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Year 2

Essential learning Experiences

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As part of our Creative Curriculum at Landywood, children learn through termly or half termly topics. These topics have been carefully selected and planned by our teachers to ensure they engage the children in learning and maximise opportunities available to us.
 
As part of these topics, we also plan ‘Essential Learning Experiences’ (ELEs). These may be day trips out of school, visitors that come into our school or school-based events. We have carefully designed our ELE programme to ensure that each year group has a balance of visits and visitors to provide the children with a variety of learning opportunities.
 
ELE’s can provide an exciting launch to a topic or an opportunity for children to draw a conclusion and apply their previous learning. We will ensure that at least three ELE’s are organised for each class throughout the year.
 
To make it easier for all families, following feedback from parents, we will ask for each ELE payment individually. As you will appreciate, some visits are more expensive than others. Given the rising fuel costs, the coach hire costs have significantly increased. The total amount given to parents covers the entrance costs, travel costs, insurance and any other related costs. Parents can choose to pay the total amount in September, or can pay it in installments over the course of the year using our new electronic payment system. Payment information is available on Scopay.
 
 
Our Exciting ELE's are:
 
Autumn: Toy Museum 
Spring: First Aid Course
Summer: Black Country Museum

ELE's 

  • Autumn: Toy Museum 
    Spring: First Aid Course
    Summer: Black Country Museum
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ELE Sudbury Hall Toy Museum

December 2025

 

"I loved looking at the huge number of old toys. We got to create timelines and play with them. There were others that we couldn't touch because they were rare and had to be displayed behind glass.”

 

"It was interesting to learn about children from the past. Some had to make their own toys and some had to work as chimney sweeps instead of playing! We got to see what the inside of a chimney was like, it was small."

ELE Mini First Aid Training

March 2025

 

"Kate was really nice and knowledgeable. She taught us all about bleeds, bumps and how to use plasters and cold compresses.”

 

"We all learnt how to call 999 in an emergency and what to say to the operator. We all now need to learn our postcodes, just in case!"

ELE Black Country Living Museum

July 2025

 

"The visit was a whole day of history and I loved being part of it. There was so much to see and I really enjoyed riding on the old bus and meeting the horses.”

 

"We got to go inside an anchor makers house and actually see some huge anchors. We found out that the anchor for the Titanic was made near the museum over 100 years ago!"

Dodford Residential

June 2025

 

"Dodford was the best ending to Year 2 as I got to experience so much like the walks, Doford food, the animals and spening time with my friends."

 

"My absolute favourite thing about Doford was feeding the animals especially Crazy Dave the goat!"