaching and learning at Holland House. By continuously adapting our curriculum to the changing needs and interests of our pupils we are ensuring that teaching and learning remain highly engaging and purposeful. At the end of each topic, the children share what they have learned and experienced and subsequently celebrate answering the questions that were generated at the beginning of the unit.
The impact of the curriculum at Holland House can be seen and measured as pupils are observed applying the skills that they have learned using a variety of different learning styles within a range of different contexts, both independently and with others. This allows children to develop the depth of their understanding and also informs class teacher assessment.
At Holland House, we believe parents should be at the heart of their children's education so we include them in the curriculum in a variety of ways. At the start of each term, we share year-specific curriculum booklets outlining their child’s learning for that term, and each week we send out a newsletter with a round-up of the learning that has taken place that week. Throughout the academic year, we invite parents into school to share in their children’s learning – inspire parent workshops, STEP events, galleries of the children’s work, and class assemblies.
