Middle (Years 5 and 6): Broadening Understanding
From Year 5, children are taught by specialist teachers in all subjects to give them greater understanding and inspire a passion for learning.
Through the personalised tutor system, children are supported in developing the essential skills they will need to be life-long learners.
In the Year 5 and 6 there is a greater emphasis on children taking responsibility for their own learning, and they develop their personal organisation, self-discipline and resilience. This is an important time for children academically as many will be sitting entrance exams to senior schools in the Autumn and Spring Terms of Year 6. In most cases they are then offered a place at their senior school of choice.
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Study Skill Lessons
To help ensure that each child is prepared for these important Year 6 entry tests, they receive study skills lessons. These lessons focus on developing skills in:
- Literacy
- Maths
- Verbal reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
- Critical thinking
- A growth mindset
- The ability to articulate their ideas and views.
Reporting
These important middle years are a huge time of growth for children both academically and pastorally. To reflect this, the reporting and assessment of pupils now references their progress across the whole breadth of the school curriculum, including academic progress and core learning and behavioural skills.
