Primary

At the heart of our curriculum is the belief that all pupils are entitled to a broadly- based education in a stimulating learning environment. Children are exposed to a wide variety of learning opportunities during their time at The Regent School and are given every opportunity to develop their individual skills and interests.

Where appropriate, we adjust our curriculum to reflect our location in Nigeria and to enable our pupils to benefit from the richness of Nigerian culture and heritage.

Core Subjects
Our curriculum places much emphasis on the core subjects of Literacy, Numeracy, Science and ICT. There is a daily reading time for all children and children’s reading is developed in an enjoyable, stimulating but structured way, primarily using the Oxford Reading Scheme, which is a phonic-based scheme, combined with whole word recognition, and progressing to free-reading. Children read and have experience in many different aspects of Literacy every day, exploring and experimenting with sounds, words and texts and responding to and writing their own stories, rhymes and poems.

In Numeracy there is much practical work involved initially together with an emphasis on developing mathematical language, which provides a secure groundwork for the understanding and application of a variety of concepts. The children are taken at a challenging pace but given time and support when necessary thus ensuring a sense of achievement and enjoyment. A school policy introduced in the academic year 2004/2005 accelerated the pupils by one year in Mathematics throughout the school.

Experience of their own environment is extended to the wider world through Science, History and Geography topics. For these subjects, except Science, we have developed our own schemes, which meet the programmes of study of the National Curriculum but which, also use local interests, out of school trips and resources to enrich pupils’ learning.

Other Subjects
In addition to the core subjects, children are taught French, Music, Art, Design Technology, PSHE and PE. All subjects except French are taught by the class teacher, assisted by a teaching assistant, with lively oral and practical work engaging the interest of the children and encouraging the development of skills. Tasks are differentiated in order to cater for all abilities.

The children are encouraged to become increasingly independent, showing initiative and making choices. They take a full part in school life and each is valued for his or her individual contribution.

Assessment and Reporting

Whether your child is in Early Years or Primary Years, we send home detailed written reports at regular intervals throughout the year. These are followed by Parent Interviews, when you can make an appointment to meet the teacher to discuss your child’s progress. In Primary Years, both Effort and Achievement are graded and progress in the Curriculum Attainment targets is recorded in the January and June full reports.