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 Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
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Key stage 2 Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
 In Year 3, the children are class taught, whilst in Years 4, 5 and 6 there is an increasing percentage of specialist subject teaching.
This has been augmented by including beyond the National Curriculum with a greater variety of subjects:
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English |
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Art |
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Mathematics |
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ICT |
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Science |
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Religious Education |
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History |
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Games and PE |
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Geography |
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Design Technology |
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French |
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PSD (Personal, Social and Health Education) |
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Music |
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Academic Profiling in St. James' Prep
Three years ago we introduced a variety of formative tests for our current children; these are very much kept low key and are part of the internal assessment and monitoring that now takes place for every child in the Prep School. Subsequently further tests have been introduced, again kept low key, for the benefit of the children. They include reading, spelling, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, optional SATs, core-subject assessments, end of year exams/tests and cognitive ability tests. Taken individually, any test means little but taken together they help us formulate ideas about ensuring that the best practices of teaching take place and also help show how we can accommodate every childs requirements in learning. More than this, it is what one does with the results that is most important. Thus far, every child's progress has been discussed (formally, at a designated meeting) with all Prep staff each term (and sometimes twice per term) as well as informally on a day to day basis. I now wish to take this a stage further so that we can use the information, together with this feedback, to create individual learning profiles for every child.
The National Curriculum Literacy and Numeracy frameworks form a basis for the teaching of English and Mathematics. Year 6 pupils take the National Curriculum SATs at the end of the year and Common Entrance examinations are on offer if required.
St. James' School is, uniquely, a Parish Church choir school, and we therefore put a very strong emphasis on the link between school and church.
 Developing musical ability in pupils is very important and all children in the Prep Department are encouraged to learn to play a musical instrument from a number of musical specialists available through peripatetic teaching within the School. The Choir, the Girls' Academy Choir and School Orchestra enrich the life of the School.
A wide variety of activities are also on offer to pupils including Homework Club, Chess, Football, Ballet, Rugby, Warhammer, Cookery, Drama and Tennis, to name but a few.
Year 6 children make regular visits to the Senior School, and take part in various Prep and Senior sporting events, in order to make the transition from the Prep School to the Senior School as smooth and easy as possible.
Click here to view the Key Stage 2 Results
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