Here you will find the subjects and topics the children will be learning throughout the year.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW YEAR 6

Subject Term 1   Term 2   Term 3  

RE

U2.2 Creation and science: conflicting or complementary??

2b.2 Creation

U2.8 What kind of king is Jesus?

2b.8 People of God

U2.14 How do religions help people through good times and bad times?

U2.7 What difference does the Resurrection make for Christians? 2b.7 Salvation

U2.9 What does it mean for Muslims to follow God?

U2.11 Why do some people believe in God and some people not?

School Values Cycle 1

Service

Peace

Perseverance

Responsibility

Trust

Truthfulness

School Values Cycle 2

Friendship

Reverence & Respect

Humility

Creation & Creativity

Community

Compassion

Reading
Once - Morris Gleitzman/After the war - Tom Palmer Langston Hughes - 2022 - 2023
Caged bird - Maya Angelou Politics for beginners - Louie Stowell Beetle Boy - M. G Leonard 
Poems for Young People - Langsten Hughes Holes - Louis Sachar
On the move: Poems about migration - Michael Rosen The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Joan Aitkin
Grimm Tales for young and old - Phillip Pullman Incredible Journeys - Levison Wood
Fly me home - Polly Ho Yen Poetry for Kids - William Shakespeare

English

Recounts -  diaries/letters

Poetry 

Newspaper reports

Instructional writing

Narrative writing - suspense

Persuasive writing

Mathematics

Place value and numbers

All four operations

Fractions including decimals, percentages and ratio and proportion

Geometry

Place value and numbers

All four operations

Fractions including decimals, percentages and ratio and proportion

Geometry

Revision unit (based on identified needs)

Revision unit (based on identified needs)

Prepare for Year 7

Science

Animals including humans - circulatory system

Light

Living things in their habitats - classification

Evolution and inheritance

Electricity

Computing

Bletchley Park 1

Bletchley Park 2 (Kapow)

Big Data 1

Big Data 2 

(Kapow)

Python(Kapow)

Skills showcase (Kapow)

PSHE

Sex and relationship education Healthy relationships

How a baby is made

Sex and relationship education

Healthy relationships

How a baby is made

Drug, alcohol and tobacco education

Weighing up risk

Identity, society and equality

Human rights

Mental health and emotional wellbeing

Healthy minds

Keeping safe and managing risk

Keeping safe - out and about

FGM

History/Geography

History - A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils' chronological knowledge beyond 1066 WW2 The front line

Geography - Place knowledge Comparing Yorkshire to a region in South America

Geography - Human and physical Geography Rainforests

Concept - Natural resources and international trade

History - A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history: The Mayans

Geography - Locational knowledge Counties and cities of the UK

History - A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils' chronological knowledge beyond 1066

Crime and punishment

Art

Art and design skills (Kapow)

Make a voice heard (Kapow)

Still life (Kapow)

Photography (Kapow)

DT

Structures: Playgrounds (Kapow)

Food: Come dine with me 

(Kapow)

Textiles: waistcoats (Kapow)

Electrical systems: Steady hand game (Kapow)

Music

Classroom Jazz 2

(Jazz, Latin, Blues)

Benjamin Britten - New Year Carol 

(Benjamin Britten)

Happy (Pop, Motown)

You've got a friend

(Carole King)

Reflect, rewind, replay

(Western classical)

Consolidation - a performance

PE

Hockey

Basketball

Gymnastics and Dance

O.A.A

Striking and Fielding Athletics

Athletics

MFL (French)

French sport and the olympics (Kapow)

In my French house (Kapow)

My town and places (Kapow)