At Askwith Primary School, we promote good behaviour by creating a happy, caring school environment where everyone feels valued, respected, secure and free from all forms of anti-social behaviour.
We realise pupils’ behaviour improves and they feel safer and happier in school if school staff consistently apply behaviour management strategies and maintain regular classroom routines.
We encourage pupils to achieve in a learning environment where self-discipline is promoted and good behaviour is the norm. Any form of low-level misbehaviour during lessons is not accepted as we believe pupils will achieve their full potential in a happy, stimulating and ordered school environment.
Enhancements
Please see below a summary of enhancements for the academic year 2024-2025. As new opportunities and experiences become available, this overview will be added to.
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Autumn Term 2024 |
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Subject |
Enhancement |
Why? |
Class |
Date |
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Art and Design
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Christmas craft club |
Broaden interests |
Whole School |
November / December |
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Phone Box – Christmas |
Community links |
Class 1 |
December |
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English / Oracy
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Drama club |
Broaden interests |
KS2 |
Whole term |
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Performance drama: Harvest assembly |
Building public performance skills |
Whole School |
October |
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Performance drama: Christmas Pantomime |
Building public performance skills |
Year 6 |
December |
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Performance drama: Nativity |
Building public performance skills |
EYFS and KS1 |
December |
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French / Geography |
European Day of Languages |
Appreciation of different cultures and religions |
Whole School |
September |
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Music |
Carol singing |
Community links |
Choir |
December |
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Weekly guitar lessons from peripatetic music teacher
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Broaden interests and apply musical knowledge and skill to another instrument |
Year 5 and 6 |
Whole term |
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PE
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Intra-schools virtual competitions – tri-golf |
Broaden interests / links with other schools |
Whole School |
Autumn 2 |
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Santa Dash |
Building character |
Whole school |
Weekly |
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Football/tri-golf/table tennis/gymnastics clubs |
Broaden interests |
Whole school |
Whole term |
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Spring Term 2025 |
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Subject |
Enhancement |
Why? |
Class |
Date |
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Art and Design
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Phone Box (Easter) |
Community links |
EYFS and KS1 |
March |
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Washburn magazine cover (Easter) |
Community links |
Class 4 |
March |
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Design & Technology |
DT Challenge |
Broaden interests Community links |
Whole school |
March |
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English |
World Book Day |
Broaden interests |
Whole school |
March |
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Oracy |
Konflux theatre |
Building language and public performance skills |
Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
March |
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Debate club |
Years 4, 5 & 6 |
February/March |
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PE
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Interschools competitions |
Broaden interests |
Whole school |
Whole term |
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Table Tennis England Visitors |
Broaden interests |
Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
March |
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Music |
Weekly guitar lessons from peripatetic music teacher |
Broaden interests and apply musical knowledge and skill to another instrument |
Year 3 and 4 |
Whole term |
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Science/Art |
Competition |
Enhance science capital and strengthen links between science and art |
Whole school |
March |
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Other
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Food in Yorkshire |
Health and wellbeing |
Class 3 |
March |
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Summer Term 2025 |
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Subject |
Enhancement |
Why? |
Class |
Date |
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Art and Design |
Arts Week |
Broaden interests Cultural education |
Whole School |
May |
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Art exhibitions |
Community links Aspirations |
Whole School |
June |
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Otley Carnival |
Community links Links with other schools |
Whole School |
June |
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Oracy |
Wharfedale Performing Arts Competition – Drama Recital |
Broaden interests |
Years 3, 4, 5, 6 |
May |
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Performing in Otley Carnival |
Community links |
Whole school |
June |
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PE |
Tennis lessons |
Broaden interests |
Whole school |
Summer 1 |
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Sports Day |
Broaden interests |
Whole School |
June |
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Wider curriculum |
Come and Share (parents sharing) |
Broaden interests |
Whole School |
May |
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Wellbeing talks with inspirational people |
Broaden interests |
Class 4 |
April – June |
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Music |
Weekly glockenspiel lessons from peripatetic music teacher |
Broaden interests and apply musical knowledge and skill to another instrument |
Year 1 and 2 |
Whole term |