Key Stage 1
Key Stage 1 Organisation
Welcome to Key Stage 1. We aim to provide a creative, engaging and nurturing learning environment where every child’s needs are met. Our Key Stage One classes are organised into the following Year Groups: Year 1/2 is taught Mrs Hamilton and Year 2/3 is taught by Mrs Coupland and Miss Edgar. Mrs Hamilton is also our Key Stage 1 Team Leader and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. Your child will also be supported by a dedicated team of support staff throughout their day.
Curriculum
Please take the time to explore our discrete subject pages to find out what knowledge and skills your child will be learning whilst in Key Stage 1.
Rationale
In our current structure of mixed-age classes, it is essential to provide a coherent and high-quality education that aligns with national curriculum expectations while being tailored to the developmental and academic needs of all pupils. Our approach aims to ensure continuity, appropriate challenge, and targeted support across all year groups within each class. To achieve this, teachers will deliver the higher year group’s curriculum content, with planned and scaffolded adaptations to meet the needs of younger or less confident learners.
Y1/2 Mixed Class Plan
Curriculum Coverage: The Year 2 curriculum will be the primary driver across all subjects, ensuring progression and appropriate challenge. Differentiation and adaptation will be made where necessary to support the Year 1 pupils and varying abilities within the class.
Phonics: Year 1 Pupils will complete Little Wandle at the appropriate phase for them based on their assessments. Little Wandle groups are fluid across Rec/Y1 and Y1/Y2 and Y2/3. Most Year 2 pupils will complete the bridging phonics unit during the first term to consolidate their phonic knowledge and transition smoothly into more complex spelling and reading work.
Writing and Reading: Pupils will use the Year 2 Ready Steady Write scheme with support and scaffolding provided for Year 1 pupils to access these materials effectively. For reading, children be in a Little Wandle Reading group matched to their Phonic phase ability. These groups run across Rec/Y1 and Y1/Y2. Year 2 children will use these texts to progress to written comprehension tasks when they are ready.
Maths: We will follow the White Rose Mixed Y1/2 plan, which is specifically designed to accommodate the curriculum requirements of both year groups. As with all subjects, differentiation / adaptation will ensure all children are working within the current stage of development.
Planning: We will follow the long-term and medium-term plans as they stand, with professional judgement used to adapt where appropriate based on formative assessments.
Sporting Events and Enrichment Activities: We will share out the sporting events for KS1/2 across the year and prioritise sporting events that match our PE curriculum at that specific time.
This clarity will support consistent planning, appropriate grouping, and equitable access for pupils.
https://zetland.ironstoneacademy.org.uk/our-curriculum-in-each-year-group/
