Our Curriculum

Curriculum Overview

The curriculum at Victoria Lane Academy aspires to develop our pupils. If any parent or other members of the public wish to find out more about the curriculum we are following, please contact the Deputy Headteacher, Mr Lee Blake , for further information.

Victoria Lane Academy – Curriculum Aspirations

HERE WE ARE by Oliver Jeffers

* As part of our return to school transitions in September, every class will be using the beautiful and thought-provoking picture book Here We Are written by popular children’s author Oliver Jeffers click to explore more of his books.

Curriculum Plans

You can view or download our Long Term Plans for 2019-2020 by clicking the links below:

Topic Plans

You can view our download our topic Plans for Autumn 2020-21 by clicking the links below:

Phonics and Reading

Parents and carers can find out how phonics will help your child to read and spell in our Reading and Phonics section of our website.

You can also view or download our class novels for the school year. We are trying to build a love of reading in our children and the use of great literature is key!

Maths

You can view or download our Maths overviews for Year 1 to Year 6

Science

You can view or download our new Science Curriculum overview for Year 1 to Year 6

Science Curriculum Overview 2020-21

Science Detailed Curriculum Overview 2020-21

Scientific Enquiry Skills

Science Principles

ICT

You can view or download our new ICT Curriculum overview for Year 1 to Year 6

Victoria Lane Academy – ICT

PE

You can view or download our new PE Curriculum overview for Year 1 to Year 6

Long Term PE & School Sport Plan Plan 2019-2020

Spelling

This is the new spelling curriculum, detailing all of the sounds and spelling patterns which should be learned, matched up to the appropriate year group. There is also an additional list of high and medium frequency words which children should be able to read and spell, by Year 5.

VLA Spelling Curriculum

PHSE/SMSC

Here is our long term plan for PHSE/SMSC and British Values. Class teachers choose from the issues listed depending on the particular needs of the pupils in their class.

PHSE SMSC – Long Term Plan 2020-2021

Find out more about our approach to Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) Development and how British Values underpins our whole school curriculum and how we ensure these values are embedded within our school community:

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development
British Values

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