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The curriculum in a Hurst Education Trust (HET) school is broad, rich and ambitious, underpinned by its Christian vision and values. It is inclusive, enabling every child to flourish and preparing them well for future success for life in general and when they enter the world of higher education, training or work. A HET & Albourne Curriculum The curriculum in a Hurst Education Trust (HET) school is broad, rich and ambitious, underpinned by its Christian vision and values. Find out more English Our overarching intent for English lessons is to promote high standards of language and literacy. Find out more Mathematics We believe the way we teach maths is unique and best suited to meet the needs of every child in our classrooms. Find out more Religious Education As a Christian school, our Religious Education (RE) lessons are an important part of our curriculum as Jesus’ teachings are the basis of our school values. Find out more History Find out more Science Science lessons are enhanced by fun experiments and practical work. We take part in British Science Week by holding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workshops. Find out more Art and Design At Albourne we celebrate a culture of creativity! We have developed a broad and ambitious Art and Design curriculum for our young learners. Find out more Design Technology Find out more Music Our music curriculum is designed to motivate, inspire and educate children, while providing them with a creative outlet. Find out more Physical Education We regard PE lessons and participation in sport as highly important for all children. We work hard to ensure pupils are enthusiastic about sports at all ages. Find out more Geography Inspiring lifelong curiosity & creating informed global citizens Find out more Computing Inspiring lifelong curiosity & creating informed global citizens Find out more PSHE Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE), including Relationships and Health Education, is an important part of the whole curriculum at Albourne. Find out more EYFS Find out more OPAL Play We have adopted the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme to enhance pupils’ break times. Pupils can take part in active pursuits and have access to a range of traditional and modern equipment. Find out more Grow it Cook it Beach School Our Grow it Cook it Beach School offers children regular opportunities to develop their self-esteem through hands-on learning in a natural environment. Find out more Contact us The Street Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9DH 01273 832003 Office Manager: Mrs R Sweet office@albournecep.co.uk Headteacher: Ms F Keeling head@albournecep.co.uk SENCo: Ms Nargis Miah nmiah@albournecep.co.uk @albourneprimary Quick links Parents Key information Wrap Around Care Progress and Performance Admissions Diary dates Downloads Contact us

Welcome to Albourne C.E. Primary School. We are a friendly and welcoming Church of England School situated in Albourne village in the Mid Sussex countryside. Programme of Events Summer 1 Latest Newsletter Vision & Values Document Hurst Educational Trust & Albourne Vision Ofsted & SIAMS Reports 2025 Spring 2 Ask Me Abouts School @ a glance The Albourne Way Living life to the full Welcome to Albourne C of E Primary Ofsted 2025 Meet The Explorer, The Polisher & The Listener delight in showing their knowledge PUPILS LOVE LEARNING display impeccable manners and behave well 'Children at Albourne are fortunate to be there. ' 'They flourish from start to finish.' SIAMS Inspection January 2025 high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour pupils' exceptionally strong attitudes to school To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. We are a friendly and welcoming church school situated in Albourne village in the Mid Sussex countryside. We teach Primary School children age 4 to 11 years. Explore Headteacher's Welcome I am proud to lead an exceptionally committed and caring staff team in this thriving school. We are set in the heart of Albourne village in beautiful rural surroundings at the foot of the South Downs. Read more Christian Life Our Christian values are the basis for everything we do at Albourne and they play a key role in the development of our pupils academically, emotionally, morally, socially and spiritually. Find out more Curriculum Education at Albourne is inclusive and lessons are delivered in a way that ensures every child is accepted and valued for their individuality. Find out more Wrap Around Care We offer Wrap Around Care before and after the school day, in order to support working parents. Our provision includes a Breakfast Club, a range of extra-curricular clubs and an After School Club. Find out more Albourne school is like a big family - the children look out for each other and all staff and students know each other, regardless of which class they are in. The Albourne way has strengthened this as well as making the children aspire to constantly improve their work. Survey 2024 Latest news For all the latest school and class news, follow us on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram

Information for Year 6 parents on what we are learning this year. Year 5/6 Nightingale Class Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me About Spring 2 Ask Me About Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Nightingales Curriculum Overview 2-24-5 Meet the Teacher Sep 2024 Welcome to Nightingales. 'Ask Me Abouts' will be added here half-termly to keep you informed about what we have been doing and what we intend to do in Nightingales class. Welcome to Nightingales (Years 5 and 6). The teacher in Nightingales is Mr. Hamilton. The class also has the support of Mrs. Henson in the mornings and as cover for Mr. Hamilton on Friday afternoons. Nightingales have a newly built classroom separate from the school’s main building with its own lockers, toilet block and a smaller group-work room. The Autumn term will introduce the children to the geography topic of Mountains and Volcanoes. They will find out how volcanoes affect the lives of those living in Iceland, and making local comparisons with people living in mountainous areas of Wales. In English, the children will follow the Albourne Writers Way to create some wonderful descriptive writing inspired by ‘The Wolves of Currumpaw’,’The man who walked between the Twin Towers’ and ‘Survivors’. We expect all children to be reading daily at home and in school when the opportunity arises. Home reading should be recorded in their reading diary, which we check weekly- those who have been reading daily will have a raffle ticket entered into the half-termly reading challenge, with the opportunity to win a book. In maths, we will be recapping the children’s knowledge of place value, the four operations and fractions. This will be carried out through a range of question types to help develop a deeper understanding of mathematical skills. We will also do a weekly times table challenge to help speed up their recall. In computing the children will be learning more about the importance of safety and how we can use spreadsheets to help with calculations and displaying of data. Design technology will be a themed day run by the STEM Ambassadors, who have quite a challenge for the children. Religion, will allow the children to find out about the Hajj through a study of Islam and to study the question, ‘Was Jesus the messiah?’ To keep fit and healthy, we will have two PE lessons per week- our first session will focus on developing tag rugby skills and the second will split, with year 6 going swimming and year 5 doing dance. In science we will explore living things and their environments. We will be having a trip to London to the Natural history Museum as part of geography topic work. We set homework on Google Classroom based on reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling, and maths (related to our classwork). Thanks, as ever, to all the parents and carers for their help and support. Please feel free to contact us. Downloads For all letters, information and forms for parents, please follow the link to our Downloads page. Downloads page

Year 4/5 Starlings Class Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me About Spring 2 Ask Me About Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Starlings Curriculum Overview 2-24-5 Meet the Teacher September 2024 Welcome to Starlings and Year 4 and 5. The teachers in Starlings are Mrs Atkins on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Ms Miah on a Thursday and Friday. Miss Price supports the class every morning. Starlings have a locker to keep their belongings in – we ask that children only bring small bags into school each day so that the lockers are not too full! Children are welcome to bring a snack of fruit, vegetables or cheese for morning playtime and will need to have water bottles in school. Pictures of staff Our main topic for the Autumn Term is Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Mountains. In geography, we consider the key questions: Why do some earthquakes cause more damage than others? How do volcanoes effect the lives of the people of Hiemaey? How are the Cambrian Mountains different from the Himalayan Mountains? In the Spring term, we move on to focus on to World War II and in the Summer term our topic is Fair Trade. More detail is available on the curriculum pages of the school website. One of the exciting things about Year 4 and 5 is that we start learning a new language – this year it will be German! We have high expectations of reading in Key Stage 2, therefore we encourage every child to read at least 5 times weekly, and ask parents or children to record this in their reading diaries. We will check the diaries every Monday and each week a child achieves the 5x a week target, a raffle ticket is put in the box ready for the reading challenge assembly. Tickets are drawn half-termly for a prize. Homework in Year 4 and 5 consists of reading (as above), spellings (weekly) and a topic based task that will cover options from across the curriculum, which is due every half term. PE is twice a week on a Monday and Friday. The children come into school in their PE kit on these days. Copies of our half-termly ‘Ask Me About’ newsletter and our latest homework grid can be found below. Ask Me About 'Ask Me Abouts' will be added here half-termly to keep you informed about what we have been doing and what we intend to do in Starlings.

Resources for parents and pupils for each of our classes. Class Pages Resources for parents and pupils. Reception: Robins class Information for parents with a child in our Reception (Robins) class in 2024-5. Curriculum Overview Find out more Year 1: Wagtails Information for parents with a child in our Year 1 (Wagtails) class in 2024-5 Curriculum Overview Ask Me Abouts Year 2: Skylarks class Information for parents with a child in our Year 2 (Skylarks) class in 2024-5 Curriculum Overview Ask Me Abouts Year 3: Kingfishers Information for parents with a child in our Year 3 (Kingfishers) class in 2024-5 Curriculum Overview Ask Me Abouts Year 4/5: Starlings class Information for parents with a child in our Starlings class in 2024-25 Curriculum Overview Ask Me Abouts Year 5/6: Nightingale class Information for parents with a child in our Year 5/6 class in 2024-25 Curriculum Overview Ask Me Abouts

Year 2 Skylarks Class Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me About Spring 2 Ask Me About Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Meet the Teacher September 2024 Skylarks Curriculum Overview 2-24-5

Year 3 Kingfishers Class Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me About Spring 2 Ask Me About Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Meet the Teacher September 2024 Kingfishers Curriculum Overview 2-24-5 Welcome to Kingfishers and Year 3. The class teacher in Kingfishers is Miss Johanson. Kingfishers have a locker to keep their belongings in – we ask that children only bring small bags/book bags into school each day so that the lockers are not too full! Children are welcome to bring a snack of fruit, vegetables or cheese for morning playtime and will need to have water bottles in school, as usual. Pictures of staff Our main topic for the Autumn Term is Stone Age to Iron Age. In history, we consider the key question: What are the similarities and differences between the stone, bronze and iron ages. In the Spring term, we move on to focus on to the ancient Egyptians and in the Summer term our topic is UK and the South Downs. More detail is available on the curriculum pages of the school website. One of the exciting things about Year 3 is that we start swimming at Hurst College in the spring and summer terms! Remember to bring in your swimming bags on Wednesdays. We have high expectations of reading, therefore we encourage every child to read at least 5 times weekly, and ask parents or children to record this in their reading diaries. We will check the diaries every Monday and each week a child achieves the 5x a week target, a raffle ticket is put in the box ready for the reading challenge assembly. Tickets are drawn half-termly to see who can choose a ‘Golden Book’. Homework in Year 3 consists of reading (as above), spellings (weekly) and a topic based task that will cover options from across the curriculum, which is due every half term. PE is twice a week on a Wednesday (swimming) and Friday. We are trialling the children coming into school in their PE kit on these days. Copies of our half-termly ‘Ask Me About’ newsletter and our latest homework grid can be found below. Ask Me About May 2024 Ask Me About May 2024 Ask Me About March 2024 Ask Me About February 2024 Ask Me About

Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me About Spring 2 Ask Me About Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Meet the Teacher September 2024 Wagtails Curriculum Overview 2024-25 Year 1 Wagtails Class Ask Me About July 2024 Ask Me About May 2024 Ask Me About March 2024

The Albourne Way was created out of our vision to nurture and enable all of our children to flourish and be the person that they are capable of being. The Albourne Way Living Life to the full. Vision & Values Document Everything we do at Albourne Church of England Primary School is underpinned by John 10:10 - 'Jesus said, "I have come that you may have life in all its fullness."' Whilst developing our ‘culture of excellence for all’, we encapsulated 'life in all its fullness' within The Albourne Way. The Albourne Way was created out of our vision to nurture and enable all of our children to flourish and be the person that they are capable of being. See our Vision & Values document for more information. The Albourne Way encourages both the community and our children to be caring citizens; confident and independent learners and responsible and resilient individuals. One of the areas of The Albourne Way is about following the ‘excellence in presentation’ way; it is not just about handwriting and best practice but progress from pupils' starting points. When a child is following The Albourne Way, or making progress from their starting points, they are recommended to visit Ms Keeling for an 'A' sticker. Once pupils receive three 'A' stickers, they will be awarded an extraordinary certificate. Once a pupil receives five of these stickers, they become a member of The Albourne Way Ambassadors Association and will be awarded a special badge. The Ambassadors Association involves regular meetings at lunchtimes to look at pupils' progress in their books, discuss their next steps and identify the next term's group of Ambassadors. Read more about the Ambassadors Association on our Pupil Leadership page. Pupils use the Christian values they learn during their time at Albourne to guide and support them through life. The Albourne Way aims to help pupils experience 'life in all its fullness' as they progress from Primary School towards adulthood.

We regard Physical Education (PE) lessons, and participation in sport, as highly important for all children and we work hard to ensure pupils are enthusiastic about sports at all ages. Physical Education... The Albourne Way Creating an enthusiasm for sport at all ages. Curriculum Overviews PE Curriculum PE…The Albourne Way INTENT “A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.” The National Curriculum Everything we do at Albourne Church of England School is underpinned by our vision, The Albourne Way – living life to the full. Children in our school will achieve highly because our expectations for pupil outcomes are ambitious. ‘PE… The Albourne Way’ delivers fun, engaging, and high-quality lessons which aim to inspire and motivate all children. Our inclusive curriculum ensures that every child, regardless of ability, builds upon their skills and can actively participate and develop a love for movement and healthy living. We aim to raise the profile of PE via our partnership with ‘Mid Sussex Active’ and competing in inter-school competitions that play a vital role in developing our key skills such as teamwork, sportsmanship and resilience. We aim to provide children with greater opportunities to be introduced to, or play, various games and sports. This in turn fosters a culture that provides children with opportunities to display their talents, be reflective individuals, challenge themselves and build a sense of school pride. As a school, we are aware that being physically active plays a crucial role in enhancing mood and mental health, promoting a healthy, active lifestyle and overall emotional wellbeing. IMPLEMENTATION As well as promoting a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and regular physical movement, children are encouraged to try a variety of games and sports – learning, refining and developing skills along the way. We follow ‘The PE Hub’, which provides us with clear and engaging lesson plans and activities, delivering high quality lessons to all children whilst also adhering to the National Curriculum. How is this implemented? Clear plans and activities are provided through our scheme to support teachers Teachers make adaptions where necessary to meet the need of their class Children participate in 2 hours of high quality PE lessons per week Class teachers deliver high quality lessons Years 3 and 6 participate in swimming lessons Children will focus on 2 key games/skills/sports per half term to allow them to build upon their skills and knowledge needed for that particular focus Children are introduced to a variety of games/skills/sports throughout the school year Progression of skills per lesson and as children move through the school Repetition of sports throughout their time at school to allow for children to revisit, refine and develop skills Whole school learning attitude – using transferable skills from sports and PE in the classroom (e.g. teamwork, resilience, sportsmanship) Subject specific vocabulary is used in lessons from knowledge organisers Formative assessments With our inclusive approach to sport and PE, children are invited to attend interschool competitions and festival sporting events within our local area Our approach to PE will allow children to develop their physical health and their mental wellbeing OPAL play at playtimes to promote active play and physical development. Sport leaders in Year 6 to lead playground activities Year 6 lead a ‘Mental Health Day’ for the rest of the school, leading various calming and sporting activities Sports premium is spent on enhancing all children’s experience of sport and PE in school, such as athlete visits and high quality sports equipment A range of afterschool clubs are available for children IMPACT Our curriculum, ‘PE… The Albourne Way’, encourages regular physical activity, which promotes fitness, coordination and overall well-being. Our high quality lessons paired with our vision throughout the school (through OPAL play), provides children with the opportunity to learn and develop key life and social skills such as teamwork, communication and resilience. As well as this, success in these physical activities help to boost morale and mental wellbeing as well as develop a growth mindset. PE overview 2024-2025 Sports Workshops As part of the Hurst Education Trust (HET), our pupils are also able to take part in sports workshops at Hurst College . These have included cricket, netball, multi-sports and swimming. Active Learning We are proud to celebrate being active at Albourne, not only in our PE lessons and break times, but throughout our academic lessons. We use Teach Active, a programme of lesson plans for English and maths, to inspire ‘active learning’ and make sure children have opportunities to move around in their lessons. OPAL Play We have also adopted the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme to keep pupils active throughout their pupils’ break times. Find out more on our OPAL Play page. We also employ a Sports Leader at lunchtimes to facilitate different opportunities for pupils to play different sports. Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum. Sports Funding