Numeracy has become much more than the learning of arithmetic skills and memorizing facts and so we aim not only to provide the basis of skills children will need for adult life and work, but also to instill in children an enjoyment of the subject and an awareness of the power and excitement it can create.

Strong emphasis is placed on the development of speaking and listening skills across the curriculum.  Children are given opportunities to speak to a range of audiences ranging from individuals, groups and to the whole school. They are encouraged to express themselves with confidence and fluency and to listen carefully to others as well as participate in role play and drama.

In Reading, the main aim is for children to derive pleasure and enjoyment from reading a wide range of texts and to read confidently and independently, with understanding.  All children take books home each day so that parents may be involved and share in their child’s progress. These books are colour coded to suit the children’s interest and ability levels.

Writing is closely linked to reading in that reading and writing are viewed as being complementary activities.  In shared writing, children explore what other writers have to say and how they use it and using known texts as a starting point, children and teacher create their own text. In guided writing the teacher supports each child as he or she writes for himself or herself.

Science stimulates and excites children’s curiosity about phenomena and events in the world around them. Through a structured, topic based approach; children are given opportunities for work that progressively develops their knowledge at the same time introducing them to the skills and processes of science that include observation, prediction and experimentation.

The past, and the study of the past, influences all our lives. Learning about the past helps children make sense of the world in which they live.

We study a range of historical topics, especially Nigerian, but also British and African history.  Younger children begin with a consideration of their own and their family’s past, together with a study of local history. This helps to develop in children a sense of identity and a sense of chronology. Emphasis is placed upon the development of an understanding of how the past differs from the present.

Geography is studied at local, regional, national and international levels.  Children use a wide range of enquiry skills to identify, analyse and solve problems concerning people and their environments.  We aim to:

• Stimulate children’s interest in their surroundings and in the variety of physical and human conditions on the earth’s surface
• Foster their sense of wonder at the beauty of the world around them
• Help them to develop an informed concern about the quality of their environment and the future of the human habitat and so enhance their own sense of responsibility for the care of the earth and its people.

Design Technology is a curricular attempt to stimulate originality, enterprise and practical skills in designing and making, for planning, making and learning through doing. Design Technology is concerned with identifying real problems; examining possible solutions, making models, using suitable materials and tools and evaluating the final outcome.