Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum
OUR CLUSTER'S VISION
The Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum is designed to meet the needs of our pupils, who come from diverse backgrounds in a in Cardiff East, the capital city of Wales. The Four Purposes are at the heart of the Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum. Although these are long term purposes, they require daily attention in order to be realised.
The Welsh language and its historical development are central to our vision, as we guide pupils who are proud of our civic heritage in our capital city. Purposeful integration of our curriculum areas ensures that Bro Edern Cluster pupils benefit from the breadth of the curriculum while focusing on What Matters.
The people studied in the Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum are a diverse cross section and include role models who are inspirational to the whole range of pupils in the cluster. Growing up in a multicultural city where cohabitation and harmony are a key part of daily life, fostering tolerance and respect in our pupils is essential.
Encouraging ambition in our pupils means developing strong skills and strategies to enable them to face success and failure. Perseverance and resilience are key as part of the growth mind-set fostered in our pupils. Sound knowledge that provides the foundation for cluster pupils to benefit from skills and experiences that can be transferred to a variety of contexts today, and in the future.
Cluster schools have the ability to transform the lives of our pupils. This is where they gain the knowledge, skills and experiences that will enrich the rest of their lives. The roots and wings in the Cluster logo encapsulate this.
Unit 1
Cardiff Castle, Our Castle!
Wales is very famous for its majestic castles. In this unit the pupils will learn about the history of the castles through the ages. As Cardiff castle is in our local area this is going to be our focus and driver of learning for this unit.
What is the purpose of castles now and then?
Unit Contents:
History of Cardiff Castle through the ages.
The development of castles through the ages? (Wood, Motte-and-Bailey, Stone) - Look at Caerphilly castle.
Famous architects of the time. How they built and the time it took to build? James of St George / Gilbert De Clare (Architects)
Difference between a Welsh castle and a King of England castle.
Leaders of the Age of Princes
Castles today and how they are used.
Design and create a castle
People who we will be studying during this half term:
James of St George / Gilbert De Clare (Architects)
Gwenllian
Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd
Llywelyn ein Llyw Olaf
Unit 2
Mabinogi-ogi-ogi!
The famous collection of 11 Welsh stories preserved on parchment during the Middle Ages but derived from the earlier oral tradition are The Four Branches of the Mabinogi. The origins of the four branches lie in celtic times which makes the mabinogi some of the earliest and most important legends and traditions of our country.
The aim of this unit is for pupils to hear the magical tales and learn the importance of these legends. These tales during the Age of Princes were the entertainment of the time and therefore it is important for pupils to experience the talent of telling and writing a story together and listening and composing poems to entertain others.
In this unit they also have the opportunity to listen to various traditional legends around the world and look at diversity and representativeness from diverse backgrounds in these stories.
How to entertain through a story?
Unit Contents:
What makes a good story?
Tradition of storytelling, literature of the time
Roleplaying through the four branches.
Developing creative writing skills.
Making sure there is diversity in the characters e.g ethnicity, gender.
Look at other countries legends e.g. Greek, Maori, African etc.
Create designs to match. Drawing - inviting a story illustrator to run a workshop.
People who we will be studying during this half term:
Mererid Hopwood
Anni Llŷn
Aneirin Karadog
Casi Wyn
Unit 3
Everything is Green!
Our world today is at risk from global warming and all the pollution in our world. The aim of this unit is for pupils to understand what it is to be eco-friendly and to look at products/methods of being green.
What it is to be eco-friendly?
Unit Contents:
Looking at eco-friendly products and evaluating various products according to how eco-friendly they are?
Edible gardens - Growing produce and reducing export/import
How can we travel in an Eco-friendly way? Electronic cars, walking, Cardiff electric buses etc.
Looking at how our school and city are eco friendly?
Eco disco- create a cycling powered disco.
What do we need to do in order to be eco friendly (plants, recycling, re-using resource, special uses)
Communicate the importance of being eco friendly with the school family. Design superheroes/logo for the school.
People who we will be studying during this half term:
David Attenbrough
Unit 4
Grand Designs
Building from the first half term this unit asks pupils to design an eco-friendly building. They need to take stock of resources, materials and alternative methods of producing electricity that create a building that is good for the planet.
How we can create an eco-friendly building?
Unit Contents:
Visit an eco friendly building.
Looking at various eco-friendly buildings around the world.
What makes an inclusive building for all e.g various disabilities (what they need to provide/include).
Looking at an architect's role/skills e.g. creating a plan, design skills.
People who we will be studying during this half term:
Jonathan Adams
Zaha Hadid
Amanda Levet
Unit 5
Foods of the World!
The objective of this unit is to learn the origin of our food and seasonal foods and what foods are produced locally and internationally. In this unit we can also refer to the previous season's work on the impact of a carbon footprint that occurs when the foods are imported.
Where does our food come from?
Unit Contents:
Researching food labels in their kitchen cabinets.
Visit local shops/ supermarkets and learn about different types of food.
What people eat in different countries?
What foods do we export and import.
Seasonal foods.
Looking at the different types of groups of foods.
Tasting various foods.
Impact of foods on the body.
Looking at different diets of foods e.g vegan, vegetarian, pescaterian.
People who we will be studying during this ahlf term:
Bryn Williams
Beca Lyne-Pirkis
Unit 6
Come and Feast!
The objective of this unit is for pupils to have experiences of planning, selecting and creating a feast for a specific occasion of their choosing. Pupils will need to use their knowledge from the previous half term about various foods and from the Autumn term of the Age of Princes work.
Can you create a feast for a special occasion.
Unit Contents:
Why hold a feast?
Feasting in the Age of Princes.
Famous Religious feasts.
Choose a special occasion to host a banquet.
Plan a special feast.
Determine main characteristics e.g location, occasion, foods, drinks, decorations, clothing and entertainment. (Story/poem from the Autumn term - The Mabinogi)
Create invitations, menus.
Prepare the food.
Ensure food hygiene.
Hold a grand feast.