Welcome to Year 2.  We aim to work in partnership with you, as a parent or carer to ensure we provide a caring, happy, safe and memorable learning experience.

Our Year 2 curriculum will:

• Promote and model our ‘WE CARE’ values

• Develop the children’s language and oracy skills to allow them to communicate effectively

• Deliver a meaningful and flexible curriculum through exciting themes and books to excite and engage our learners

• Meet the needs of all our children through a nurturing and inclusive approach

• Provide an engaging and safe environment for the children to learn

• Provide a variety of engaging enrichment opportunities

• Develop collaborative and independent skills

In Year 2 we offer a flexible, enriched, connected and nurturing curriculum that goes beyond the statutory requirements.  The children become more independent, confident and further develop a self-awareness for their own learning. 

We continue to build on the key skills and knowledge learnt in Year 1 as they continue their journey and progress the KS1 curriculum. The children enjoy learning through a variety of inspiring themes which encompass their interests when promoting and delivering a rich curriculum.  Our themes and carefully selected books provide hooks into exciting writing, creative, and explorative learning both indoors and outdoors. 

In Year 2 we enjoy finding out about people and events in the past such as Scott of the Antarctic and his race to the South Pole. We learn about different places around the world such as Africa and begin to understand different types of habitats for animals and plants.  We explore different artists and study their work and enjoy designing and making vehicles.

The children have more opportunities for leadership roles or being selected to represent our school further in community events and sporting competitions. 

At the end of Year 2 the children we manage carefully planned transition events and activities to ensure this is a smooth process for each child as they move on to KS2.