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Whole School Curriculum
Curriculum Intent Statement The aim of this academy is to provide opportunities for our children to develop as independent, confident, successful learners with high aspirations who know how to make a positive contribution to their community and the...
Literacy
Reading At Widnes Academy West Bank we want your child to love reading – and to want to read for themselves. This is why we work hard to make sure children develop a love of books as well as simply learning to read. Reading permeates everything we...
Numeracy
Here at Widnes Academy we follow the Maths No Problem scheme which is part of the Singapore Maths/Teaching for Mastery approach to teaching Maths. All children from Y1-Y6 follow this programme which is taught through a daily maths lesson and builds...
RSE
The Department for Education has announced changes to Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSE) statutory guidance. These changes will come into effect from September 2020 and all schools will be required to comply with the updated requirements....
SEND
Widnes Academy is a mainstream school which strives to provide the best learning opportunities for all pupils. Our core values promote an inclusive school community. We recognise that all pupils are individuals who have different learning needs and...
Geography
Geography at Widnes Academy is designed purposefully to develop pupils curiosity about the world around them. We want to give them the skills and knowledge to enable them to explore that world and also to show care and concern. We aim to ensure that pupils understand the uniqueness of the place in which they live and to be able to compare it with other places around the world. We use the National Curriculum as our starting point and building in through both topic work and discrete lessons fieldwork skills using residential trips to support this further.
