We try to offer the widest possible curriculum at Heath Primary, making the most of teacher skills and expertise and using our resources to best effect for the all round education of every individual child.

The Curriculum is organised to meet the requirements of the Early Learning Goals for the Nursery and Reception and Curriculum 2000 for Years 1 to Year 6. This organization is currently being revised as the renewed frameworks for both literacy and mathematics are being introduced. Planning ensures that children are taught all the knowledge, skills and concepts encompassed in these Government documents plus the other things in our school Schemes, whichever class group they are in. Computers are used to enhance learning across the curriculum.

We place a great emphasis on the basic subjects throughout the school. We feel that reading skills, writing, spelling, grammar and handwriting are very important. Each class dedicates at least an hour towards teaching Literacy skills as part of the National Literacy Strategy as well as keeping the best aspects of our own practice. Mathematics is also of great importance and a similar emphasis is placed upon its teaching through the school, again with about an hour being dedicated to this each day. We emphasise the development of mental skills in Mathematics. Literacy and Numeracy are usually covered in separate lessons but sometimes may be integrated into a topic. The other subjects are often covered in a topic, such as 'Ourselves' that may last half a term, but sometimes they are covered separately. How this is organised depends on the age and needs of the children and the subject matter to be covered.

It is vital that children are able to work together, to co-operate and to learn the social skills necessary for living in a community. It is important, too, that children are given clear moral guidelines and are given the chance to develop into responsible, caring young adults. We therefore emphasise in all we do the children's moral and spiritual development. Children are given the opportunity to learn how to think for themselves, how to tackle problems, form strategies and make decisions. They also learn to design and make thinks and how to interpret instructions. All sorts of activities such as the School Council, the annual extended journey and various extra curricular clubs are important opportunities as part of our Personal, Social and Health programme for the children.

Children are encouraged to "find out for themselves" about the world around them as well as being taught. We use environmental studies and science lessons to explore the world.

The children's physical development is structured through P.E., games and swimming.
Artistic skills are encouraged so that children can express themselves through painting, drawing, music, drama and movement and become aesthetically aware.

Children are given the chance to develop to the best of their individual abilities to acquire knowledge and gain understanding, to practice skills and to develop personal qualities, values and attitudes.

The teachers plan in detail how they are going to cover each subject in their half termly and weekly plans. The classes are organised in such a way that allows class work, group work and individual work as appropriate. Some setting of groups occurs, particularly for Mathematics and Literacy in Years 2 to 6.