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Provision for High Attaining Pupils

Who are our higher attainers?

These are children who have abilities beyond what is expected for their age in one or more academic subjects, such as English or maths, or in a more practical area of the curriculum such as music, sport or art.

At St Matthew's, higher attaining children are identified by class teachers and/or subject leaders. These children may be identified because they are attaining at levels significantly above the age related expectations for their year group or because there is an indication that they may have the potential to do so.

Provision at St Matthew’s

At St Matthew's, care is taken to provide challenge for our higher attainers both in lessons and in extra-curricular activities. The opportunities offered at St Matthew’s include:

  • Bespoke learning activities to challenge and deepen pupils' thinking and application of skills and knowledge
  • Participation in able writers’ workshops
  • Competing in inter-school quiz championships for maths, science and general knowledge
  • Visits to Brooklands Museum to take part in science activities
  • Science and maths workshops at Southwark Cathedral Education Centre
  • Participation in dance club leading to performances at The Harlequin Theatre
  • Sports coaching
  • Music tuition

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  • 04:19 PM - Wed 10 September Chef John back with us today teaching the children about the different taste sensations and food groups
  • 09:21 AM - Wed 10 September Happy, belonging, excited, active, amazing, great, energised - all words our children used to describe their feelings as we came together to praise in song in collective worship
  • 03:30 PM - Fri 5 September A great start to the term for the whole school, but particular mention for 6A with 100% attendance and no lates so far!
  • 10:50 AM - Mon 1 September Teachers back in school, making sure we can give our children the best possible!
  • 07:58 PM - Fri 25 July Nothing says Summer quite so much as enjoying ice cream.
  • 01:11 PM - Tue 22 July In a busy couple of days we even had two theatre productions.  One was The Gingerbread Boy and these are pictures from Robin Hood Saves The Forest!
  • 12:03 PM - Tue 22 July Nothing says "Hello Summer" better than an ice cream. We really enjoyed the visit by the Ice Cream Van pic.twitter.com/7kp9VUKuw7
  • 11:29 AM - Mon 21 July Fantastic way to finish at St Matthew's! Year 6 having a great time at Go Ape in Crawley
  • 12:58 PM - Fri 18 July Good luck to our leavers who shared their memories and ambitions with us.
  • 05:38 PM - Tue 15 July We were lucky enough to visit Crystal Palace today, building on the great work that has already been done by them coming in and taking groups at school.
  • 02:44 PM - Mon 14 July Today we were visited by John and his guide dog Oliver during Collective Worship. Afterwards, John spent time talking to reception classes about his life and how Oliver helps him.
  • 08:48 AM - Wed 9 July The children really enjoyed their visit from The Animal Man
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