Important notice:Congratulations! We are thrilled that Bradleys Both has achieved the NATIONAL WHOLE SCHOOL WELLBEING GOLD AWARD. Staff and children have worked hard alongside five other YCAT primary schools and the award acknowledges our school’s participation in the Raising Attainment with Wellbeing Programme (RAwW): Putting wellbeing at the heart of learning, teaching and leadership. (March 2025)

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Polar Class (Class 3)

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Mr Pearson is the Class Teacher for Polar Class. He is assisted by Mrs Midgley and Mrs Rogers as Teaching Assistants.

Polar Class is a mixed age class of Year 3 and Year 4 children.  


Class Routines

  • Children complete an early morning task when they arrive at school to reinforce previous learning
  • Mornings generally consist of Reading Fluency, Mathematics and then English.
  • PE kit needs to be brought into school on Wednesday for Class PE. 

  • The children are requested to wear their full school PE kit to school on Thursdays.  They will have their PE lessons taught as Year groups on Thursday afternoons. 
  • Spellings are tested on a Friday morning

  • IXL access is provided as Homework activities linked to class work


Class Teaching

  • Polar Class work as a whole class every morning and on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. 
  • Science, History, Geography and RE are generally taught on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
  • On Friday afternoon we focus on teaching Personal Development which includes PSHCE, University of Bradley and our whole school Celebration Assembly. 

Year Group Teaching

  • We find opportunities for our children to also work in their Year Groups during the week. 
  • On Monday afternoons the Year 3 and Year 4 children are taught as separate Year Groups for Music and Art / DT.
  • On Thursday afternoons the Year 3 and Year 4 children are taught as separate Year Groups for Computing and Physical Education.