At Old Heath we want to help you help your children in any way that we can. In order to make that easier, in this section of the website you will find a number of documents and resources.

We teach the children how to read at Old Heath using a synthetic phonics system that is called Read Write Inc. The children start by learning their letter sounds and then blending them into simple words. As the children progress they read books that contain only the sounds that they have already learnt. In this way, we hope that all children feel that they have been successful and are motivated to carry on reading. The presentation in the read write inc section contains sound files for you to hear and practice the individual sounds with your children and we hope it gives you a window into the way in which we teach your children.

Maths is an area of constant change, and the teaching of how to use the four operations (add, subtract, multiply and divide) is no exception. So that you can understand how your child is progressing, as well as showing you how we teach the different skills, you will find a series of links to the left that illustrate the different stages in each of the four operations. Your child’s teacher will know which stage your child is at and with this knowledge you can get a better understanding of what they can do and how they will move on. We would urge you to work with the current levels of the child, as moving children too quickly through the stages can lead to important gaps in their understanding at a later date.

At the end of last year's report comment sheets many parents/carers asked for an explanation of the level system that we use within the National Curriculum and how this relates to their child's attainment. We have therefore developed a page on our website explaining this in great detail. It can be accessed through the ‘Assessment levels’ link in the menu on the left of this page.

If you have any queries about the materials here, please speak to your child’s class teacher.