Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
PSA All parents are automatically members of the Parent School Association (PSA) We are fortunate to have a very strong, capable and dedicated PSA called ‘The Highgate Primary and Blanche Nevile Primary School Association’, a registered charity, no. 288558. The charity aims to advance the education of our pupils by providing and assisting in the […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Year 6 Autumn 1: Pendarren This topic gives children the opportunity to investigate the physical and human geography of the area around Pendarren House, Haringey’s residential centre which is visited by all children in Year 6. Pendarren House lies in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is predominantly a rural mountainous landscape with scattered sheep farms, villages […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Welcome to Year 5 Autumn 1: A Victorian Education Within this topic, children carry out an historical enquiry into the experience of children at Highgate Primary during the Victorian era. The topic places the children’s knowledge of the period within the context of the significant social and economic changes of the Industrial Revolution. The topic […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Welcome to Year 4 Autumn 1: Masks and Minotaurs This topic introduces children to the classical civilisation of Ancient Greece. They learn about characteristic features of Ancient Greece including the origins of democracy, Greek philosophy, classical architecture and the Peloponnesian war. Children use this knowledge to consider the influence of Ancient Greece on the western […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Reception Reception Curriculum In Reception class our aim is to make sure that children feel settled, confident and happy coming to school. We also strive to build supportive and positive relationships with children’s families. The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum emphasises the development of the whole child and it is through strong relationships between home […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Welcome to the Nursery The school’s ethos is that children’s Nursery experience should be relaxed, home-like and led by their own interests. We know that children learn best when they are happy, healthy, safe and secure, when their interests are followed and when they enjoy positive relationships with the adults caring for them. In the […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
ICT Everyone at Highgate Primary is passionate about the potential of ICT. All children enjoy the opportunity to use our ICT suite with its brand new Apple Macs, and every class is fitted with an interactive whiteboard. In addition, children learn how to use beebots, camcorders, microphones and digital cameras to enhance their learning.
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Performance At Highgate Primary we believe in giving the children many opportunities for performance which we see as a valuable way for the children to develop their confidence. Every class performs an assembly in front of their parents and the whole school at least once a year. The quality of the performances is valued, with time […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Art At Highgate Primary we believe being involved in the arts can have a lasting and transformative effect on the lives of individuals and communities, whose sense of identity and purpose can be changed through such engagement. Our vision is to harness children’s creative energies, by providing opportunities to express themselves artistically through a wide […]
Posted on: Monday 11th July 2011
Sport Sport is an integral part of Highgate Primary School. Children receive two hours of PE each week. We make use of our outside area all year round, as well as using Highgate Wood in better weather. Our games curriculum is broad and varied and takes in a large range of different sports including, athletics, […]
