Welcome to Sydney Russell School; Primary Phase.

The primary is part of an all through Sydney Russell School, which means that if your child goes here they will automatically go onto the secondary phase.

The primary phase was established in 2014 and has grown into a 3 form entry primary consisting of Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and year 6. The Primary

phase has a total capacity for 630 children when fully formed.

School club offer;

• Breakfast club, run by the school from 7:45am onwards (cost of £17.50 a week)

• Late afterschool club from 3-6pm (external agency using our canteen area)

• Lunchtime sports club.

• After school clubs run from 3-4pm example timetable run by the school;

CLUB

MONDAY

KS1 Maths Club

KS1/2 Dance Club

KS1 Piano Club

KS2 FINESSE Football Club

KS1/2 Art Club

TUESDAY

KS1 Football Club

KS2 Multi-sports

KS2 Computer Club

KS1/2 Drama Club

WEDNESDAY

KS1 Computer Club

KS1 FINESSE Football Club

KS2 Reading Club

KS1 Piano Club

THURSDAY

KS1 Multi-sports

KS1 Games Club

KS1/2 Singing Club

Trips and further enrichment:

• 2 trips a term minimum for each year group.

• Trips always link into the current studies within the year group. E.g.

• Various helpful internal workshops ranging from animals visiting the school top theatre production companies visiting and working with the children.

• Residential trip in year 6.

Curriculum:

The school offers:

• Mathematics at mastery level and beyond with an emphasis on reasoning and problem solving

• Phonics is based on a combination of Letters and Sounds as well as Jolly phonics to maximise engagement and progress.

• English reading PM bench marking combined with Rising starts all adjusted for the cohort taught.

• Writing consists of tailored resources and planning based on Read, Write and Ink. This is combined with rising stars and localised resourcing by teachers.

The wider curriculum offers a range of subject areas taught in a cross curricula manner and with specialist resources and in many cases from experts within their field from the secondary site. These include;

D+T History Geography Computing Science Art Music PE Language

RE PSHE

Primary results 2018-2019

Key Stage

2 SATs

results

(year 6)

2018/19

Sydney

Russell

children

working at

expected

National

working at

expected

Sydney

Russell

children

at

greater

depth

National

at

greater

depth

RWM

Combined

80% 65% 3% 11%

Reading 90% 73% 13% 27%

Writing 83% 78% 17% 20%

Maths 97% 79% 40% 27%

EGPS 93% 78% 50% 36%

2018/19

Children reaching the Good Level of Development

(GLD) by the end of reception

Sydney Russell School National

82% 71.7%

Reception2018/19

Children passing Phonics tests in year 1

Sydney Russell School National

91% 82%

Year 1 Phonics Screening

Key Stage 1

SATs results

(year 2)

2018/19

Sydney

Russell

children

working at

expected

National

working at

expected

Sydney

Russell

children

at greater

depth

National

at greater

depth

RWM

combined

74% 65% 16% 11%

Reading 84% 75% 33% 25%

Writing 83% 69% 26% 15%

Mathematics 83% 75% 27% 22%

Year 2Year 6

The Sydney Russell Primary Phase

Reception Year31st October 2019

Reasons to select this schoolWe aim to provide an outstanding education for all children:

• Transition

• Settling in programme

• Qualified staff

• Inside and outside classrooms

• Quality first teaching

• Snack/lunch arrangements

• A Typical School Day

• Parent/school partnership

Transition

We contact pre-school establishments

We visits some pre-school providers

Visits to Sydney Russell Primary School for parents/carers take place in July.

Stay and Play session in July

Staff visit the home of each child in September, to talk to parents.

Settling in Programme

Children attend school part time for the first week.

• The children come in full time during the second week They will also be able to stay for school dinners from this point.

Attending part time helps to ease children into school life and gets them use to the new environment, new classmates, the staff and the routines.

Staff spend time with the children to ensure they settle into school.

Qualified Staff

• There are 3 reception classes of up to 30 children.

• Each class is staffed by a qualified teacher

• Each class has a Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

• The LSAs are paediatric first aid trained

• At lunch times, the children are supervised by mid-day assistants, who are also first aid trained.

Inside and Outside Classrooms

The children’s learning will take place inside and outside.

The learning will cover:

Communication and Language

Physical Development

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Literacy

Mathematics

Understanding the World

Expressive Arts and Design

These are the 7 areas of learning in Early years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

The learning environments are well managed and ensure the best possible learning takes place

Large and small scale resources are varied to support the children’s development across all areas of learning.

Quality First Teaching

Reception children follow the EYFS curriculum

We build the foundations to support children throughout their time in education

The 3 prime areas of learning are Communication and Language, Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development and they are embedded into the planning, teaching and learning, throughout the year.

The 4 specific areas of learning include Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design and are planned to enable children to be challenged, at every level.

Alongside the 7 areas of learning are the characteristics of effective learning: Exploring and Playing, Active Learning and Creative and Critical Thinking which, link to behavioural attitudes to learning.They underpin the learning and development and support the child to remain an effective and motivated learner.

Snack and Lunch Arrangements

Children can have milk and/or water, in class

The ‘Cool Milk’ scheme entitles your child to receive free milk until just before they turn 5 years old.

Fruit or vegetables are provided (through a government scheme) for the children each day, for a snack.

At lunchtime the staff eat with the children and support them during the first few weeks. Depending on how they get on, it can be longer.

Fully trained supervisors get to know the children at lunchtime to help them to settle and encourage them to eat what they can.

A Typical School Day in Reception

Children will learn morning routines: hanging coat, removing reading books from book bags, placing names into dinner baskets, writing names

Whole class teaching: Literacy

Open learning/ indoors and outdoors

Snack times

Guided groups

Phonic sessions

Lunchtime: routines like washing hands and collecting their dinner

Whole class teaching: Mathematics

Open learning/ indoors and outdoors

Guided groups

Whole class teaching: Understanding the World or Expressive Arts and design

Open learning/ indoors and outdoors

Story/music time

Children will learn afternoon routines: collecting their belongings, opening and closing book bags in readiness for home time

Other Curriculum Activities

• PE including dance, gymnastics and small apparatus

• Cooking

• Circle time

• Library

• IT

• Gardening

Parent/School Partnership• You, as parents/carers are the child’s main educators

• It is important in EYFS to build a solid relationship with yourselves and work together in educating your child.

• We will ask you to contribute to your child’s on going assessments; through discussions, book looks, reading record book, wow moments, homework book, phone conversations and parent evenings

• Your contributions are valuable and we recognise that children will gain more from school if parents are supportive.

• We will offer opportunities for you to engage in your child’s learning through meetings, workshops, book looks and fun activities e.g. Make an Easter bonnet with your child

Welcome to KS1

• Since opening in 2014, Sydney Russell School has made rapid progress in KS1 to become one of the highest achieving schools in Barking & Dagenham

• Here in KS1 we are aiming to build on recent successes and are continuing our upward trajectory towards providing an outstanding education for all children

• We have very high expectations of what our children can achieve in KS1 and strive to innovate and inspire all children through a broad and balanced curriculum so that they attain their very best and become confident, articulate and successful individuals

Welcome to KS1

• In years 1 and 2, our aim is to further develop our children with lively, enquiring minds, good thinking skills, self respect, self discipline and positive attitudes

• We encourage all children to be enthusiastic and committed learners, promoting their self esteem, self worth and emotional well being

• We believe that Sydney Russell School is a special place to be. There is a strong ethos and sense of teamwork throughout the school and in all that we do which results in the very best learning opportunities for the children in our care

Welcome to KS1• All staff in KS1 one are highly dedicated professionals committed to

enabling pupils to make the very best progress

• Our children’s excellent levels of achievement are a direct result of a rich, varied and challenging curriculum that is adapted to meet the needs of all children

• Our robust approach to interventions in phonics, ensured our highly successful result of 91% this year in the National Phonics Screening Test for Year 1

• Our KS1 SATs results this year were as equally successful in all areas (Maths, Reading and Writing including those at Greater Depth) where we reached percentages well above the national average

Welcome to KS1

We strongly encourage visits to our school and we look forward to the

opportunity of working in partnership with you on our journey to be the very

best we can be.

KS2 • Transition from KS1 to KS2• Year 6 SATs• Year 5• Targeted interventions• Booster classes• Holiday Clubs• Secondary transition days• STEAM • SMSC • Broad and rich curriculum