Thurlow schoolchildren, 1998

The children all have their own books, a different one for each subject, and any work that they do is recorded in these. They study a very broad curriculum, with both sexes studying all of the subject areas. Mathematics, English and Science are the core areas, but the children also study I.T. (the use of computers and computerised resources), design and technology, art, history, P.S.E. (personal and social education), geography, R.E., P.E. and music. In the classroom we use many games and many kinds of equipment to support the different areas of the curriculum: calculators, television, cubes, beads, construction kits, microscopes and so on. In R.E. the children learn predominantly about the Christian faith, but they also learn to appreciate and understand something of the Jewish, Hindu and other faiths. When children do sporting activities they work together and play both competitive and team games. In the summer they are lucky enough to have an open-air swimming pool on the site. In music, the children have a wide variety of instruments available for them to use, from all around the world. They also use electronic equipment, such as keyboards, cd players and tape recorders.