The South Hill Way At South Hill, we follow 'The South Hill Way', which forms part of our behaviour policy (following the Steps therapeutic behaviour approach). The 'SHW' is an important part of this and promotes our school values, 'The 4 R's'. These are linked to 'British Values' and underpin what it means to be both a pupil and an adult at South Hill. Theo in Year 3 says, “The South Hill Way are our 4 main school rules. They keep everyone safe and mean everyone is the same.” Ada in Year 1 says, “The South Hill Way helps us know what to do and means everyone is happy.” We want every pupil and every adult to embrace and display these values so that everyone can learn and achieve at our school because 'it's the South Hill Way.'

Design and Technology Design and Technology Vision To develop pupils' skills and technical knowledge in designing, making and evaluating through cooking and nutrition, textiles, materials and construction. We teach a broad and varied Design and Technology curriculum, at South Hill, which aims to develop skills and knowledge through the following key areas: Design: We want our pupils to generate ideas and to model and communicate these through talking and drawing. We want them to create templates and design products that are appealing, functional and purposeful. Make: We want pupils to select from a range of materials, tools and equipment and use these to perform practical tasks such as cutting, shaping, joining, sewing, kneading and finishing. Evaluate: We want pupils to be able to talk about existing products, as well as their finished product, to compare these against the design criteria and to consider the views of others to improve their work. Technical Knowledge: We want pupils to know and use subject specific vocabulary (such as levers, sliders, wheels, axels) and to deepen their knowledge of technical processes such as how structures can be made stronger/more stable. Golden Threads As part of our Design and Technology curriculum, we have carefully mapped out Golden Threads that weave in and out of our learning. These allow us to build on previous knowledge and skills and to ensure a progression of these year after year. Our Golden Threads for DT are: Our Curriculum In EYFS, through the Early Learning Goal ‘Expressive Arts and Design’, pupils are introduced to the building blocks of our Design and Technology curriculum. Through construction, pupils explore and build with a variety of materials such as Lego or wooden bricks, alongside developing their fine motor skills with scissors, paper and other media. In Key Stage 1, pupils develop an understanding of the design, making and evaluating process when creating their own products. Examples of topics covered in KS1 include: Designing a building for a town, making a pop up toy and making a fruit/vegetable monster. In Key Stage 2, pupils further embed the design, make and evaluate cycle when creating their own products. Examples of topics covered in KS1 include: building Anderson Shelters, making Torches, making a hydraulic bridge and cooking Viking bread. By the end of Year 6, we want pupils to be able to have developed the ability to design and make a range of products (in cooking and nutrition, textiles, materials and construction) and to be confident in their technical knowledge of these areas and to be able to evaluate their own work, as well of as that of others. KEY STAGE 1 GOLDEN THREADS COOKING AND NUTRITION TEXTILES MECHANISMS USE OF MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION KEY STAGE 2 GOLDEN THREADS COOKING AND NUTRITION TEXTILES ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS STIFF AND FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIALS MOULDABLE MATERIALS Examples of knowledge organisers EYFS Year 3 Year 1 Year 5 Long Term Plan Subject Overview Pupil Voice 'I really enjoy the creativity it brings your work. When creating our Anderson shelters I particularly enjoyed collecting the dirt need to disguise it. Harshith Y6 DT develops your creativity and the understanding of how to use tools accurately and safely such as a hacksaw. Coby Y6

Sport la South Hill Copiii din South Hill beneficiază de multe oportunități sportive atât în timpul curriculumului, cât și ca cluburi după școală. Dacă sunteți interesat să aflați mai multe despre cluburile noastre sportive oferite, discutați cu domnul Brathwaite sau doamna Cogger. Fotbal Antrenamentul pentru fotbal în anii 5 și 6 are loc joi după școală și anii 3 și 4 vineri după școală în primele două mandate. În perioada de vară, clubul de fotbal este deschis pentru anii 3-6 și are loc joi după școală. Doamna Barnes conduce un club de fotbal pentru fete doar vineri după școală, care este pentru anii 3-6. Netball Clubul Netball rulează în fiecare luni după școală, condus de domnul Brathwaite și doamna Cogger. Este deschis tuturor copiilor Anului 4/5/6. Echipa lucrează din greu pentru a-și dezvolta abilitățile; copiii învață, de asemenea, regulile jocului în pregătirea pentru un an încărcat de meciuri. În perioada de vară, clubul de luni este deschis pentru anii 3-6. Băieții și fetele sunt binevenite. Rotunjitoare Rounders Club are loc în perioada de vară, vineri, după școală și este deschis copiilor din KS2. Rotunjitoare Cricket Club takes place in the summer term on Thursday after school and is open to children in KS2.

Religious Education Religious Education Vision To develop knowledge of religion and worldview by asking ‘big questions’. To respect similarities and differences between people and their cultures. To have the confidence to develop their own sense of identity, belonging and worldview. At South Hill we teach a broad and balanced RE curriculum, which aims to develop skills and knowledge that: promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, social and mental development of pupils prepares pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life promotes British values promotes community cohesion (Education Act, 2006) protects children from the risk of radicalisation, from whatever source (The Prevent duty – departmental advice for schools and childcare providers”, June 2015) Our Curriculum At South Hill, we follow ‘Discovery RE’. This is a comprehensive enquiry-based, teaching programme for Religious Education, which aims to give pupils the knowledge, critical thinking skills, open minded and respectful attitudes with which to investigate the world of religion and beliefs. It encompasses the Worldview approach to RE enabling pupils to form their own decisions about what RE means to them and develop their own personal worldview whilst empathising with what it means to other religious and non religious belief holders. It also aims to enable children to grow spiritually by developing their awareness and skills of reflection, their experience of awe and wonder and their appreciation of stillness and silence. Lessons are carefully mapped out in our ‘Long term plan’ and progress through our six golden threads (the 6 principal religions as well as touching on Humanism in appropriate units): CHRISTIANITY (EYFS, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6) JUDAISM (Y1, Y2) HINDUISM (Y5) SIKHISM (Y3) BUDDHISM (Y4) ISLAM (EYFS, Y6) The Big Question Lessons are based around a half-termly ‘Big question’ and follow this sequence of progression: Step 1: Engagement: the children’s own experience and world view is explored to act as bridge from their world (which may or may not include religion) into the world of the religion being studied. Step 2: Investigation: over approximately 3 lessons the teacher will guide the children to explore and investigate appropriate subject knowledge relevant to that question of enquiry. Step 3: Evaluation: An assessment activity enables each child to show their thinking and the depth of critical evaluation Step 4: Expression: This refers the children back to the starting point of their own experience and allows them to reflect on whether their findings have influenced their own thinking. Each year group has a special owl from the Owl Crew. They represent wisdom and promote questioning and exploration. The owl will provide answers and challenge with further questions. By the end of Year 6, we want our pupils to: Develop knowledge of world religions by asking ‘big questions.’ Respect the similarities and differences between people and their cultures. Have the confidence to develop their own sense of identity and belonging. Trips, hooks and theme days Our RE curriculum is enriched by a number of school trips, theme days and assemblies and these provide excellent opportunities to bring our learning to life. Examples are: EYFS: Christmas visit to the local church to hang decorations. Year 1: Celebration of Hannukah with parent visitors to explain their living and believing life. Year 3: Theme day exploring Sikhism concluding with a shared Langar Year 5: Visit to Gadebridge Park with the vicar linking the church to local history. Whole school assemblies with Father Mike exploring Easter and Christmas International Day (please see the ‘International Day’ section of our website) Each year at South Hill School, we celebrate 'International Day'. Each class chooses a country from around the world, which is also representative of our South Hill communities. For that day, year groups investigate and learn about their chosen country. They can wear clothes from their celebrated country or colours of the flag. They experience the food, music, dance and interests of the people in that country. Pupils also explore the culture, traditions and beliefs of their chosen country. Long Term Plan Subject Overview Information for Parents ‘I am Muslim and it means I go to London on Saturdays and Sundays to learn Arabic’ Adiyan. ‘I am Hindu and this means we celebrate Diwali which is coming soon. When you are Hindu you meet up with other Hindus and go to temple and wear special clothes’. Aru I do wonder how we were created so I like RE cos it tells us about that’ Aiden ‘Jesus plays a very important role in Christianity cos he taught people about God and I know about God and I’m a Christian’. Mason ‘My religion is Islam. We celebrate Eid and Ramadan.’ Rahul

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Lunch Zone Lunches are provided by HCL, our catering providers. More information about them can be found here. Fresh meals are cooking on the premises each day. There is a choice of three meals. School meals run on a three week menu cycle with the emphasis on healthy eating. The current menu is available to see by clicking here . Meals are pre-booked via School Gateway; instructions can be found here. Our cook can cater for special dietary needs on completion of the online Dietary Needs Form . School Meal Payment - £3.55 per meal The best way to pay for school meals is online via the School Gateway . Universal Infant Free School Meals Children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals under current Government funding. Free School Meals If you receive certain benefits, your child may be entitled to Free School Meals (even if they are in EYFS or KS1) As well as Free School Meals, your child will have access to other benefits. For more information and to register, please click here . Children may bring a packed lunch from home - click here for healthy packed lunch ideas. We do not allow cans, glass bottles, fizzy drinks or sweets and remember we are a NUT FREE school. NUT FREE SCHOOL School Dinner Menu 25/26 Dietary Needs

Safeguarding in the Curriculum at South Hill School Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do here at South Hill School. Great importance is placed on identifying opportunities in the taught curriculum for children to learn about safeguarding. Our broad curriculum gives pupils opportunities to experience life in all its diversity, to acquire knowledge, understanding, and skills that significantly impact personal development, behaviour, and welfare. It also equips our pupils with the knowledge and skills required for personal safeguarding. Our PSHE curriculum covers aspects of safeguarding which are appropriate to the child’s age. We are sensitive in our teaching and recognise that some more sensitive subjects need to be taught at an age-appropriate level, or at a small group or 1:1 level where a more urgent need arises. We plan to constantly challenge children to think deeply about their own personal physical and mental wellbeing. We value pupils’ questions and give them space for their own thoughts, ideas, and concerns. We give pupils’ opportunities across the curriculum to explore values, personal rights, responsibilities, and equal opportunities that develop moral concepts that impact positively on safeguarding, promote British values and prevent radicalisation and extremism. Safeguarding through the curriculum is more heavily planned within the following subjects: PSHE (No Outsiders, Picture News, The Christopher Winter Project (RSE and Drugs) Religious Education Science Computing/Online Safety lessons through Project Evolve EYFS - Personal, Social and Emotional Development Zones of Regulation Further safeguarding opportunities are continually planned into the curriculum. For example: Road safety Nurture Class Nurture Club Bikeability in Year 5 Poolside and water safety through swimming lessons in year 4 and 6 Fire awareness in Year 2 (including visits from the local fire service) Assemblies and workshops provided by NSPCC Y6 Transitions Plays and shows (building confidence) Be Smart online safety poster Online safety (targeted work as required) NSPCC PANTS work (targeted work as required) Protective Behaviours (targeted work as required) Anti-bullying week Wellbeing week Wellbeing festival Just Talk Week/Worry box assembly Religious festival assemblies Online Safety Day Black History week International Day We have developed an open and safe learning environment in which pupils express their views, seek help, and help others. The promotion of equality of opportunity and diversity, for pupils and staff, helps prevent any form of direct or indirect discriminatory behaviour. Our children learn to not tolerate any prejudiced behaviour. Our behaviour policy promotes making good choices and exhibiting good learning behaviours. Class times are a time for sharing ideas, addressing concerns, and promoting important values. Assembly time is used to promote safeguarding matters and explore themes. For example, we talk about anti-bullying, including cyber bullying and British values, including how these values are promoted in our multi–faith society. Staff and children are quick to challenge stereotypes and the use of derogatory language. Our school teaches the diversity of experiences and provides pupils with a comprehensive understanding of people and communities beyond their immediate experience through the use of the ‘no outsiders’ project. Throughout the curriculum, there are planned opportunities to promote all forms of equality and foster greater understanding of and respect for people of all faiths (and those with no faith), races, genders, ages, disabilities, and sexual orientations. Time is taken at the beginning of every new school year and through regular assemblies to reaffirm school values, expectations, and the ‘South Hill Way’.

Early Years Foundation Stage Early Years Vision Children in Early Years are valued as unique individuals. The stimulating environment is enhanced to reflect their interests. Our Early Years provision develops the building blocks in learning in preparation for Year 1. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is how the Government and Early Years professionals describe the educational stage in your child’s life between birth and the age of five. Reception is the final year of this stage. This is a very important stage as it helps your child get ready for the next stage of school as well as preparing them for future learning and successes. There are four guiding principles which shape practice in the Early Years at South Hill. These are: • Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured • Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships • Children learn and develop well in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults, who respond to their individual interests and needs and help them to build their learning over time. Children benefit from a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and/or carers. • Children develop and learn at different rates. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The three prime areas are most essential for building your child’s capacity for learning and ensuring that they are able to thrive. These are: Communication and language Physical development Personal, social and emotional development Succeeding within the prime areas will help children to develop skills in four specific areas. These are: Literacy Mathematics Understanding the world Expressive arts and design Communication and Language: involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations. Physical Development: involves providing opportunities for children to be active and interactive and develop their co-ordination, control and movement. Children are supported to understand the importance of being active and making healthy choices in relation to food. Personal, Social and Emotional Development: involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others. Children learn social skills and how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups and to have confidence in their own abilities. Literacy: involves encouraging children to link sound and letters and to begin to learn to read and write. Children are given opportunities to explore a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interests. Mathematics: involves providing children opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems and using mathematical language involving shape, space and measures. Understanding the World: involves supporting children to make sense of the world in which they live and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment. Expressive Arts and Design: involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role play and design and technology. EYFS Overview EYFS Curriculum Ambitions Long Term Plan At South Hill, children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking, which takes place both indoors and in our outdoor environment. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through the seven areas of learning. The areas of learning are all important and are interconnected. Pupil Voice Florence - I like school and playing with my friends Ezra P - I like playing cars with Jack Jack - I like numbers learning and Maisie mountain writing Adriti - I like to do drawing with Elsie, I draw all my family. Razzan - I like to play in the shop outside. I sell bricks and hats and tools.

The South Hill Experience South Hill School offers all of our pupils a wide range of experiences and learning opportunities from the very start of their Early Years journey through to Year 6. We are proud that our pupils will have the opportunity to: Post a letter Sit around a campfire Carry out Science work around the school pond Learn to swim at the local sports centre Perform on our beautiful stage Experience the 'South Hill Summer Festival' Learn a new language Go on a variety of school trips with their peers Represent the school at a sporting event Join our school clubs Learn to bake bread Experience outdoor learning through Forest Schools Perform at our local church Lead an enterprise project Support a number of charities Prepare and cook food Enjoy our orienteering trail Take part in South Hill School's 'International Day' Dance with the class at 'International Day' Have a responsible position in the school Learn to cycle safely Learn a musical instrument Take part in 'Feeling Good Week' Dress up as a book character Visit a museum Take part in Science Day Take part in a National Remembrance Have artwork exhibited at the 'South Hill Art Gallery' Be part of a choir Take part in competitions Enjoy an ice cream from the ice cream van

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Modern Foreign Language - French “Languages are an essential part of a broad, balanced curriculum. Not only do they provide an opportunity to communicate more effectively with others, they also help children to understand what it is to be a global citizen. This includes the importance of tolerance and understanding, which is crucial knowledge in today’s world.” At South Hill, French is taught as a Modern Foreign Language (MFL) in Key stage two. Pupils in Early Years and Key Stage One learn and develop skills, which will support and benefit their future language learning. These include: Communication and language Phonics Reading Grammar Vocabulary Knowledge of different cultures and societies Our Curriculum In KS2, French is taught using the ‘Language Angels’ scheme of work. Teaching units have been selected in order to build a wide range of vocabulary and enable progression in our ‘Golden Threads’, which are: LISTENING SPEAKING READING WRITING In the Autumn term, each year group starts with phonetics and pronunciation lessons which teach some of the key sounds in French. Pupils also spend time learning and using some ‘essential vocabulary’ including greetings, numbers and days of the week etc. Pupils then continue developing their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through a variety of topics throughout the year. To ensure learning is enjoyable and memorable, lessons often use stories, songs, role play and a variety of other activities to support pupils to learn, remember and apply French vocabulary. Celebrating languages Within our school, we have pupils that speak many different languages. We aim to celebrate this through whole school events such as ‘International Day’ and ‘International Languages Day’ where each year group selects a country to learn about and to take part in a dance as well as many other activities. We also celebrate languages that are in school by dressing in colours of a chosen nationality and sharing languages, customs and traditions with our friends. 1/5 Long Term Plan Subject Overview Essential Vocab

Prezență Școala South Hill are datoria și responsabilitatea de a se asigura că elevii noștri au un nivel ridicat de participare. La South Hill School, îndeplinim acest rol prin monitorizarea regulată a participării tuturor elevilor noștri. La Școala South Hill, ne-am dori ca elevii noștri să vizeze o participare de 98% și să depună eforturi pentru o participare de 100%. (...) Responsabilitate părintească Este responsabilitatea părintelui să se asigure că copilul lor frecventează școala zilnic. Este responsabilitatea părintelui să se asigure că copilul lor ajunge la timp în fiecare zi. Este responsabilitatea părintelui să se asigure că copilul lor este ridicat la timp în fiecare zi. (...) Ziua noastră școlară începe la 8.40am. Ușile se închid la 8.50am Minute întârziate sunt înregistrate și monitorizate Ziua noastră școlară se încheie la 15:15 pentru EYFS și KS1 Ziua noastră școlară se încheie la ora 15.20 pentru KS2 (...) Prezența și punctualitatea sunt monitorizate de doamna H Edwards și de co-profesori. Școala are un ofițer județean de prezență desemnat care lucrează cu școala pentru a monitoriza prezența. (...) Sărbători Este inacceptabil să rezervați o vacanță la termen. Dacă vă scoateți copilul de la școală pentru o vacanță, acesta va fi înregistrat ca o absență neautorizată . Politica noastră permite concedii pentru circumstanțe cu adevărat excepționale, dar acestea sunt relativ rare. Un formular este disponibil mai jos și de la biroul școlii și trebuie completat înainte de a aranja orele libere. (...) Maladie Înțelegem că, dacă copilul dvs. este slab, nu ar trebui să frecventeze școala. Dar dacă un copil are un sniffle sau este un pic obosit, atunci suntem capabili să avem grijă de el în timp ce îi implicăm în activități de învățare. Vă rugăm să aveți în vedere acest lucru atunci când decideți dacă le aduceți. Vă vom suna întotdeauna dacă nu fac față. (...) Monitorizarea Monitorizăm frecvent prezența și scriem oricăror familii despre care simțim că nu sunt conștiente de importanța participării depline sau în care suntem preocupați de sănătatea și bunăstarea copiilor care sunt frecvent absenți. Oferind sprijin sau sfaturi acolo unde este cazul, scopul nostru este de a ajuta părinții să lucreze pentru o mai bună participare. Adesea părinții nu sunt conștienți de modul în care absențele repetate pot afecta educația și dezvoltarea socială a copilului lor. (...) Dacă aveți întrebări, vă rugăm să întrebați. (...) La Școala South Hill, este de așteptat ca elevii noștri să vizeze participarea la 98%. Pentru sfaturi suplimentare și îndrumări cu privire la frecvența și absența școlii, vă rugăm să folosiți linkurile de mai jos: Politica de participare Notificare penalizare HCC Notificare penalizare HCC Formular de concediu de absență