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27/03/24

Thank you to all who came to celebrate the children’s hard work this morning! The hall was filled with some truly wonderful projects! pic.twitter.com/KRpgDgx87H

19/03/24

Today our year 5's took a journey back in time to Anglo Saxon England to become Vikings. The children had a jam-packed day of fun and learning and even raided our year 6 classrooms! pic.twitter.com/mgNBcDIt3i

13/03/24

To kick start science week here on Monday we hosted an amazing hands-on & energetic science workshop which the children really enjoyed. pic.twitter.com/m6lh96Jraf

08/03/24

What an amazing day at HJAC celebrating world book day 2024. The air was filled with excitement and the children thoroughly enjoyed meeting with author & illustrator Paul Geraghty. pic.twitter.com/j250w4HQJQ

02/02/24

Year 3 had a wonderful trip yesterday in London at The National Gallery! pic.twitter.com/toTJfs4lZh

17/01/24

Our Year 4 children had a great trip today visiting a local Mosque in Morden. This linked perfectly with their RE learning. pic.twitter.com/m1eqOlI7Lq

11/01/24

Thank you to for a wonderful assembly today. The whole HJAC community were engaged in the assembly. pic.twitter.com/4DMbTSBOtM

19/12/23

The children have enjoyed a wonderful pantomime this morning courtesy of our wonderful PTA! pic.twitter.com/WpKwGjYt1t

19/12/23

We are delighted to have been able to donate lots of brand new toys to the children at Queen Mary’s Hospital at St Helier’s hospital. Thank you to all of our families who donated. pic.twitter.com/9pYipoWssl

19/12/23

Our Year 3 children enjoyed singing to the local residents at a local care home. The children all sang beautifully and there was smiles all round! pic.twitter.com/ObKYyvJ7Km

15/12/23

Thank you to all who came to celebrate the children's hard work this morning! The hall was filled with some truly wonderful projects! pic.twitter.com/1N8yzBUF5Q

13/12/23

The most beautiful setting for our Carols by Candlelight. The children sang beautifully last night and we can’t wait for Thursday nights performance! pic.twitter.com/ZUnxGhUblI

11/12/23

The children and staff enjoyed wearing their Christmas Jumpers for Christmas jumper day. We raised nearly £200 for ‘Save the Children’. The elves in school even got involved! pic.twitter.com/0QAZH9GF7G

20/11/23

Great start to Road safety week with our local police team speaking to the children about the importance of road safety. pic.twitter.com/SMYNbpzXXF

17/11/23

A fantastic PTA event at school, making Bath Bombs and selling Hot dogs and hot chocolate! What a wonderful combination. pic.twitter.com/V0Pgauv5rs

17/11/23

17/11/23

Today we are supporting Children in Need. Our children are all very happy wearing their Pudsey inspired outfits or PJs! pic.twitter.com/pwprYaED9v

03/11/23

HJAC are proud to be taking part in ‘Cut Your Carbon’ November in partnership with Eco Schools. The children are all very excited to be involved in such a worth while event! pic.twitter.com/lFeekMIiEO

30/10/23

The children are enjoying their African Drumming workshop as part of our diversity offer at HJAC. pic.twitter.com/U8xn7eDnZJ

20/10/23

Thank you to all of the wonderful HJAC community. We are so grateful for such a wonderful support in Sutton. pic.twitter.com/a29pKBLmiY

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Music

Music is an art form that expresses ideas and emotions through sound, rhythm, melody or harmony. Music is a form of language which evokes movement and emotion.  Music engages the brain while stimulating neural pathways associated with higher forms of intelligence, memory and an improved mental health.  

In our teaching of music we will cover: 

  • Pitch, Duration, Dynamics, Tempo, Timbre, Texture and Structure, Composition, Performance 

  • A range of styles of music 

  • History of music 

A musician needs the following skills, which will be embedded within our curriculum 

Music

Intent: introduction, vision and philosophy  

The purpose of this document is to clarify the how, why and what of music teaching at our Academy.  This is to be used by staff to clarify expectations, highlight the resources that we have access to, and to ensure that a high-quality music curriculum is being taught to all pupils in our academy.   

 

We ensure that our music teaching engages and inspires pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement.  As pupils progress, we see them develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.  

As part of our teaching, we strive to provide children with the skills needed to be a musician, which include: being analytical, being able to persevere, listening, communicate effectively with others and to have a sense of rhythm.  We encourage children to participate in a variety of musical experiences through which we aim to build up the confidence of all children.  Our teaching focuses on developing the children’s ability to sing in tune both on their own and as part of a group.  We teach them to listen and appreciate different forms of music and provide them with the vocabulary to effectively participate in discussion based on their own opinion of different pieces of music.  We encourage children to use their analytical skills in music lessons when learning about how music can represent feelings and emotions, critically engaging both in the work of composers, their own and their peers work.  

Implementation: what does Music teaching look like? 

Music in the Early Years Foundation Stage 

Children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them.  This is done through singing songs and listening to a range of music types.  We also have access to a wide range of musical instruments.  We encourage children to join in with a wide variety of songs and dances and give them the opportunity within our provision to experiment with how different objects and instruments make noises.  

Music in Key Stage 1 and 2 

Throughout key stage 1 and 2, we use a progression grid which outlines the minimum expectation of what should be taught in each year group including relevant vocabulary.  By following this progression, we ensure that knowledge is building upon what the children have remembered from what they have previously been taught.  

We recognise that the national curriculum is a minimum expectation of what should be taught to our children therefore we strive to deepen our students’ understanding.  To ensure that this is part of our teaching we have outlined examples of how students would show a deeper understanding of music: 

In KS2: 

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Each half term a new unit is taught which covers the National Curriculum objectives and allows the children to make meaningful connections. To support our teaching of music, we use Charanga; providing teachers with a framework to build units of work and lessons and resources to be adapted for the needs of each class.  

Across key stage 1 and 2, music is taught for one hour a week, broken into 2 30 minute lessons. One focuses on music and the other on singing. 

Impact 

Pupils have the opportunity to record their music learning in a variety of ways, which is then recorded in a class book.  Evidence of learning is dependent on the lesson outcome, year group and the knowledge and skills being developed.  It could be in the form of: a performance, discussion, photographs, practising, pupil voice or teacher voice.   

Subject leaders conduct learning walks and pupil interviews to measure the impact of our teaching, based on how much children can remember and how they can articulate what they have learnt.  

Subject leaders will meet with their counterparts from other cluster schools half-termly and will moderate the planning, work and monitoring outcomes from their setting to ensure that standards are exceeding the expectations of the National Curriculum.     

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