Humanities and RE at IVJS
History
History envelops pupils' curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world. Pupils learn and understand how the past influences the present, what past societies were like, how these societies organised their politics, and what beliefs and cultures influenced people’s actions. The history curriculum allows all pupils to study people and places from different times in society such as prehistoric times, Ancient Greece and the Victorians. As they do this, pupils develop a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people, in a fun and dynamic way.
History envelops pupils' curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world. Pupils learn and understand how the past influences the present, what past societies were like, how these societies organised their politics, and what beliefs and cultures influenced people’s actions. The history curriculum allows all pupils to study people and places from different times in society such as prehistoric times, Ancient Greece and the Victorians. As they do this, pupils develop a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people, in a fun and dynamic way.
Geography
Geography at IVJS fully supports the national curriculum giving the pupils the opportunity to learn about natural processes that shape our planet, the cultural diversity of its inhabitants, as well as an opportunity to engage in a range of local, national and global issues. Pupils can engage with staff members and other professionals and be given a combination of exciting and informative lessons using the skills taught to provoke thoughts and questions to develop their learning further.
RE
Schools are required to teach a programme of religious studies. Religious Education (R.E) consists of the study of different religions, religious leaders, and other religious and moral themes. R.E. is taught from the Local authority approved syllabus. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from RE and/or Collective Worship.
Assemblies
We have daily assemblies in our school. We have an assembly on Mondays lead by either the head teacher, the lower school lead on Tuesdays, singing assembly on Wednesdays and class assemblies on Thursdays. Then Fridays are used for whole school assembly and this is a time that we use to share in the celebration of different pupils' achievement. Classes and individual pupils are recognised and rewarded for a variety of different aspects of our school life. For example, classes win biscuits for the highest attendance and classes win the shield for their dedication and focus that week.
Geography at IVJS fully supports the national curriculum giving the pupils the opportunity to learn about natural processes that shape our planet, the cultural diversity of its inhabitants, as well as an opportunity to engage in a range of local, national and global issues. Pupils can engage with staff members and other professionals and be given a combination of exciting and informative lessons using the skills taught to provoke thoughts and questions to develop their learning further.
RE
Schools are required to teach a programme of religious studies. Religious Education (R.E) consists of the study of different religions, religious leaders, and other religious and moral themes. R.E. is taught from the Local authority approved syllabus. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from RE and/or Collective Worship.
Assemblies
We have daily assemblies in our school. We have an assembly on Mondays lead by either the head teacher, the lower school lead on Tuesdays, singing assembly on Wednesdays and class assemblies on Thursdays. Then Fridays are used for whole school assembly and this is a time that we use to share in the celebration of different pupils' achievement. Classes and individual pupils are recognised and rewarded for a variety of different aspects of our school life. For example, classes win biscuits for the highest attendance and classes win the shield for their dedication and focus that week.
