Year 2 (Berchmans)
As boys progress through the department they are prepared for entry into the upper school. In Berchmans (Year two), classes are taught at times that align with the Upper School. Boys arrive earlier for registration at 8.20am. The National Curriculum for Key Stage One is completed by the end of the academic year. An increasing number of classes are taught by subject specialists (e.g. French, Drama, Music, Tennis, PE). All boys in Berchmans are heard read individually by the class teacher or classroom assistant.
At the end of their year in Berchmans, boys sit the national Key Stage SAT tests in Maths, English and Science, with the vast majority of boys attaining beyond the nationally expected level achieving a level 3 in all subjects
A typical day in Year 2:
8.20 Welcome by class teacher in classrooms and registration
8.45 Mathematics
9.25 English
10.05 Tennis
10.45 BREAK (with upper school)
11.15 French
12.00 LUNCH and BREAK
1.00 Drama
1.40 Science
2.45 Handwriting
3.15 Home
Optional Activites on some evenings.
