Classes
Statement for School Structure and Organisation
Every year we organise our classes based upon the numbers in each year group. With a planned admission number of less than 30 children each year, this means a number of our year groups are split. The best structure for each school year is carefully considered.
The process cannot take place until after the school receives notification of allocated new reception intake for September, as well as consideration for in year admissions for other year groups.
For each school year we have to look closely at every year group, consider the numbers across the school and work out the best option for each class. This is never easy with seven year groups (Reception to Year 6) and fewer classes. We always have to split some year groups in some way. If your child attends an Exe Valley Federation school, they may be placed in a split year group class at some point.
When dividing a year group between two classes, the split is based on age, with older pupils being placed into the class with the older year group, for example, older Year 1 children go with Year 2, and younger Year 1 children with Reception.
In every class, teaching is adapted to make sure that children learn at the right level, regardless of their chronological age. We make every effort to give children opportunities to see friends in other classes on a regular basis; for example, on residential visits in Key Stage 2.
There may be exceptional circumstances where it is appropriate for this decision may be overridden and this decision will be made by school leaders in consultation with other professionals.
Heads of School will be able to talk through the way the classes are arranged at each school. The class structure is reviewed carefully by senior leaders every year; this decision will lie ultimately with the Head of School and Executive Headteacher.
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Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly based, and which:
- promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and
- prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
The school curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils. The national curriculum forms one part of the school curriculum. All state schools are also required to make provision for a daily act of collective worship and must teach religious education to pupils at every Key Stage.
All schools should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE), drawing on good practice. Schools are also free to include other subjects or topics of their choice in planning and designing their own programme of education.