Humanities & RE
At Phoenix all pupils follow a full but significantly modified Humanities and RE curriculum taken from the Tower Hamlets agreed syllabus. Humanities and RE is delivered in a multi-sensory, kinaesthetic and tactile way. The curriculum is carefully differentiated and personalised to provide learning opportunities that reflect the range of individual needs, achievements and interests as well as prior attainment of the pupils.
In the Foundation/Key Stage 1 department, humanities and RE work is accessed through the Early Years and Foundation stage frameworks, specifically through objectives from Understanding of the World and following a cross curricular theme for each term. In the Key Stage 2 department work is based Equals and the National Curriculum. History and Geography are combined with Art, and RE to form the Topic curriculum. The Topic curriculum is delivered thematically on a 2 year rolling programme for lower KS2 and upper KS2. In KS3 the department continues with the Equals humanities curriculum and links to the National Curriculum. KS3 work on a three year rolling programme following an emphasis on RE, Geography and History.
Through the curriculum at Phoenix all pupils have on going opportunities to
- investigate their surrounding environment, both within the school and the local community.
- learn how people lived in the past through role-play and sensory exploration.
- experience in some sensory way the variety of human and physical conditions that exist on our planet.
- be made aware of the impact of their actions and those of others on the environment
- experience some awe and wonder at the diversity of the world around them.
- carry out some fieldwork and collect and communicate geographical information in a variety of ways.
- understand the past and the present as well as supporting understanding of their past.
- acquire some terms and vocabulary relating to time.
- develop their self-confidence and awareness.
- understand the world they live in as individuals and as members of groups.
- bring their own experiences and understanding of life into the classroom.
- develop positive attitudes towards others, respecting their beliefs and experience.
- reflect on and consider their own values and those of others.
- deal with issues that form the basis for personal choices and behaviour.