The Curriculum
We have modelled Burys Court after Moon Hall School. We provide a full curriculum education with emphasis on literacy and numeracy. We teach to the child’s ability, not to his or her chronological age.
We take very seriously the importance of having a firm base in literacy and numeracy on which to build further academic achievement, and the importance of acquiring the skills needed for a happy and successful life. This approach has proved very beneficial to pupils who are not dyslexic and who benefit from having the individual attention we can give.
We believe all children should be given the opportunity and support needed to learn to read with understanding especially if they have fallen behind. For reading and spelling we use a phonics system, Phono-Graphix, which we have now used for many years both at Burys Court and at Moon Hall School with considerable success. The programme enables children to learn to decode words efficiently and is very successful with the children, including those who join the school through Little Berries when it can avoid failure in reading. We give talks to parents to explain the system.
We teach in small classes, aiming to have a maximum of 14. These are split into smaller matched groups for English and Maths. Our pupils’ timetable includes the following subjects: English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, ICT, Design Technology, Art, Drama, Music, Religious Education, Personal Social and Health Education, P.E. and Sport. We offer French as a foreign language but our dyslexic pupils do English instead during these periods. We teach touch-typing to all our pupils.
