English
Reading
- Read a broad range of genres
- Recommend books to others
- Make comparisons within/across books
- Support inferences with evidence
- Summarising key points from texts
- Identify how language, structure, etc. contribute to meaning
- Discuss use of language, inc. figurative
- Discuss & explain reading, providing reasoned justifications for views
English Writing
- Use knowledge of morphology & etymology in spelling
- Develop legible personal handwriting style
- Plan writing to suit audience & purpose; use models of writing
- Develop character & setting in narrative
- Select grammar & vocabulary for effect
- Use a wide range of cohesive devices
- Ensure grammatical consistency
Grammar
- Use appropriate register/ style
- Use the passive voice for purpose
- Use features to convey & clarify meaning
- Use full punctuation
- Use language of subject/object Speaking & Listening
- Use questions to build knowledge
- Articulate arguments & opinions
- Use spoken language to speculate, hypothesise & explore
- Use appropriate register & language
Art & Design (UKS2)
- Use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit & evaluate ideas
- Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, painting and sculpture with varied materials
- Learn about great artists, architects & designers
Computing (UKS2)
- Design & write programs to solve problems
- Use sequences, repetition, inputs, variables and outputs in programs
- Detect & correct errors in programs
- Understand uses of networks for collaboration & communication
- Be discerning in evaluating digital content
Design & Technology (UKS2)
- Use research& criteria to develop products which are fit for purpose and aimed at specific groups
- Use annotated sketches, cross-section diagrams & computer-aided design
- Analyse & evaluate existing products and improve own work
- Use mechanical & electrical systems in own products, including programming
- Cook savoury dishes for a healthy & varied diet
Geography (UKS2)
- Name & locate counties, cities, regions & features of UK
- Understand latitude, longitude, Equator, hemispheres, tropics, polar circles & time zones
- Study a region of Europe, and of the Americas
- Understand biomes, vegetation belts, land use, economic activity, distribution of resources, etc.
- Use 4- and 6-figure grid references on OS maps
- Use fieldwork to record & explain areas
Mathematics
Number/Calculation
- Secure place value & rounding to 10,000,000, including negatives
- All written methods, including long division
- Use order of operations (not indices)
- Identify factors, multiples & primes
- Solve multi-step number problems Algebra
- Introduce simple use of unknowns
Geometry & Measures
- Confidently use a range of measures & conversions
- Calculate area of triangles / parallelograms
- Use area & volume formulas
- Classify shapes by properties
- Know and use angle rules
- Translate & reflect shapes, using all four quadrants Data
- Use pie charts
- Calculate mean averages
Fractions, decimals & percentages
- Compare & simplify fractions
- Use equivalents to add fractions
- Multiply simple fractions
- Divide fractions by whole numbers
- Solve problems using decimals & percentages
- Use written division up to 2dp
- Introduce ratio & proportion
Modern Languages (UKS2)
- Listen & engage
- Engage in conversations, expressing opinions
- Speak in simple language & be understood
- Develop appropriate pronunciation
- Present ideas & information orally
- Show understanding in simple reading
- Adapt known language to create new ideas
- Describe people, places & things
- Understand basic grammar, e.g. gender
Music (UKS2)
- Perform with control & expression solo & in ensembles
- Improvise & compose using dimensions of music
- Listen to detail and recall aurally
- Use & understand basics of staff notation
- Develop an understanding of the history of music, including great musicians & composers
Science
Biology
- Classification, including micro-organisms
- Health & Lifestyles, incl. circulatory system
- Evolution & Adaptation
Physics
- Light & Shadows; the eye
- Forces, including gravity
- Electricity: investigating circuits
History
British History (taught chronologically)
- An extended period study, e.g.
- The changing power of monarchs
- Significant turning points in British history
- Crime & punishment
- Leisure Broader History Study
- Non-European society, i.e. – Islamic civilization, including Baghdad – Mayan civilization – Benin (West Africa)
Physical Education (UKS2)
- Use running, jumping, catching and throwing in isolation and in combination
- Play competitive games, applying basic principles
- Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance & athletics
- Take part in Outdoor & Adventurous activities
- Compare performances to achieve personal bests
- Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)
Religious Education
- Continue to follow locally- agreed syllabus for RE