In Art and Design, children will be given the opportunity to develop their creativity, confidence and imagination as they progress through our accessible and exciting curriculum. The children will learn to develop their own ideas and opinions and to articulate and critically discuss work through the exploration of the works of great artists and by … Continue reading Art

"Computing is important because we are the next generation and the next generation will need more technological knowledge and skills than today's generation. Learning Computing gives us a headstart."    Emmett " I enjoy computing because I like problem solving and working the steps involved in coding"    Dhilan Technology is part of everyday life and for … Continue reading Computing

Design and Technology helps us to teach Maths and English and indeed other compulsory subjects on the curriculum in a fun manner and put these subjects into context making them easier to digest and more understandable to younger primary age pupils. D&T gives children the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and … Continue reading Design and Technology

PURPOSE OF STUDY English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high quality education in English will teach pupils to write and speak fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a … Continue reading English

Welcome to the History and Geography pages. At St John Fisher, we believe that high quality teaching of Geography should inspire in our children a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Likewise, a high quality teaching of History should help our … Continue reading History and Geography

Our Curriculum At St John Fisher we follow the National Curriculum, supported by the Maths No Problem! mastery teaching approach from Singapore.  This is a highly effective approach to teaching maths based on research and evidence. It has been created especially for children in the U.K. and follows the National Curriculum 2014. At St John … Continue reading Maths

“I really enjoy French because it’s a different language and I can see how the words are related.” Lewis French is good fun and really useful for when we go on holiday.” Julia Languages are an essential part of a broad, balanced curriculum. Not only do they provide an opportunity to communicate more effectively with others, they also … Continue reading Modern Foreign Languages

Our intent At St. John Fisher, we believe in the value of sport. P.E. is an integral part of our curriculum, we have numerous school sports clubs such as Tennis, football, athletics, Gaelic football, Gymnastics, dance and netball. We have sports days for KS1 and KS2, and an interhouse sports between our houses in team … Continue reading PE

Curriculum Intent for Religious Education In this subject, the children will have the opportunity to deepen knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Faith. We regard religious Education as more than a curriculum subject. It is something that guides every area of our school. As a Catholic school, we aim to educate the whole child and … Continue reading RE

Welcome to the St John Fisher Page for Relationships, Sex and Health Education. In the academic year 2020/21, Relationships Education and Health Education will become statutory in all primary schools in England.  This new subject will build on the non-statutory lessons we have previously taught in RSE. We have been researching various programmes that are … Continue reading RSE

At St John Fisher school, we recognise the importance of Science in everyday life. As one of the core subjects taught in Primary schools, we give the teaching and learning of Science the importance it requires. The Scientific area of learning is concerned with increasing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of our world, and with developing … Continue reading Science