Surely The Smallberry Green Primary School is more than just bricks and mortar. It is a place brimming with stories. Smallberry Green Primary School on Turnpike Way in Isleworth serves pupils from Nursery to Year 6. The school’s website aims to provide up to date information for parents, pupils and the wider community.
Smallberry Green Primary School fosters a deep understanding of the past among its pupils. The curriculum inspires curiosity promotes critical thinking skills and develops a sense of historical context. Overarchingly Smallberry Green Primary School aims to instill a love for history and a respect for different cultures. This enables pupils to make connections between the past and their own lives.
Terms such as empire invaders settlers and power are golden threads. These are woven throughout the Smallberry Green Primary School History Curriculum. Skills like historical enquiry and analysis are at the heart of its teaching. This ensures a well sequenced and coherent progression of learning.
Drawing from the latest research Smallberry Green Primary School ensures its curriculum design is regularly adapted. It meets the most recent guidance published. Units of study balance disciplinary and substantive knowledge. This is a shift from a previous priority of substantive knowledge approach.
Where possible Smallberry Green Primary School ensures its history rich locality is studied and celebrated. This is done through the use of events and significant figures that have lived in this area. Figures like William Hogarth Henry VIII and the archaeological Roman finds in Brentford are taught. Reflecting a balanced and diverse representation of British, local and world history, the school provides an inclusive and balanced approach to teaching.
To achieve outstanding implementation of the History curriculum Smallberry Green Primary School provides high quality teaching. Lessons are carefully planned to promote active pupil involvement. They encourage independent thinking. Pupils develop their communication and analytical skills through historical enquiries.
The History curriculum involves a range of teaching strategies. These include the use of artifacts field trips VR experiences and visits from historians. Pupils are encouraged to question how do historians know. They question is this source reliable. They ask what does this mean for the period or impact for future periods. Substantive knowledge allows pupils to practice their critical thinking.
Smallberry Green Primary School was rated as Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection. In 2019 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading writing and maths. Pupils at Smallberry Green Primary School had an average progress score in writing in 2019 that was 1 compared to the national average of 0.
In 2017 to 2018 5.4% of half day sessions were missed by pupils at The Smallberry Green Primary School. Nationally primary school pupils missed 4% of half day sessions. Smallberry Green Primary School spent 36002 GBP on the mean gross salary of all teachers in 2018 to 2019. The national average was 38369 GBP.
The impact of Smallberry Green Primary School extends beyond academic achievement. It encompasses the development of pupils cultural awareness and empathy. Pupils demonstrate a respectful attitude towards diverse historical perspectives. They understand how the past has shaped the world. Smallberry Green Primary School empowers pupils to become informed and responsible citizens. They value learning from the past to shape a better future.