Useful Website Links

Please find below a number of website links that are available to help support your child at home. EYFS Numberblocks – Sing along and learn all about numbers with the Numberblocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks KS1 Numbots – Practice and engaging gameplay to supercharge understanding and recall of addition and subtraction https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/19912 Percy Parker – Learn your times … Read more

Maths Terminology

This list should support in the understanding of Maths terminology used in school. It provides an explanation of each of the terms used across the Key Stages.

Calculation Policies

At William Ransom we follow the White Rose Curriculum. These policies outline the methods we use for calculation.

White Rose Curriculum Steps

We follow the White Rose overview for our Maths Curriculum. Each unit has a set of steps, which are followed in order, to guide children through the methods and aims for each topic. Here are the steps for each year group:

Useful Documents for Parents

The National Curriculum for English: Accessit online catalogue for fiction and non-fiction https://uk.accessit.online/wll15/#!dashboard Top 100 books by Year Group:

Olaf Falafel – Author Visit

Olaf came to read to us and entertain us! Olaf introduced himself and his most recent books: Blobfish and Trixie Pickle – The Art Avenger. The children couldn’t stop their giggling at Olaf’s jokes, film clips and songs. Then, the best bit of all … Olaf read us all an extract from Blobfish (ks1) and … Read more

Reading Survey Results

Thank you so much for your time completing our reading survey. We were very pleased to have so many participants. Please see the attached information, which gives you some feedback regarding your general comments about reading within our school. Parent Reading Survey Results Spring 2022 Additional Ideas and Suggestions Book club – we don’t currently … Read more

Reception Curriculum

The Reception curriculum design is currently under reconstruction to reflect the new ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ which came into effect from 1st September 2021. The half termly Curriculum Overviews are available to view on the website as they are written and developed by staff. The Reception Jigsaw document outlines the ‘Reception … Read more