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Our Learning Journey
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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TOPIC |
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2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
Y3 |
Living Together as a Community |
Paintings, Pictures and Photographs |
Health and Fitness |
Saving the World - The Rainforest |
Treasure and Archeology |
Food and Farming |
Y4 |
The Active Planet |
Before People (Dinosaurs) |
Inventions and machines |
Do you live around here? |
Different time, different place. |
Airports |
Y5 |
A mission to Mars and beyond |
Weather and climates |
Making the news |
The way they saw the world |
The Olympics |
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Fit for life |
Sex and relationships |
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Y6 |
The Holiday Show |
The Physical World |
Investigators |
Settlements / Building a village |
World War 2 |
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Creative Learning Key Points
- Creativity involves thinking or behaving imaginatively
- This imaginative activity is purposeful: that is, it is directed to achieving an objective
- These processes must generate something original
- The outcome must be of value in relation to the objective.
What is the Creative Learning Journey?
It is how we, at South End Junior School, study the foundation part of the curriculum – which includes the following subjects:
- History
- Geography
- Art
- Design and Technology
The aim is to make it cross-curricular and above all an engaging and inspiring part of the learning journey.
How does is the Creative Learning Journey begin and end?
The Creative Learning Journey topic begins with a WOW lesson: an entry point to whet the children’s appetite, to get them excited and tuned in to the topic.
This might take the form of ‘a burglary’, as the year five classes demonstrated or a whole day being a Victorian child.
The end of the topic is known as ‘Our Destination’, when we invite parents, carers, governors and other teachers to share and celebrate the children’s work and findings.
Each year group will have an ‘Our Destination’ session, where applicable. Times and dates will be sent out and invites will be distributed a week before the event.
More about Creativity
Creativity can be a powerful contributing factor to achieving each of the five outcomes in Every Child Matters:-
Be Healthy
Creativity can improve young people’s self-esteem and contribute to their emotional wellbeing. Young people with severe and complex SEN and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) may respond positively to different stimulation and creative approaches to teaching and learning.
Stay Safe
A variety of media can help young people to judge risks, negotiate relationships that threaten their safety and to feel able to seek help to stop bullying or abusive treatment (e.g. role play, communicating through drawing and story-telling).
Enjoy and Achieve
Creativity enriches young people’s lives in school, beyond the school day and through informal learning and leisure activities. It develops critical thinking and problem solving skills which can be applied across the curriculum and it promotes artistic development and appreciation.
Make a Positive Contribution
Involvement in creative activities can enrich the lives of others (e.g. taking part in a live performance).
Achieve Economic Well-Being
Creativity is a key employability skill within the creative industries and other sectors such as science, technology, communications, catering and even policy making.
