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• Provide access to an extensive school library
• Provide comfortable and inviting reading areas for children

We follow the Ruth Miskin phonics programme which is a comprehensive scheme which
underpins a clear phonetic journey through children's early reading. We are committed to
providing positive reading role models and creating a nurturing reading community.

Maths:

At Brook Primary School, our children as mathematicians will become
confident learners in three core areas: fluency, problems solving and
reasoning. As a school, we embrace the mastery approach to maths
and ensure mathematical skills are taught daily following the
‘Shanghai Maths Scheme’. To foster a love of mathematics,
teachers, have designed a curriculum that engages all children and
encourages lifelong learning. We also have designed intentional
cross-curricular opportunities to develop our pupil's understanding
of mathematic in the real world. Quick maths lessons are taught
daily to ensure basic skills such as number bonds and times tables are
embedded to enable our children to progress and apply knowledge within
more complex situations and be able to verbalise reasoning

Science:

At Brook we see our children as scientists, gaining access to a wealth of knowledge and
information through exploring the world around them. Our children will be taught to be inquisitive
and to be confident in raising and investigating questions. They will show resilience to keep going
when the answer eludes them and be reflective and innovative in their working. We will teach them
to develop their curiosity and expertise in safely understanding how things work and why things
happen. A Brook scientist will be confident in explaining their ideas and be able to make links
across all areas of the subject, being able to debate using a range of appropriate scientific
vocabulary and language.

The Arts and Music

The Arts are a fundamental part of the curriculum. Art, design, dance, music, literacy and other
aesthetic, creative activities; we believe that the arts offer opportunities for the children to explore,
express and communicate their feelings whilst gaining experiences of the wider world.

Through experiencing The Arts, children develop their creativity, self- esteem and confidence. A
continuous and rich artistic experience is an essential part of the curriculum entitlement of every
child at Brook Primary School.

At Brook, we believe all our children are artists. Art is a form of expression and creativity which is
accessible to all. Our artists will be taught how to present and express their ideas in a variety of
ways using a wide range of media. Lessons will engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping
them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own wonderful works of

Brook Primary Prospectus – 2022/23