Curriculum Policy

The Daiglen School Curriculum Policy

The Daiglen School curriculum Policy is linked to the Objectives of the school

iv)to teach all subjects required to gain entry into Public School up to Scholarship level
v)to provide support for less able pupils
vi)to teach all skills required by selective and non-selective state schools
vii) to cover all the elements of the National Curriculum for Key States One and Two in readiness for national tests.

It is the Policy of the school to organise the curriculum in such a way that it covers all the aims set out above.Therefore there is an emphasis on the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic in the early years and a moral formal subject based curriculum in the J8iionr Department.

The Senior Teacher has the responsibility of seeing that all year groups have a balance timetable to cover the National Curriculum and the Daiglen Curriculum.

It is the policy of the school to incorporate extra subjects such as French (throughout the school), Latin (Year 6) and Verbal Reasoning (Year 3 to 6) along with a high emphasis on Sport, Music and Drama so that the children will have covered all the subjects likely to be offered in other Preparatory Departments of Public Schools.

The school also puts a high emphasis on Science, Information communication Technology, Art and Design.

The curriculum is designed to allow for setting within classes based on each pupil’s ability in any one subject.Those children with a need for extra help in mathematics or English are placed in groups of 3 or 4 pupils and given help by the SEN teacher or the Subject Coordinator.

It is the responsibility of the Form Teacher to look after the PSHCE of each child in their care although the ethos of the school emphasizes a disciplined but caring environment.It is also the form Teachers’ responsibility to record the progress of each pupil and pass this on in July to the next Form Teacher or to the Senior School.

The Daiglen School is a Christian School and includes regular acts of worship each week.It covers all religious festivals in the RE lessons and aims:
viii) to instil a sense of right and wrong in all aspects of behaviour and conduct in order to uphold the Christian values of the School.

MB – Jan 2005