Primary School

We are privileged here at the BSE to have a large and outstanding team of experienced and qualified staff. The BSE Primary team consists of staff members who each bring their own individualised experiences, qualifications and talents to the forefront. The Primary School comprises of six-year groups in total, which are then sub-divided into two sectors.

Key Stage 1: Year 1 and Year 2

Key Stage 2: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

• Each Primary classroom consists of a class teacher and co-teacher who adopt a team-teach approach to lesson planning and delivery.
• A Year Group Coordinator (YGC) for each year is appointed from a quality assurance perspective.The YGC safeguards consistency, progression and high standards across the year group.
• The Primary team is overseen and supported by the Deputy Head of Primary and Head of Primary.
• Our outstanding Administrative Department are also key to the smooth running of the school day, communicating with parents and ensuring the well-being of our pupils

Within the BSE community, we are fortunate to have a number of multicultural and diverse pupils in attendance, with whom we can interact with, learn from and co-exist. The National Curriculum of England is the principal programme of study applied, however, we work closely with our staff, children and parents to ensure that the curriculum is suitably adapted as necessary, to coincide with pupils’ personal needs and address any potential cultural sensitivities that may be apparent within the wider community.

Learning within Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and Year 2) builds upon the knowledge and skills gained from within the Early Years Foundation Stage. Child-lead, innovative and hands-on activities are meticulously planned by our staff to empower pupils to facilitate their inherent curiosity and independence. This approach is continued and reinforced throughout Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6).

You can teach a student a lesson for a day, but if you can teach them to learn by curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives’.  Clay B. Bedford

The National Curriculum for England ensures that an inclusive, diverse and comprehensive range of subject areas is undertaken by our students. Pupils study core subjects such as English, Numeracy and Science, alongside PSHE, Topic, Performing Art disciplines, Physical Education, Foreign Languages, and our Ministry of Education courses.

A sense of ‘Britishness’ and ‘British Values’ is also promoted throughout the Primary School, through curriculum content, our behaviour policy, school events and competitions. Our House Point System provides a much adored and positive approach for our pupils, educating them of the importance of collaborative teamwork, determination, healthy competitiveness, and personal achievement.

Pearson’s Active Learn platform containing Power Maths, and Wordsmith offer top-quality schemes of work, which have recently been embraced throughout the Primary stage. The up-to-date and flexible nature of the content and planning approach allows our staff to productively deliver meaningful, objective specific lessons that can be adapted to meet the needs of our pupils.

These exciting, UK curricula designed schemes of work are rich in resources; from both a digital perspective and practical level, encouraging pupil interactivity and autonomous thinking. The UK curricula designed schemes of work provide our pupils with opportunities to explore, be enthused by, and progress within the areas of literacy and numeracy.

PlanBee schemes of work and other suitable platforms are also utilised to support additional curriculum areas such as Topic, Science and PSHE. Regular pupil assessments are conducted throughout all subject areas, employing both formative and summative techniques using child-appropriate methodology.