The curriculum for Years 1 & 2 is based on three cross-curricular topics throughout the academic year. The topics are:

Year 1 
Famous People 
Toys
Our Local Area

Year 2
Clothing
Buildings
Planet Earth

All children are taught English, Maths, Science, PE, Music and IT discretely with Geography, History, Art & CDT being taught through topics.

English
We aim to develop children's ability to communicate effectively in speech & writing and to develop their understanding of spoken and written language, so that they become enthusiastic and responsive speakers, listeners and readers.

Mathematics
A balance is created between activities which develop knowledge, skills and understanding, and those which develop the ability to tackle practical problems. We encourage children to use mental arithmetic and to become confident in using and applying mathematics to everyday situations and investigational work.

Science
Our starting point for Science is to build on children's natural curiosity by developing the ideas they have about the world around them. We encourage children to ask questions and to suggest ideas which can be investigated. We aim to relate children's understanding of science to their everday lives.

Design Technology
Design Technology is essentially a practical activity concerned with developing children's ability to operate creatively, effectively and confidently in the man-made world. We aim to provide opportunities for children to combine designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding in order to design and make products using a variety of tools confidently and safely.

History
Children are introduced to history through personal experience, artefacts and stories. We aim to develop knowledge of chronology within which children can organise their understanding of the past and develop a sense of identity. Children begin to practise the skills of looking at evidence using a wide range of both primary and secondary sources.

Geography
We aim to stimulate children's interest in their surroundings.  We want to develop an informed concern for the environment, to enhance the children's sense of responsibility for the care of the Earth and its people.

ICT
At KS1 we aim to build on children's earlier IT experiences.   We aim to develop IT capability by teaching skills in using hardware and software.   We support and encourage the children to apply their IT capability and learning in other areas.  Through our IT lessons and use of ICT resources in the class, the children learn to achieve with confidence and purpose.

Art & Design
Children are encouraged to develop perceptual skills which will enable them to enjoy and to respond to their visual and tactile world. They explore and use two and three dimensional mediums and are encouraged to review and modify their work as it progresses. We develop children's skills in order to enable them to express their ideas, feelings and emotions.

Music
Music is developed through the exploration of the musical elements of pitch, duration, dynamics, timbre and texture.  Children are given opportunities to perform, learn songs, compose and listen to music from different cultures.  The children regularly take part in class assemblies and big productions to boost their confidence and to bring music to other areas of the curriculum.

Physical Education
Physical Education makes a unique contribution to a child's education as it is the only area of the curriculum which is concerned with the development of gross motor skills and learning through movement. We encourage children to experience a variety of physical activities which will enable them to recognise and value the benefits of participation while at school and throughout life. Children learn to work as individuals, in pairs and as members of a group in games activities, gymnastics, dance and swimming.

All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have swimming lessons each week at the 25 metre University of Bath swimming pool with qualified instructors and the cost of lessons is included in the fees.

Religious Education
Religious Education has a fundamental part to play in promoting the spiritual, moral, cultural and social development of children. Through RE and collective acts of worship, children are introduced to a wide variety of beliefs. We aim to develop knowledge and understanding of Christianity and other major religious traditions represented in contemporary Britain and the ways in which they explain the meaning and purpose of life. We encourage children to develop an awareness of self, of others and of the world around them through reflecting on personal feelings, relationships with others and responses to the natural world.

PHSE
Through PSHE, children learn to appreciate that they are part of a world-wide community.  We want to help them to realise that each individual has a responsiblility to care for the world around them.