Curriculum
Please take a few moments to look at our curriculum outlines. These will give you an insight into what the children will be working on during the weeks ahead. Each year group produces a curriculum outline for the half term.
At West Park, we aim to work with all parents, carers and families in order to help develop a strong and effective partnership, and we hope that by providing some of the information mentioned on these pages we can go some way to achieving that.
Curriculum Statement
Our statement is a reflection of our school’s creative approach. Our intention is to plan a curriculum which is cross curricular where possible and discreetly taught when necessary. This ensures that children in our school are given opportunities to learn in cohesive blocks and ‘stick’ their learning together each year, building on previous knowledge, skills and experiences. There is this level of flexibility to ensure that effective learning takes place and teachers have the flexibility to deliver a curriculum which is both relevant and inspiring.
For more information please read our statement via the link below:
Curriculum Outlines
Overview of Curriculum by Individual Subject
Art
Computing
Design & Technology
Design Technology Knowledge & Skills Progression
HRE
Modern Foreign Languages
Modern Foreign Languages Overview
Music
Music - Knowledge & Skills Progression
PE
RE
Science, Geography and History
History Knowledge Skills Progression
Geography Knowledge & Skills Progression-KS2
Early Years
Knowledge & Understanding-Science-Geog-History-RE-MFL
Mathematics Number & Shape Space & Measure
Beach School
Below is a link to the National Curriculum Overview:
https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/key-stage-1-and-2
Below is a link to the National Curriculum in England Framework
Curriculum Policies
These documents can be found in the Policies section on the website.
Music at West Park
Music and singing are big parts of life at West Park Primary School! Children start singing and playing music straight away from Reception and continue to have one lesson per week throughout KS1 and termly units in KS2 throughout their time at West Park. They learn about different types of music, instruments, and musicians. Our music lessons also connect with other parts of school life, such as getting ready for shows, Christmas events, and annually hosting a performance for parents.
Clubs
There are a wide range of clubs open to children across the school. Clubs that have been provided include:
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Key Stage 2 Choir and Key Stage 1 Singers
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Musical Theatre
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Glee Club
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Samba Band
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Musical Instrument Making Club
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EYFS Music Making Club
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ICT Music Makers Club
Individual Music Lessons
Developing musicality at an early age is a key objective. We help children find the right instrument and enable parents to support their child’s musical development at home. Over 60 individual children currently receive music lessons at school each week, delivered by our expert team of visiting music teachers.
Current Music Teachers at West Park
Please contact them individually to organize a lesson.
iRock Music (Keyboard, Guitar, Drums, and Singing together as a rock band)
Paul Whiteside - Drumming Teacher - pwhiteside1977@gmail.com
Joy White - Brass Instrumental Teacher - joywhitebrass@gmail.com
Helen Phillips - Piano Teacher - helen.phillips70@icloud.com
West Sussex Music
West Sussex Music supports children across the county with music. Please get in touch with them for more high-quality instrumental and vocal lessons inside and outside school, Worthing Music Centre and county choirs and ensembles. They have subsidised instruments to hire, opportunities to perform in large-scale county events, singing and community projects, working with more than 25,000 children across the county every year.
Please contact our Music Lead, MrJacot, for any more information about Music at West Park should you wish to have more information.