Curriculum - Cwricwlwm
Our Vision & Values
At Ysgol y Foryd we have high expectations of the pupils and we encourage them to have high aspirations for their future. We have developed an ethos of positivity with “I can” or “I can’t YET” being common phrases that the pupils use in all aspects of school life. Governors, parents, staff and pupils have a shared understanding of our vision and work together to make Y Foryd a place where everyone can dream, believe and succeed together.
Dreaming, believing, succeeding together
Breuddwydio, coelio, llwyddo gyda’n gilydd
The children follow five “Foryd values” during their time at Y Foryd. Staff and pupils have worked together to develop a whole school approach to embed these values into everything that we do.
We follow Y Foryd Values by . . . .
Our Curriculum Rationale is based on our unique features…
Ysgol Y Foryd is an infant school situated in the seaside town of Kinmel Bay, serving the communities of Towyn and Kinmel Bay.
We have approximately 190 pupils at our school, including a part time nursery provision. The classes are generally split into two classes per year group – nursery, reception, year one and year two.
Through our motto: Dreaming, Believing, Succeeding, Together, we aim to provide the pupils with a broad range of activities and teaching styles to enable them to have big ambitions and the self-confidence to succeed together.
We are an inclusive school, meeting the diverse needs of pupils in a variety of ways. We achieved the ‘Quality Inclusion Mark’ in July 2022 which recognises our commitment to all learners.
We take great pride in our Welsh heritage and have achieved the Cymraeg Campus Efydd (Bronze) award and are working towards the Arian (Silver) award. The children are taught simple Welsh words and phrases which they use on a daily basis.
We are very proud of our excellence, as judged by Estyn and we strive to maintain these high standards.
Outdoor learning is very important to us and we make the best use of our local environment which includes the beach and various woodland.
Our Curriculum will……
- encompass all learners, whatever their age, background, needs or ability, we will consider progress from a holistic perspective by applying the principles of child development when planning, designing and implementing the curriculum
- encompass all four purposes, with the learning experiences empowering our learners to develop the skills and knowledge they need to learn successfully and achieve the four purposes
- develop the skills and concepts contained within the 27 Statements of What Matters in the AOLEs over our pupils' time at school. When we revisit we will extend and deepen these skills and concepts to ensure progression in learning appropriate to our learners' developmental stages
- work together to ensure a continuum of learning between phases / sectors to ensure appropriate continuity of learning and teaching
- ensure that the curriculum draws on the voice of our learners and responds to their needs, experiences and input into their learning
- plan authentic learning experiences that challenge and motivate the individual needs and contexts of all our school children and young people
- plan learning experiences across the AOLEs that incorporate the cross-curricular and integral skills enabling learners to develop, practice and apply the skills fully. We will ensure that the level of challenge is appropriate i.e. that the literacy and numeracy skills match the level of our learners' language and mathematical skills.
- reflect our Welsh cultural heritage and traditions.
