Learning for Life - The Tadley Way

Our curriculum is both challenging and creative catering for the diverse needs of our children. It extends beyond the classroom and encompasses all aspects of school life. We aim to inspire children to develop a love of learning which remains with them for life and teach them the skills they will need in this age of technology. 

Reading at Tadley

We use Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised (see more here) for our phonics program in Year R, 1 and 2. Little Wandle ensures the effective, consistent teaching of Early Reading for ALL children using memorable mantras, joyful characters and clear expectations.

From Year 1 we use Plazoom (see more here) to support children's reading further. This comprehension reading curriculum develops inference and retrieval skills; builds rich vocabulary; increases fluency in reading; and encourages the identification of themes and comparisons in children's reading journeys.

Writing at Tadley

From Year R, we use The Write Stuff  (see more here) to support our writing curriculum. We use The Write Stuff alongside our own writing and grammar curriculum to ensure children build confidence with their sentence structure; widen their repertoire of writing options; gain an understanding of what a whole piece of writing looks like; and organise their ideas and have strong cohesion.

Maths at Tadley

We are part of the North-East Hampshire and Surrey Maths Hub (see more here) and use White Rose Education (see more here) to support our Maths curriculum. In Year R, 1 and 2, we follow the Mastering Number Program to ensure children have a strong grasp of number, place value and number bonds. In Year 4 and 5, we following the Mastering Number Program in KS2 to ensure children have a strong grasp of multiplication tables. These are all key concepts for children to achieve well in their mathematical journey.

The Foundation Curriculum at Tadley

At Tadley, we use KAPOW Primary (see more here) to design our foundation curriculum which will prepare our children for the challenges and uncertainties of the 21st century. 

Why KAPOW Primary?

• It provides full coverage of the National Curriculum
• It is knowledge-rich and builds on children's skills - lessons deepen children's knowledge and extend vocabulary through the lessons taught and by varied and enjoyable recap and retrieval opportunities.
• It is a carefully sequenced and cohesive curriculum with a clear rationale created by subject specialists with full guidance given to teachers and curriculum leads.
• It provides a comprehensive library of guidance videos and training opportunities for teachers to develop, broaden and up-skill practice and subject knowledge across the curriculum.
• It provides diverse and inclusive resources which include videos, interactive presentations, knowledge organisers, songs and quizzes.
• It is enjoyable for children and makes learning irresistible for ALL.

Please see the links below for more information on our curriculum and individual subjects.

Our curriculum is based on the Government's National Curriculum which all schools must follow.