Subject timing allocations

There are no statutory requirements for time allocated to subjects in primary school, however, at OAJ we carefully timetable each term so that we are providing pupils with a well-rounded curriculum.

English and Maths sessions are timetabled daily. Science, Music, PE and RE are timetabled weekly.

We often teach subjects such as Art and DT in a block, meaning we spend a several consecutive sessions over a short period rather than a slot of an hour a week, for example we may deconstruct, design, make, evaluate and improve a toy car in a week thus covering the term of DT skills in five afternoons.

Geography or History is taught across a term through a topic.

Children at OAJ can expect to have:

	Weekly	Over the year
Maths	5 -7 hours	180 - 252 hours
English	5 - 7 hours	180 - 252 hours
Science	1.5 -2 hours	54-72 hours
ICT	Integrated into other curriculum areas
Design Technology	Often blocked	36 hours
History	Termly topic	30 hours
Geography	Termly topic	30 hours
Art and Design	Often blocked	36 hours
Music	1 hour	36 hours
PE	2 hours	72 hours
Modern Languages	1 hour (KS2 only)	36 hours
Religious Education	1 hour	36 hours
PSHE and Citizenship	45 minutes 27 hours

 

Key Stage One and Early Years pupils have longer play sessions than KS2, hence the range of times.

Do remember that reading, writing, speaking and listening skills are used throughout the day.

A whole day may be dedicated to a specific area while on a trip – for example much of the RE for a term will be learnt in a day trip to the Buddhist centre.