The National Curriculum for England popularly known as the British curriculum has a worldwide reputation for excellence. Although rigorous, it is well organised and has been developed to promote independent critical thinking, embrace creativity and to develop important lifelong skills. Ultimately, this curriculum is designed to help young children meet the challenges of a changing world.
At Blooming Heritage School, our curriculum is patterned after the British curriculum with Early Years Foundation Stage and the Primary Years which consists of the Key stage 1 and 2. The Curriculum is designed to grow active, inquisitive, and confident children. With emphasis on both independent and group work, the curriculum helps the children to flourish academically and personally in a flexile system.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in Blooming Heritage School sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. We aim to provide young children with educational experiences which will enable develop a positive approach to learning. By creating a learning experience where children feel at home, they are more willing to learn new concepts and ideas. The Early Years classes include: Playgroup 1, Playgroup 2, Nursery and Reception.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is divided into seven (7) areas of learning which includes the
Prime Areas
These areas are most essential for every child’s healthy and future learning. The subjects are, Communication and Language, Literacy, Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Physical Development.
Specific Areas
As children grow, the prime areas will enable them to develop skills in the specific areas which includes; Numeracy, Understanding the World, Expressive Arts and Design.
Children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking which takes place both indoors and outside.
Primary Years
The curriculum that primary children are offered must enable them to enjoy a unique stage of their childhood, inspire learning and develop the essential knowledge, skills and understanding which are the building blocks for later life.
In Primary Years Classes, the curriculum has been infused with the Nigerian curriculum to reflect our location in Nigeria and to enable our pupils to benefit from the richness of Nigerian culture and heritage.
The core subjects of Literacy, Numeracy, Science and ICT are emphasized. There is a daily reading time(ERIC) for all children and children’s reading is developed in an enjoyable, stimulating but structured way, primarily using the Oxford Reading Scheme, which is a phonic-based scheme, combined with whole word recognition, and progressing to free-reading. Children read and have experience in many different aspects of Literacy every day, exploring and experimenting with sounds, words and texts and responding to and writing their own stories, rhymes and poems.
Numeracy is very pragmatic with a deliberate attempt to develop mathematical language, providing a secure foundation for the understanding and application of a variety of concepts. The children are taken at a challenging pace but given time and support when necessary, thus ensuring a sense of achievement and enjoyment.
The experience of the pupils’ own environment is extended to the wider world through Science, History and Geography topics. For these subjects, we have developed our own schemes, which meet the programmes of study of the National Curriculum but which also use local interests, out of school trips and resources to enrich pupils’ learning.