This sample lesson will give you a good idea of how our Curriculum Steps programmes are structured for each year group and the format of the videos and supporting resources (PDF).

Each weekly video is designed to show you exactly ‘what’ content to teach and ‘how’ to teach it to your child as if this was a lesson with a tutor. A supporting resources (PDF) is available with every video with differentiated work from one star to three stars so you can see how well your child is doing and they can achieve a sense of challenge and accomplishment.

Obviously children’s learning focus and speeds all vary, but we have carefully split each year group’s curriculum and designed each weekly ‘tutor’ session to take approximately one hour - like a standard tutoring session. However, as you are delivering this, you can choose how and when to deliver this and may prefer to work on smaller amounts of time each day instead of one longer session.

Reception English and Maths

Lessons in Reception have a maths and English component to ensure that children at this early stage of development are supported widely, rather than just in one subject. Lessons for Reception are planned in maths and English topics, in line with the curriculum and child development. Regular assessments are planned throughout the year so that you can see how your child is getting on. It is easy for people to join at any point during the year. The order and content of the tutoring sessions are detailed under each year group below. As an example, click on this button to see the Reception content.