Curriculum Statement

Whole school

·         Every class worked with Olly Tunmer from Stomp who led two music workshops - one using body percussion and second with boomwhackers. These workshops provided the foundation for launching our Music curriculum

·         All classes worked spent a session with the Lego man creating lego versions of London landmark buildings such as Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament

·         Every year, all children complete First Aid training learning skills such as how to phone an ambulance, using bandages to support injuries and giving CPR

·         During a robotic workshop, children learnt how to build a robot and then how to program their robot to move around a course

·         Following a mosaic design competition, all children worked in groups  with a mosaic artist to create two mosaics to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 

·         Every year, all children take part in an Orienteering Day in addition to using our on-site orienteering course regularly as part of our P.E. curriculum

·         Visitors from Heritage Learning support bringing our History curriculum e.g. the Roman Centurion visited to show children the weapons Romans used, the uniform they wore and their kit. Then the children experienced training as a Roman soldier 

·         We are involved in an outdoor learning project with the Ernest Cook Trust. Children and staff are enjoying taking part in a wider range of outdoor activities that support their learning in various curriculum areas

·         Visitors from Colne Library have come to school to read  with us, local religious leaders have led assemblies and Sports Coaches have worked with us during P.E. lessons

·         We are looking forward to working with a poet who will be leading workshops about poetry writing with all classes

YN & YR

·         When learning about people who help us, EYFS were visited by a paramedic, a dentist, police officers and fire fighters

·         Bikeability worked with Reception children to teach them how to ride a bike

Y1 & Y2

·         Professor Tuesday from Heritage Learning brought traditional toys and games for children to play with. This helped the children to think about and understand how toys and games have changed over time

·         Firefighters visit Year 2 every year to talk about keeping safe

Y3 & Y4

·         Year 3 worked with staff from Bikeability to practise and improve their cycling skills

·         Darren Greenwood (Colne Rugby Club coach) supports Year 3 to learn how to play rugby then play in a rugby tournament with other Year 3 children

·         Year 3 Philip Wright Academy (Bowls)

·         Year 4 were involved in creating lanterns for Colne’s annual Winter In Bloom Festival with artists

Y5 & Y6

·         Year 5 and Year 6 work with Bikeability staff to improve their cycling skills and understand how to look after their bike. For those pupils who are confident and skilled enough, Bikeability staff take them cycling on the local roads

·         Year 5 and Year 6 were involved in creating lanterns for Colne’s annual Winter In Bloom Festival with artists

·         Year 6 were visited by a World War 1 expert who shared his expertise about the weapons soldiers and life in the trenches

Whole school

·         All children have the opportunity to attend the January pantomime in Colne’s Municipal Theatre

·         Children visit Colne’s Cenotaph during Remembrance Day

·         Children walk and explore the local area, particularly linked to both our History and Geography curriculum. We  believe it is essential that West Street children know and understand Colne’s past and present as well as its links with the cotton industry and the Titanic

·         Children regularly collect for food banks. Older children deliver our food collection to two different foodbanks. They can see how a foodbank works

YN & YR

·         EYFS visited our neighbours at the Fire Station. They learnt what equipment is in a fire engine, tried on the fireman’s helmet, had a go at holding the hose and sat inside the fire engine

·         EYFS visited Hesketh Bank Farm to experience a range of different animals then walked along the river at Bolton Abbey

Y1 & Y2

·         Year 1 and Year 2 deliver Christmas cards around Colne to local shops, businesses and places where other Key Workers are based walking around

·         Year 1 and Year 2 explore Colne to find out more about the buildings, the jobs people do and the reasons people visit the town. They start to learn about the history and geography of Colne

·         They visit Barley to compare how a village is similar and different to Colne. Barley is at the foot of Pendle Hill so children can experience being near it

·         The children Manchester Airport to experience what an airport is like and watch the aeroplanes. They sat in an old Concorde plane that no longer flies. Looking at modern planes helps them to identify how planes have changed over time

Y3 & Y4

·         Year 3 visit an organic dairy farm on the other side of Pendle Hill. This helps them to learn about dairy products, experience a more rural area and understand what organic means

·         Year 3 and Year 4 visit Lytham on the Lancashire coast. They compare how Lytham is similar and different to Colne. They learn about why people want to live and visit Lytham. They experience the beach!

·         Year 4 visited the moorland above Hebden Bridge to find out why this landscape is different to Colne or Lytham, why it needs protecting and how we can stop moorland fires 

·         Year 4 have a one hour swimming lesson every week for one term

Y5 & Y6

·         Year 5 and Year 6 have a one hour swimming lesson every week for one term

·         A group of Year 5 and Year 6 children attend the Fantastic Book Award event in the Autumn Term. They learn about new books and listen to authors talking about their books as well as meeting children from other schools around Lancashire

·         Year 5 and Year 6 School Councillors are involved with Colne Junior Council. Our Year 5 and Year 6 School Councillors work with their peers from three other local primary schools as the Colne Junior Council. The Colne Junior Council meets half-termly at Colne Town Hall.The Council decided to focus on three aspects of life to improve in Colne: reducing litter, making sure public outdoor play areas are cleaner and nicer, reducing the number of cars that drive too fast. The Junior Councillors visited the Houses of Parliament in London.

·         cemetery, Youth Club, Litter picking, Fantastic Book Awards, London (Parliament)

Y5 & Y6

·         Year 5 and Year 6 have the opportunity to take part in two residentials that provide them with very different experiences. These residentials alternate every two years

·         One residential is based in the Yorkshire Dales where children can experience staying in a youth hostel, compare Ingleton to their home town of Colne, have a go at climbing walls, then tackle the challenges and admire the natural beauty of the Waterfall Walk

·         The second residential is based in Cottingley where children can experience staying in a bunk barn, work together to complete  team challenges and outdoor adventurous activities such as archery, raft building, abseiling, high ropes