Enrichment Local Area

Intent

Implementation

Impact

1. Intent

At Arunside our intent is to use the local area, alongside community organisations who can share knowledge and skills by visiting school, to offer children a wide range of exciting learning opportunities and enrich their primary curriculum. All year groups plan to bring life into the curriculum and inspire children through visits and visitors where possible.

2. Implementation

Visits and visitors are timetabled throughout EYFS to Year 6 to compliment topics and specific curriculum areas being taught. During every school year whole school learning is also enhanced by relevant visits from scientists, authors, actors, athletes to name but a few. Below are some examples;

Autumn TermSpring TermSummer
EYFSVisits from the emergency services, dental nurse and a visit to the local library.Local farm visit
Local walks
Zoo lab
Year 1Visit Hever castle
Visits from Horsham sports development; fencing/archery
Horsham museum palaeontologist visitLocal dance workshop
Year 2Great fire of London theatre workshopLocal hedgehog rescue centre visit and Huxley’s bird of prey centreVisit to seaside
Year 3Visit Butser historical farm
Local church visit
Planetarium visitLocal country dancing festival
Year 4Warnham nature reserve, Horsham town and park walk, local church visit, drumming lessonsHorsham museum and Roman theatre workshop2 day enrichment visit
Year 5Visit Leeds castle
Local church visit
Local orienteeringLocality music festival
Year 6Memorial service in local town, railway workshop and evacuee day.
Local church visit
Junior citizen workshopPGL residential visit

3. Impact

Visits to and visitors from the local area, offer pupils a unique cultural learning experience. They allow pupils to be involved in new environments, key to encouraging curiosity about a given subject. They are also valuable to help children understand the world and their place in it.

The knowledge and skills that the pupils develop, alongside their progress made, is evidenced by observations and pupil voice.