System Maintenance: 19.04.25 to 24.04.25

We are currently updating our Curriculum page - details for the subjects of Reading, Writing, History and Geography will be published by 24.04.25.

Our vision and aims for the curriculum:

Our vision is to make the most of every child's ability and potential.  Each individual matters and everyone should have the opportunity to succeed and to contribute to the life of the school. Our curriculum is relevant, exciting and meets the requirements of the national curriculum. It has a project-based, thematic approach and provides children with a range of rich and memorable learning experiences. This helps them to develop their sense of self and their place in the world.

Aims

  • Engage children through interesting topics and hands-on activities.
  • Make meaningful links between subjects.
  • Develop children’s skills, knowledge and understanding of a range of themes and concepts.
  • Make effective connections to the real world.
  • Help children to think creatively and solve problems.
  • Develop children’s capacities to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Enable children to make choices about their learning.
  • Take account of children’s interests and fascinations.

Our approach to the Curriculum:

  • develop children to the best of their abilities
  • help children to find their passions and interests
  • facilitate children’s acquisition of knowledge, skills and understanding
  • help children to develop intellectually, emotionally, socially, physically and morally
  • assist children in becoming independent, responsible, useful, confident and considerate members of the community
  • promote a positive attitude towards learning, so children enjoy coming to school
  • help children to acquire a solid basis for lifelong learning
  • create and maintain an exciting and stimulating learning environment
  • ensure that each child’s education has continuity and progression
  • enable children to contribute positively within a culturally diverse society

Children mature and progress at different rates and Hawes Side Academy every effort is made to meet the individual needs of your child.

 

The co-operative learning style

Our learning is driven by co-operative learning strategies that put your child at the heart of their own learning. Each individual lesson follows the ‘Cycle of Effective Instruction’, which encourages children to teach their learning to partners and teammates, in order to consolidate their own understanding.

Here are the key benefits of using co-operative learning in the classroom:

  • The supportive team environment encourages children to take responsibility and participate towards a common goal, so they keep engaged and maintain focus.
  • It allows team members to teach each other what they know – a really powerful way of learning.
  • On-going team discussion enables children to use and develop their skills in speaking and listening.
  • Children are given the opportunity to develop their ideas as part of the team process. This develops the self-help strategies that enable them to work independently and with confidence.

Please see the individual subject pages for more detailed information about the curriculum at Hawes Side Academy.