The BESG follows the English National Curriculum.

The curriculum covers the subjects of English, Mathematics, Science and I.C.T. (Information and Communication Technology) as ‘core’ subjects. The other ‘foundation’ subjects are History, Geography, Design and Technology, Art and Design, Music and Physical Education. The BESG has a scheme for Personal Health Social Emotional and Citizenship education.

Children are assessed by using our own regular tests and the national tests for children in England.

Throughout all our teaching, we aim to develop skills of both excellence and self-confidence, with a balance between the academic and the creative. We wish all pupils to develop as independent learners, within a structure that is clear and supportive.

Curriculum Evenings are held during the year, in order to give parents the opportunity to see how certain subjects are covered in the study group. These are interactive evenings, where participation and questions are encouraged.

Subjects covered include Maths, English, Science and Information and Communication Technology (known as ICT). In addition we sometimes hold open afternoons where the work of the BESG can be seen.

For more information on the English National Curriculum please refer to website www.nc.gov.uk. Another helpful site is www.parentscentre.gov.uk, which also has information in other languages including Turkish.

http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/
ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/DG_4015959

We strongly believe that swimming should be an essential learning skill in a child’s life. You can never predict when a child may get into difficulty in water and being able to swim can literally save their lives. Dramatic but very true.

According to the British Curriculum the guidelines are clearly set out for the provision of swimming. In KS1 pupils should be taught to: move in water eg: jump, walk, hop and spin, whilst using swimming aids or supports float and move with and without swimming aids feel the buoyancy and support of water and swimming aids propel themselves in water using different swimming aids, arm and leg actions, and basic strokes.

In KS2 pupils should be taught to: pace themselves in floating and swimming challenges related to speed, distance and personal survival swim unaided for a sustained period of time over a distance of at least 25 meters, use recognised arm and leg actions lying on their front and back use a range of recognised strokes and personal survival skills eg: front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, sculling, floating and surface diving.  

In addition to our normal music lessons, the BESG offers private piano and guitar lessons with a music specialist.

Homework is set as a valuable extension of school learning. Click here for the Study Group's complete homework policy.

The ways in which children learn to co-operate, to be considerate and responsible and to value truth and honesty are parts of school life, and a vital part of growing up. The BESG has a commitment to developing the Personal, Social and Emotional development of all children.

The BESG uses the GOLDEN RULES and GOLDEN TIME as a behavior management programme. Follow the link to the BESG Behaviour Management Policy

In order to keep up the latest curriculum developments, the staff are given various opportunities for in-service training.

At the start of the school year there is a parents information meeting This meeting introduces the work of the class and general matters of organisation. Later in the first term Parent Consultation evenings are held to discuss children’s progress. School reports are sent home at the end of the school year.

Parents can discuss their child's progress at other times, by prior arrangement with the class teacher. We ask that parents follow the chain of command and talk to the class teacher first.