PSHE Educație personală, socială și pentru sănătate PSHE Vision. To support our pupils to be responsible, respectful, resilient and reflective learners, who are able to keep themselves safe, healthy and prepared for secondary school and life beyond. La Școala Primară South Hill, ne mândrim că avem grijă de bunăstarea elevilor noștri și îi ajutăm să devină cetățeni pozitivi, bine rotunji și activi ai viitorului. Avem un program PSHE personalizat, care este conceput și adaptat la nevoile elevilor / comunității noastre școlare. Aceasta se concentrează pe: (...) învățându-i pe copii cum să fie cetățeni de succes promovarea bunăstării promovarea „valorilor britanice” întărind toate elementele etosului nostru școlar „The South Hill Way”. (...) În acest an, am produs scheme de lucru pentru a ajuta elevii să treacă înapoi la școală de la blocare și să ne asigurăm că au avut ocazia să se gândească și să-și proceseze emoțiile din pandemie și să reconstruiască prietenii și relații pe măsură ce ieșim din blocaj. (...) Urmăm „Proiectul Christopher Winter” pentru dispoziția noastră privind relațiile, educația împotriva drogurilor și sexului (care este inclusă în oferta noastră mai largă de PSHE) și am produs o gamă de „organizatori de cunoștințe” pentru a ne asigura că părinții știu în ce vor fi învățați copiii lor „RSE” în fiecare grup de ani. RSE, la South Hill, include următoarele elemente: (...) Educația în relații (RSE) - aceasta se concentrează în principal pe predarea elementelor fundamentale ale relațiilor pozitive pentru a asigura elevilor să știe cum arată o relație sănătoasă; unde sunt prețuite și unde există egalitatea și, de asemenea, să se asigure că toate familiile și indivizii sunt „reprezentați” și „văzuți”. Educație pentru sănătate - aceasta se concentrează pe înțelegerea modului de a ne menține corpul sănătos și a ceea ce înseamnă a avea un stil de viață sănătos pentru a ne asigura că copiii pot fi adulți sănătoși și pot face alegeri bune mai târziu în viață. Educație împotriva drogurilor - aceasta îi învață pe copii despre faptele despre substanțele dăunătoare legale și ilegale și despre riscurile asociate, inclusiv fumatul, consumul de alcool și consumul de droguri. Educație sexuală - aceasta este predată copiilor noștri mai mari din anul 6 și va preda concepția și actul fizic al sexului. Alte subiecte - alte elemente ale programului nostru PSHE vor fi predate prin discipline precum: Știința (corpul uman și reproducerea); Calculare (siguranță la internet) și PE (importanța menținerii sănătoși) , precum și de predare , folosind oportunitățile pe tot parcursul școlii consolida conceptele cheie. Autumn Term No Outsider This scheme promotes: British Values Protected characteristics Personal development Spring term (and used in assemblies all year round) Picture News This scheme promotes: British Values Protected characteristics Personal development Summer Term The Christopher Winter Project This scheme promotes: Relationship education Health education Drugs education Sex education Online safety ‘No Outsiders’ We follow the ‘No Outsiders’ project which is a book based PSHE scheme created by Andrew Moffat MBE, who was nominated for the Global Teacher Prize in 2018-19. Each week, the children read a book with their class teacher, which promotes British values and the following three core values: Respect for diversity through education in schools; Commitment to community cohesion through understanding and acceptance of difference; Promotion of dialogue to counter fear and hate in society. We believe that it is vital that our pupils can discuss inappropriate and discriminative language and understand how to address boundaries in order to prepare them for a future in modern Britain. We strive to ensure that our pupils are surrounded by a consistent message: · There are no outsiders here; · Everyone is different; · We like being different; · We are all equal in our difference; · I can get along with you even if we are different; · We live in the U.K., our British values support this and the law says this too. Picture News Picture news is a current affairs news scheme, which gives children opportunities to develop learning further through news stories that inspire them. The weekly theme (which is delivered in every Monday assembly) exposes pupils to a range of topics including political, religious, cultural, environmental, social, moral and spiritual issues. Pupils then have the opportunity to discuss these ‘big issues’ with their class teacher. In the Spring term, we use these as a basis for our PSHE lessons so that they can be explored more in depth class. Through this scheme, children have opportunities to: Discover talents and interests through a broad coverage Develop speaking and listening skills Develop the confidence to speak out Develop resilience Understand British Values and Protected Characteristics Develop links between personal, school and community values. Demonstrate respect and tolerance Organizatori de cunoștințe EYFS Anul 6 Anul 2 Year 4 Politica PSHE Subject Overview PSHE Progression Prezentare generală a subiectului PSHE No Outsiders Long Term Plan EYFS PSHE Overview Picture News Enrichment Page PSHE Friendship South Hill and the Wider Community The Christopher Winter Project We follow the 'Christopher Winter Project' for our Relationships, Drug and Sex Education' provision and we have produced a range of 'Knowledge Organisers' to ensure parents know what their children will be taught in 'RSE' in each year group. RSE, at South Hill, includes the following elements (which are outlined in our Topic progression and Overview documents): Relationship Education (RSE) - this primarily focuses on teaching the fundamental building blocks of positive relationships to ensure pupils know what a healthy relationship looks like; where they are valued and where equality exists and to also ensure all families and individuals are 'represented' and 'seen'. Health Education - this focuses on understanding how to keep our bodies healthy and what it means to have a healthy lifestyle to ensure children can be healthy adults and make good choices now and in the future. Drugs Education - this teaches children the facts about legal and illegal harmful substances and the associated risks, including smoking, alcohol use and drug-taking. Sex Education - this is taught to our oldest children in Year 6 and will teach conception and the physical act of sex. Other Subjects Other elements of our PSHE programme are taught through subjects such as: Science (human body and reproduction); Computing (internet safety) and PE (importance of keeping healthy) as well as teaching using opportunities throughout the school day to reinforce key concepts. Pupil Voice EYFS: I have used the Zones of Regulation when I feel sad, angry or scared. Year 1: I know some Zones of Regulation they are red for anger and yellow for feeling silly. Year 2: If I feel upset, I have used the Zones of Regulation to help me and I have learnt how to do the ‘butterfly hug’. Year 3: The Zones of Regulation always help me to calm myself down if I am feeling angry. Year 4: Sometimes I get in the blue zone after lunch because I feel tired. Year 5: I have used the breathing techniques I have learnt from the Zones of Regulation at home and at school they help me to keep calm down. Year 6: There are four Zones of Regulation they are blue, green, red and yellow. I always tell my teacher if I am in the red zone and she lets me have some quiet time.

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A Parent Guide to the Wellbeing Support at South Hill School Meet the Team Everyone at South Hill School is committed to ensuring that every child and family is supported to have and maintain healthy wellbeing. The team above work together to focus on ensuring that the daily life for children and families is positive, both at school and at home. Read more about them over the page! Wellbeing for ALL At South Hill School, we take pride in the pastoral support we offer our pupils and families. We have a wellbeing team which focuses on supporting pupils’ personal development and welfare. Our wellbeing team signposts families to services they may need. Through our therapeutic approach to behaviour, we promote resilience and independence. We use the ‘Zones of Regulation’ across the school, which is a behaviour approach used to teach pupils to self-regulate their emotions and to take ownership over their behaviour. Our aim is to make sure we have happy pupils who are ready to learn. We very much believe that good wellbeing underpins good behaviour and good learning. It is therefore the centre of the ethos at South Hill. Mrs Donley Mrs Albery Mrs Evans Mr Braithwaite Miss Iroegbu Mrs Khan At South Hill we incorporate into our curriculum and extra-curricular activities many different ways to enhance wellbeing. Connect: PSHE curriculum, Clubs – Roxolid, stop and sit, mindfulness activities, friendship bench, Year 6 buddies, choir trips, singing assembly, international day, South Hill Festival Be Active: PE curriculum, sports clubs – Dance, Football, Multi Sports, Sports Festivals, Sports Day, teams, matches, daily mile, playtime activities – K2, smoky trail, basketball, football, multi activities, Go Noodle, Active maths Take Notice: Forest School, Eco team – litter pick, stop and sit, RSPB Birdwatch, science experiments, art week and art gallery Give: NSPCC number day, school ambassadors, visits to retirement homes, making cards, PTA gifts, eco team, litter pick Keep Learning: The whole school curriculum, clubs – first aid, maths, science, sports, arts, music, choir, rock steady band, offsite school visits, picture news assemblies, learning to play an instrument e.g. ukelele Our mental health and wellbeing team Mrs Donley, Senior Assistant Headteacher, is overall responsible for wellbeing and mental health support in the school. Mrs Donley ensures that individuals, groups and classes have access to the support they need, as well as being the SENCO and Safeguarding Lead in the school. Mrs Albery, as well as being Sparrows class teacher is the lead for wellbeing in the school and Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) Curriculum Leader. She has created a sensory garden, led mental health and wellbeing assemblies, led the school council, and continues to keep our pages on the school website up to date. Mrs Evans, as well as being a co-class teacher for Ash class, is our Forest School leader and mental health first aider. Mrs Evans has designed the Forest School curriculum and teaches all year groups throughout the year. On Thursday mornings, she takes small groups of children for additional forest school sessions, as an intervention to support self-esteem and confidence. Miss Iroegbu is our Pastoral Support Assistant and she assists parents to find support when needed and gives advice and practical help. Miss Iroegbu runs coffee mornings for parents / carers throughout the year – so do look out for these and come along to meet her when you can. Do ask for a meeting with Mis Iroegbu if there is anything that affects your day to day living and engagement in school. Carley Donaldson is our Gade Family Support Worker. She often works alongside Miss Iroegbu with all things family orientated. She will support families with Family First Assessments that helps identify different needs and works with families to make plans to address tricky situations. Families can self refer to Carley, who can be contacted directly through Gade Family Services Admin: 01442 278793 Our Mental Health Support Team Our team consists of trained staff who work with children with identified different levels of need. Mrs Donley, alongside teachers and parents/carers decides which adult might be best to work with individual children and the objectives of the work. All work with children is for time limited periods. If ongoing support is needed, the family or school may make a referral to the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Mr Brathwaite, more commonly known as Mr B, alongside his PE, sports and class cover role, has training as an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA). Mr B works with a number of children during the week to support with emotions and resilience. He works with children who have suffered bereavement, suffer with anxiety or anger and at times carries out SMART moves interventions to support physical development. Mrs Khan is also a certified Play and Arts Therapist as well as being a qualified teacher who also works with children with Special Educational Needs. Mrs Khan works in school one day a week and uses a child-led therapy or counselling approach. Mrs Khan may also provide drawing and talking therapy for children and provide protective behaviours support. Julia Clift works with Gade Family Support and is our pupil support worker. We refer for Julia’s help for short pieces of work with children e.g. protective behaviours and anxiety tools. Alongside these incredible professionals we also, at times, make use of the school nursing service. If you would like to know and see more of what we provide at South Hill School please take a look at our website: Wellbeing page for parents: https://www.southhill.herts.sch.uk/wellbeing Wellbeing page for pupils: https://www.southhill.herts.sch.uk/wellbeing-for-children

Matematică La Școala Primară South Hill, ne propunem să oferim un curriculum matematic larg și antrenant, susținut de utilizarea unor abordări concrete, picturale și abstracte (CPA) pentru a construi și a încorpora învățarea. Cursanții noștri sunt provocați cu sarcini care dezvoltă și aprofundează înțelegerea conceptuală a matematicii, precum și promovând fluența și stăpânirea subiectelor pe care le abordăm. (...) Numeroase resurse sunt disponibile în toate sălile de clasă pentru a sprijini și a încuraja copiii să învețe în pași mici, ușor de gestionat, cu punctele cheie ale înțelegerii în centrul învățării lor. Fiecare clasă are propriul „Perete de lucru” în care învățarea actuală este afișată ca un instrument de îndrumare și sprijin. Lucrarea copiilor este afișată aici ca o reamintire a ceea ce au realizat. Pre-învățarea poate fi, de asemenea, afișată pentru a promova discuții bune și pentru a încorpora idei noi. Subject Overview Calculation Policy Long Term Plans EYFS Year 1 Year 4 Year 2 Year 5 Year 3 Year 6 Times Tables Rockstars Maths Open Morning 1 Maths Open Morning 2 Maths at Home Use the buttons below to see what each year learns in Maths lessons. Anul 1 Anul 2 Anul 3 Anul 4 Anul 5 Anul 6 Pupil Voice 'If you're stuck there's always something to help you work it out' - Niamh Year 6 'I love it when division goes into decimals' - Rahul Year 6 'It's exciting learning new methods in maths' - Merryn Year 5

School Travel Plan Our School Travel Plan at South Hill Primary School aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle and positive well-being for all. We work closely with Herts Travel Team and we currently hold a “Good” Award for our Travel Plan. Some of the aims of the School Travel Plan include: Improved safety of pupils due to less traffic. Less congestion around the school and in the local community. Healthier, happier, more alert pupils, thanks to active travel such as, cycling and walking. Avoiding parking issues around the school ground Less pollution around the school and local area. Improved road awareness of pupils. Greater staff health and well-being. Improved journey reliability for staff, pupils and parents. As a school, we actively promote walking, using a scooter, park and ride or cycling as a way of getting to school each day. Additionally, during our Walk to School Week we again encourage and record how children get to school each day that week. This is a great opportunity to help children reach their minimum 60 minutes of exercise per day. At South Hill, we ask that no cars enter the school car park during drop off and collection. Parking is very restricted around the immediate school site. Please be considerate to our local residents if parking nearby to the school or consider parking and walking. Within the school grounds, we also have a scooter station to keep bikes and scooter dry from the weather! Tom, our school crossing officer regularly visits school Tom sends the following message to keep your children safe. 1) A reminder to stay on the footpath until Tom call you to cross, do not cross before. 2) Any children who bring bikes and scooters must get off and push them across the road. 3) Parents, for the safety of all PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON YELLOW LINES or close to the crossing patrol area. We thank Tom very much for helping to keep our pupils safe

History We teach a broad and varied History curriculum, at South Hill, which aims to develop skills and knowledge to ensure pupils have a coherent narrative, knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and the wider world from the earliest times to the present day, how people’s lives have shaped Britain and how Britain have influenced and been influenced by the wider world. By the end of Year 6, we want our pupils to have a solid chronological understanding of the historical events studied, to have a knowledge of how History has shaped Britain (and the wider world), to be able to think critically and to understand that what has happened in the past is critical to shaping our future. How is History taught at South Hill? Our History curriculum is mapped out on our ‘Long term plan’ and this details our substantive knowledge, disciplinary knowledge and substantive concepts (Golden Threads): Substantive knowledge - Knowledge about the past (historical information and facts) Disciplinary knowledge - Knowledge about how historians investigate the past, and how they construct historical claims, arguments and accounts Golden Threads (Substantive concepts): we have carefully mapped out 7 key concepts that weave in and out of our learning. These allow us to build on previous knowledge and to make links between historical periods and events that we have already learnt to those that we are learning now and in the future: Long Term Plan Subject Overview Examples of knowledge organisers EYFS Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 We have tailored our History curriculum, in some areas, to reflect our locality and local community so that our pupils have a real sense of how history has shaped who we are today in Hemel Hempstead. For example: In EYFS, we focus on the building blocks to our History curriculum by studying our family In Year 1, we take a walk around our local streets, focusing on how houses have changed in the last century. In Year 2, we study our School, how it has changed over time, as well as the local ‘Water Gardens’ In Year 3, we study the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who visited our town to open ‘The Queen’s Square’ in Adeyfield in 1952 In Year 4, we study the Romans and look specifically at how they took over St. Albans (Verulamium) and visit the museum, Hypercaust and Roman Walls In Year 5, we study Hemel Hempstead and look at how it has changed over the past 100 years In Year 6, we study WW2 and how this impacted our local area Trips and theme days: Our History curriculum is enriched by a number of school trips, theme days and assemblies and these provide excellent opportunities to bring our historical learning to life. Examples are: EYFS - Trip to St. John's Church, Boxmoor and 'Fairy tale castle day' Year 1 - Local homes trip and 'Victorian' theme day Year 2 - Visit by the Fire Brigade (linking to the 'Great Fire of London' topic) Year 3 - 'Stone Age' theme day and visit to Windsor Castle Year 4 - Trip to the Verulamium museum and 'Roman' and 'Greek' theme days Year 5 - Local history walk and 'Viking'' and 'Egyptian' theme days Year 6 - Trip to the RAF museum and WW2 theme day Black History month forms an important part of our History curriculum and every year we complete a whole school project which aims to promote and celebrate Black contributions to British society, and to foster an understanding of Black history in general. This year, we focused on each class reading one of the following books: Fruits - by Valerie Bloom Sulwe - Lupita Nyong'o Wagari's Tree of Peace - A true story from Africa - Jeanette Winter Pupil Voice “History is really interesting and can tell you things about the past and how we can learn from it for the future.” Miles – Y5 “I remember doing a Victorian day and learning about school back then. The teachers were really strict!” Iannis – Y3 “I loved our trip to St. Albans to learn more about the Romans! Did you know that Boudicca led a revolt right where we stood in the park!” Rishika – Y4 “I absolutely love learning about History. Our WW2 topic has been so engaging. I’ve loved every minute of it and now I want to learn even more.” Scott – Y6

Uniformă Credem că uniforma școlară încurajează autodisciplina și coeziunea socială. Părinții, îngrijitorii și elevii sunt rugați să se asigure că toți elevii respectă codul vestimentar al școlii. (...) Faceți clic pe linkul de mai jos pentru politica uniformă. Politică uniformă Toate articolele de îmbrăcăminte trebuie să fie marcate cu numele proprietarului Uniforma școlară poate fi achiziționată online de la Mapac - vă rugăm să folosiți linkul de mai jos. Mapac Information

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.

Bine ați venit la Școala Primară South Hill. Școala noastră este amplasată într-un teren frumos, în inima orașului Hemel Hempstead. Ne propunem să oferim cea mai bună educație copiilor aflați în grija noastră, într-un mediu favorabil și de sprijin care să plaseze învățarea, dezvoltarea și bunăstarea elevilor drept principala noastră prioritate. Avem o echipă de profesioniști dedicați și foarte dedicați, care pun educația și fericirea copilului dvs. în centrul a tot ceea ce fac. Apreciem enorm relația dintre școală și părinți și ne străduim să lucrăm îndeaproape cu părinții într-o relație de încredere, împărtășind responsabilitatea pentru educația și bunăstarea copilului dumneavoastră. Elevii noștri sunt un credit pentru școala noastră și sperăm că copilul dumneavoastră are o experiență de învățare pozitivă, distractivă și memorabilă, ca parte a familiei noastre din South Hill. Declarația noastră de misiune „Construirea caracterului, învățarea împreună” Viziunea noastra „Școala primară South Hill îi construiește pe liderii zilei de mâine. Îi hrănește pe tineri fericiți, ingenioși, reflectivi, grijulii și rezistenți; care dezvoltă o dragoste de învățare pe tot parcursul vieții și care celebrează diversitatea, colaborarea și excelența în toate aspectele comunității noastre școlare. ” Scopul nostru Ne propunem să le permitem elevilor să își dezvolte abilitățile și cunoștințele ca elevi independenți într-un mediu cooperativ în care toată lumea este apreciată ca parte a comunității noastre școlare. Ne propunem să creștem încrederea și reziliența tuturor elevilor noștri. Bunăstare Ne mândrim cu sprijinul pastoral pe care îl oferim elevilor și familiilor noastre. Suntem încântați că am obținut Premiul pentru bunăstare pentru școala noastră. Avem o echipă de bunăstare care se concentrează pe sprijinirea dezvoltării personale și a bunăstării elevilor. Echipa noastră de bunăstare indică, de asemenea, familiile către serviciile de care ar putea avea nevoie. Prin abordarea noastră terapeutică a comportamentului, promovăm reziliența și independența. Folosim „Zonele de reglementare” în întreaga școală, care este o abordare comportamentală folosită pentru a-i învăța pe elevi să-și autoregleze emoțiile și să își asume proprietatea asupra comportamentului lor. Scopul nostru este să ne asigurăm că avem elevi fericiți, care sunt gata să învețe. Curriculum Ne-am angajat să ne asigurăm că oferim elevilor noștri un curriculum care este creativ și adaptat nevoilor lor. Echipa de predare și învățare se asigură că așteptările ridicate sunt în fruntea plimbărilor noastre de învățare, monitorizarea cărților și abandonul lecției. Ne propunem să ne asigurăm că elevii de la South Hill experimentează o „dietă zilnică” consistentă de învățare și că învață într-un mediu care creează încredere. Curriculumul nostru creativ este esențial pentru dezvoltarea abilităților și dezvoltarea curiozității. Vrem ca cursanții noștri să-și asume riscuri și să învețe din erori pentru a construi rezistența și o plăcere a învățării. Vă mulțumim că ne-ați vizitat site-ul web. Vă rugăm să contactați biroul școlii dacă doriți să aranjați o vizită sau aveți întrebări. Cu cele mai bune urări Miss Joanne Wellbelove și Miss Leah Wren Co- Headt eachers Domnișoara Wellbelove

Computing Computing vision For pupils to be equipped to navigate a digital world and to understand how to protect themselves online. To develop pupils confidence and capability in IT and programming to prepare them for a rapidly changing technological world. At South Hill, we understand the importance of technology in a rapidly changing society. As it has always been, the children of today will develop and use the technologies of tomorrow. Therefore, we need to foster their basic knowledge and understanding of the technologies that they use today. The computing curriculum is divided into 3 key concepts; Digital Literacy (DL), Information Technology (IT) and Computer Science (CS) DL Digital literacy is about the safe and responsible use of technology, including recognising its advantages for collaboration or communication. CS Computer science will introduce children of all ages to understanding how computers and networks work. It will also give all children the opportunity to learn basic computer programming, from simple floor robots in EYs, Years 1 and 2, right up to creating on-screen computer games and programmes by Year 6. IT Information technology is about the use of computers for functional purposes, such as collecting and presenting information, or using search technology. GOLDEN THREADS As part of our Computing curriculum, we have carefully mapped out 5 'Golden Threads' which allow us to build on previous knowledge and to make links between what we have already learnt and what we are learning now and in the future: Intent At South Hill Primary, we use the NCCE – Teach Computing and Project Evolve units to deliver the three concepts area of the computing curriculum. We intend that children should master Computing to such an extent that they can go on to have careers and make use of Computing effectively in their everyday lives, without being completely reliant on technology. They are also taught to use technology responsibly and carefully, being mindful of how their behaviour, words and actions can affect others. Our pupils will be taught Computing in a way that ensures progression of skills and allows opportunities to revisit these skills year on year. Teachers are also aware of the importance of making small adaptations where necessary to support all learners and how technology can be used to support and enhance a range of subjects whilst allowing pupils to apply their skills. Implementation In our teaching of Computing, we endeavour to expose students to a variety of software, programs, and equipment in order to offer a range of appropriate challenges and experiences. Specific vocabulary for each year group is outlined in medium term plans and this is regularly modelled by teachers within their lessons. Spaced repetition and chunking within the curriculum allows pupils to develop their recall of embedded knowledge and ensures that each year group works on core aspects of the three Computing strands. Sessions are adapted to meet the requirements of a specific cohort and lesson content is frequently reviewed by class teachers and the subject lead. Our schemes of work remain flexible and children share their thoughts on their ‘computing learning journeys’ to help enable sessions to be adapted to their interests and needs. In the Early Years, children have access to iPads, the Code and Go Mouse and recordable books. They also work with their ‘Year 6 Buddies’, who guide their curiosity by modelling how to use the equipment carefully and safely. In the summer term, children spend time in the computing hub to help familiarise them with a desktop setup and ease their transition into KS1. Impact The lasting impact of this curriculum ensures that when children leave South Hill Primary School, they are competent and safe users of ICT with an understanding of how technology works. They will have developed skills to express themselves and be creative in using digital media and be equipped to apply their skills in computing to different challenges going forward whilst using technology safety. We measure the impact of our curriculum using the following methods: · Termly teacher assessments. · Images of the children’s practical learning in a year group portfolio · Children’s work saved onto their individual accounts · Interviewing the pupils about their learning (pupil voice). · Year group portfolios are scrutinised and there is the opportunity for a dialogue between teachers to understand their class’s work. Children in EYFS are assessed within Understand the World and their progress is tracked termly using Tapestry. Each class is allocated a weekly time slot to use the ‘Computing Hub’ which houses 30 computers and laptops. In addition to this, classes have access to a set of Chromebooks, 30 iPads and a further set of 15 laptops, which can be used to support the teaching and learning of other subjects. Classes are also provided with digital projectors, interactive whiteboards and visualisers to support and teaching across the curriculum. DL Digital literacy is about the safe and responsible use of technology, including recognising its advantages for collaboration or communication. IT Information technology is about the use of computers for functional purposes, such as collecting and presenting information, or using search technology. CS Computer science will introduce children of all ages to understanding how computers and networks work. It will also give all children the opportunity to learn basic computer programming, from simple floor robots in EYs, Years 1 and 2, right up to creating on-screen computer games and programmes by Year 6. Long Term Plan Computing Long Term Plan Online Safety Subject Overview Examples of knowledge organisers EYFS Year 4 Year 2 Year 6 Pupil Voice " We had to move the pirate very slowly and then snap a photo" - Bruno. Y3 "It was a great lesson and I learnt that I can make movies out of anything" - Bridget Y3 "We enjoyed vector drawings to create our Christmas calendars this year" Alex Y6 "I have learnt how use the shape, fill and gradient tools to create a Christmas themed calendar - I loved it" Marija Y5 "In computing we have been learning how to edit images using paint.net, I loved " - Otilie Y4 "We removed sections of pictures to make improvements to the appearance of photographs. we also understand that some photographs that we see online may be fake" Noah Y4

Young Voices Young Voices offers children the amazing opportunity of singing with the worlds’ largest children’s choir. The whole experience is a journey and discovery, culminating in the most extraordinary performance opportunity there could possibly be. South Hill Choir have regularly attended Young Voices and most recently on 23rd January 2026. This year the music included a Disco Medley, a Wicked Medley, A Medley of Sea Shanties as well as anthems and pop songs from a huge variety of genres. These offer the children opportunities to learn about other times and cultures, as well as musical styles. We became backing singers to soloists Ruti and Olly and loved singing ‘Shackles’ with Aneesa Folds. The song ‘Power in Me’ has become a school favourite as it links so well to our Resilience theme in the South Hill Way. The choir members worked extremely hard to learn all the lyrics and attended many extra rehearsals. All the hard work paid off with such an exceptional day on Friday 23rd January. The day was long and exhausting, but the children were utterly amazing. Their enthusiasm and energy bubbled over all day. Most of the songs had actions and dance moves so we were kept moving in the rehearsal as well as being introduced to the various artists who would be performing with us in the evening. As the lights went down for the concert to begin at 7pm the atmosphere was electric. Parents had arrived in the O2 and we could wave to them from a distance! The Urban Striders, Olly, Ruti and Aneesa were sensational. Such an incredible evening to inspire and remember! Here are some of the choir members’ comments: ‘Breathtaking’ ‘Extraordinary’ ‘Unforgettable’ ‘It was just the best day’ ‘I loved the Urban Strides Dancers!’ My favourite Medley was Wicked’ ‘I loved the lights- I felt like a star!’ ‘It was soo amazing’ Urban Strides are awesome! ‘Awesome’

International Language Day At South Hill School we celebrate International Language Day during assembly. Pupils and staff take the microphone and share words from their languages. We then sing songs in different languages too. It's lovely to hear all the different languages in our school!