In Year 2 we follow the National Curriculum, teaching engaging, hands on lessons. We cover the Core Subjects of English, Maths and Science alongside the Foundation Subjects of Art and Design, Computing, History, Geography, Design Technology, RE, PSHE, Music and PE.   English is further divided into reading, writing, phonics, spelling and grammar.  These areas are taught discretely across the year, dependent on your child’s learning requirements.  More information about each subject can be found on the subject pages of the website.

We work hard in year 2 to create stimulating, interesting lessons and part of this is to ensure that we plan each half terms lessons using a cross curricula approach.  For example, from our class text in English we can create links to foundation subjects so the relevance of each lesson is clear to children and their knowledge and skills are built on lesson by lesson.

We also invest a lot of time developing a robust approach to the children’s personal and social development through PHSE lessons and creating a supportive and encouraging classroom environment.  This approach to promoting resilience and effective learning behaviours enables children to work to their full potential both academically and emotionally.

In May the children in Year 2 will sit SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests.) The children will take tests in Reading, Maths and SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.) There is no test for Writing, Science or the Foundation Subjects – these are assessed by the class teacher. In the Spring term we will hold a SATs information session for parents and carers, where you will be able to find out about the tests in more detail and see examples of the test papers.

The tests are conducted over a two week period and are normally sat in small groups supervised by the class teacher.  We can adjust how the tests are administered according to your child’s requirements e.g. provide ‘brain breaks’ to boost concentration.

We ensure that the children approach SATs in a calm, confident manner ensuring that they recognize them as an opportunity to demonstrate their learning rather than a pass or fail test.  We celebrate the whole child and all progress made as we know how amazing our children are.

In year 1 children will have completed a phonics check to assess their understanding of phase 3 to 5 phonics.  If they did not achieve the pass mark in year 1 the government will require them to re sit the check in year 2.  The check is administered in June and will be completed by a teacher familiar to them.  You will have been informed at the end of year 1 of the development areas for your child and progress in phonics will be discussed with you throughout your child’s time in year 2.