Classes

Foundation Phase

The Foundation Phase is for children who are in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. In our school, the Foundation Phase covers Dosbarth Harlech and Dosbarth Y Bala (English Stream classes where Welsh is taught as a second language) and Dosbarth Llyn y Fan and Dosbarth Cantre’r Gwaelod (Welsh Stream classes where all learning is completed through the medium of Welsh). Children enter the Foundation Phase in the September following their fourth birthday.

The areas of learning are the same as in the pre-school settings, with the addition of Religious Knowledge and Welsh as a second language in our English stream classes. The learning is skill based and supported through imaginative play, following the guidelines from the Welsh Government.

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2 covers Years 3 to 6, incorporating Dosbarth Tryweryn (Welsh Stream), Dosbarth Cantre’r Gwaelod (Welsh Stream), Dosbarth Y Bala (English Stream), Dosbarth Cilmeri (English Stream) and Dosbarth Beddgelert (English Stream). The Welsh Stream classes continue to learn through the medium of Welsh, though English lessons are included at this stage. In the English Stream, Welsh continues to be taught as a second language.

Again the guidelines set out by the Welsh Government are followed. Compulsory National Curriculum subjects include:

  • Mathematics
  • English
  • Science
  • Welsh as a second language (English Stream classes)
  • Welsh as a first language (Welsh stream classes)
  • Design and Technology
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Art and Design
  • Music
  • Physical Education (including swimming)

The school has a legal duty to teach Religious Education (RE). However, parents/carers do have the right to request their child ‘opts out’ of RE lessons and collective worship assemblies. Anyone having concerns about the religious component of the schools teaching and assemblies can discuss those with the Headteacher.

We also teach Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) throughout the whole school as well as Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC).