Children starting Year 1 are gradually introduced to a more traditional approach to learning, although there are still many similarities with the Early Years curriculum.
Learning through exploration, challenge and discovery is still valued. The children still have opportunities to learn through practical approaches to learning. The teaching of Maths and Literacy is timetabled in hourly blocks each day. Learning still has a cross curricular approach through topics. A topic is a theme that links together different curriculum areas.
The Subject areas in Key Stage One are: