Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overview
Beginning in September 2019, we have planned the topics within our curriculum for Key Stages One and Two over a two year cycle. This means that all children cover the appropriate National Curriculum objectives within the correct phase of schooling whilst also ensuring that children in mixed-year classes do not repeat topics. Each topic is focused around a 'Big Question' and teachers have planned the learning carefully to link different subjects, concepts and skills.
In Early Years, the teaching and learning is child-led and is determined by the children's interests and learning needs. Children in Nursery and Reception work towards the Early Learning Goals following the revised Early Years Framework. Further information can be found on our Early Years Curriculum page here.
Topic Overview
Most topics last for a complete term but in Years 1 and 2 topics last for only half a term.
CYCLE A
| Years 1 and 2 | Years 3 and 4 | Years 5 and 6 | |
| Autumn | Heroic Humans Nocturnal Animals | Stone Age | A Child's War |
| Spring | Walk The Plank Green Fingers | The United Kingdom | Crime and Punishment |
| Summer | Shore Thing Rainforests | Super Science | Greece |
CYCLE B
| Years 1 and 2 | Years 3 and 4 | Years 5 and 6 | |
| Autumn | Fabulous Families Now You See Me, Now You Don't | Ancient Egypt | Arrivals & Departures |
| Spring | Kings & Queens Here, There and Everywhere | Food, Fear, Freedom | Early Civilisations |
| Summer | Food Glorious Food Going For Gold | Our Incredible World | Our World and Beyond |
This academic year (2021-22) we are teaching Cycle A.
For further details about each topic, see our Topic Overviews below. These are working documents that are constantly updated by the teachers in each year group as they review and develop their curriculum plans.
Topic Overview Documents