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04/11/25

The Elm class students enjoyed a P.E session with various climbing exercises. These activities enhance children's agility, strength, and physical fitness, while also promoting teamwork through mutual support and encouragement.

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04/11/25

Little Parndon offers a breakfast club from 7:45am to 8:40am, featuring breakfast options, games, sports, and dance. Book in advance via Parent Pay to enroll your child.

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03/11/25

Today we enjoyed a Halloween themed lunch - Monster burgers with spaghetti worms served with monster toe chips!!

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17/10/25

We wish everyone a wonderful two-week holiday during Half Term! Little Parndon Primary Academy will welcome students back on Monday 3rd November!

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17/10/25

Children in the Grove can attend weekly swimming classes at Freshwaters Primary School, where experienced instructors teach essential swimming techniques. This boosts children's confidence and physical fitness in a safe, supportive environment.

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16/10/25

The children in the Grove have thoroughly enjoyed themselves by engaging in playful activities with foam! Foam, often used in various recreational and educational settings, provides a soft and safe medium for children to express their imagination.

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16/10/25

Year 5 are learning how to approximate numbers to the nearest 100 in Maths. Mastering rounding, pupils develop greater number sense and become more adept at estimating results in everyday situations, such as estimating the total cost of groceries or predicting travel times!

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16/10/25

Reception children in Elm class joyfully explored Diwali, enjoying the creative process of making Rangoli designs. These patterns, made with colored powders, rice, or flower petals, are a key part of Diwali, symbolizing happiness and prosperity.

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16/10/25

Year 1 Rowan has been exploring Part Whole Models. Fantastic effort, Year 1!

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15/10/25

Year 4 students have been putting in great effort mastering their times tables on the iPads today!

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15/10/25

The young individuals at the Grove have enjoyed using their slicing skills with various fruits and vegetables. This practice enhances their knife-handling abilities and deepens their appreciation for the textures and flavors of different produce.

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13/10/25

Year 4 had the chance to engage in buddy reading with the Year 1 students. They all thoroughly enjoyed the experience of reading together!

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13/10/25

In the Elm Class, the children explored the concept of capacity. They were tasked with pairing the jugs to the appropriate water levels: full, empty, nearly empty, nearly full and half-full.

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13/10/25

Last Friday, Little Parndon welcomed M&M to present a performance titled Secret Garden as a special treat just before the Half Term break! The children had a fantastic time.

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13/10/25

On Friday, students from Years 5 and 6 took part in a dodgeball tournament at Mark Hall. They showcased the school with great pride and had a fantastic experience! Congratulations to everyone involved!

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09/10/25

This morning we welcomed Essex Fire Service who delivered an assembly on Halloween and Bonfire Night conveying some important safety tips. Such as staying with adults, looking for fire safe items to wear, appropriate houses to nock on as well as staying safe around fireworks.

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08/10/25

This term, Year 4 had the thrilling chance to explore Pets Corner, tying in with their Geography and Science studies.

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08/10/25

In their History class, Year 2 Birch embraced the role of activists. They created a poster advocating for the end of bus segregation. The students then reenacted the 381-day protest that took place in Montgomery from 1955 to 1956, famously known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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07/10/25

Year 1 have been exploring shapes in depth! They had fun identifying and sketching a variety of 2D figures.

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07/10/25

In Year 5, the students transformed their classroom into a museum dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon era. They examined artifacts discovered at Sutton Hoo and made educated guesses about their identities and purposes.

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Curriculum

At Little Parndon Primary Academy, we carefully thought about “The Little Parndon Child”, our values, our drivers and our mission when developing our curriculum.

Challenging Social Inequality through Education

We believe all students are entitled to an ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum that opens doors and maximises life chances. We address social inequality by instilling powerful shared knowledge through an academic curriculum that is both broad and balanced. Each subject specifies, in detail, the knowledge (both substantive and procedural) students will retain, grounded in the National Curriculum and broader subject domains. This ensures students are well-prepared for national assessments and acquire knowledge from diverse cultural domains, building their cultural capital.

Carefully Considered Knowledge and Skills

Our curriculum is designed with a clear vision of the knowledge and skills we want our students to master in each academic field, supporting our aspirational mission of ‘shaping futures through education.’ High-quality planning ensures that each phase builds on previous learning and prepares students for future challenges. This meticulous approach provides the richest educational narrative possible for our students.

Evidence-Based Learning

Our curriculum is informed by the latest research from cognitive science on memory, forgetting, and practice, helping students retain and apply the best of what has been thought and said. By employing our curriculum as a progression model, we make knowledge stick so it can be flexibly applied in various contexts and situations.

Sequential Knowledge Curriculum

Our sequential knowledge curriculum starts in Reception (EYFS curriculum), enabling students to access a broad and balanced curriculum throughout their education. This is supported by structured phonics, writing, and mathematics lessons in EYFS, ensuring core procedural knowledge is secured and the transition into Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) is smooth. Continuous provision extends into Year 1, benefiting students through independent play-based learning.

Focused Learning in Key Stage 1

During Key Stage 1, we emphasise reading, writing, and mathematics. Our goal is for all students to be reading by the age of seven, allowing them to access an ambitious curriculum successfully. Through the Mathematics Mastery programme, we ensure core mathematical knowledge is mastered and practiced. PE is taught by subject specialists, while humanities and computing are intricately planned to ensure students make connections across the curriculum.

Development in Key Stage 2

Throughout Key Stage 2, students continue to benefit from bespoke planned curriculum subjects and specialist teaching. This phase develops the fundamental knowledge gained during their primary education and builds schemas in students’ minds. We encourage pupils to think more coherently, critically, and creatively, acquiring powerful knowledge that enhances their cultural capital and prepares them for high-currency qualifications that improve their life chances.

Co-Curricular Programmes

Alongside our specialist curriculum, we offer robust co-curricular programmes. From Early Years through the entire school, students have opportunities to learn beyond the formal curriculum through extra-curricular clubs and representing the school in various events. They develop resilience, confidence, and new skills through diverse electives such as school council, sports clubs, dance, and gardening.

Preparing for the Future

At Little Parndon Primary Academy, we teach our students powerful knowledge that enables them to understand and interpret the world and think in new and unexpected ways. By democratising knowledge, we ensure our students are incredibly successful during their time with us and go on to achieve great things in the world.

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