Curriculum

Our Curriculum

The curriculum at Alban City School has been carefully planned to enable children to develop the knowledge and skills that they will need for the next step in their learning journey when they leave our school. It is sequenced so that the intended curriculum for each year group builds on what has been taught before …

Curriculum Overviews

Termly overviews Autumn 2024 Summer 2024

Enrichment

School Council Our School Council is made up of children in Years 2–6. All children are invited to stand for election at the beginning of the academic year, and each class elects a representative following a democratic process. The School Council listens to their classmates’ ideas and discusses ways of improving aspects of school life …

Collective Worship

For Years 1-6 there is a daily assembly of 20 minutes.  On three days this is a whole school assembly but once a week there is a class assembly and a Phase group assembly.  Where appropriate speakers and visitors will be invited to lead assemblies. Each month there will be a focus in assembly on …

Individual Needs

Meeting Children’s Individual Needs We aim to give each child an appropriate level of support and challenge in the classroom. Our strategies include the use of clear learning objectives linked to children’s needs, small group teaching and 1:1 support. Our rich and diverse curriculum is also significant because it ensures all children find suitable outlets …

Assessment Results

Key Stage 2 results 2024 Percentage of children working at the expected standard or above compared with Hertfordshire and National average (Herts and National data is provisional) Reading: School 95%, Hertfordshire 78%, National 74% Writing: School 92%, Hertfordshire 72%, National 72% Maths: School 95%, Hertfordshire 75%, National 73% Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar: School 93%, Hertfordshire …

Online Safety

The internet is an exciting and fun place for adults and children to use and explore educationally and socially.  The challenge for parents, carers and teachers is to make sure our children are aware and understand how to be safe when using the internet and related technologies. All children are taught about online safety from …