Curriculum

The Educational Reform Act 1988 describes the Primary school as follow

Key Stage 1:	Reception	age 5	Key Stage 2:	Year 3	age 8
	Year 1	age 6		Year 4	age 9
	Year 2	age 7		Year 5	age 10
				Year 6	age 11

(age is that attained during the school year 1st September to 31st August.)

We have to accommodate seven year groups of children within five classes, and so some cohorts have to be split. Through discussion, staff determine the children who will move: this is based on academic ability and social maturity.

At St. Helen’s, the class arrangements are as follows:

• Class 1 -Reception and Year 1
• Class 2 – Year 1 and Year 2
• Class 3 – Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4
• Class 4 – Year 4 and Year 5
• Class 5 – Year 5 and Year 6

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