Curriculum Maps
Curriculum Maps
Click on the links below to download a copy of our year by year curriculum maps:
Our curriculum is planned with high aspirations. We provide a combination of direct teaching and practical approaches in order to meet the needs of all of our learners.
Our curriculum is based on the national curriculum. We pride ourselves on our broad curriculum including high quality music and sports provision and place a high priority on ensuring that all children have the opportunity to excel.
We have recently adopted a new approach to teaching the curriculum. Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge.
Please see our Curriculum Overview below outlining PBL topics for Spring and Summer terms:
More detailed Curriculum Maps for each year group will follow.
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| EYFS |
Traditional Tales with a Twist Children learn about traditional stories with a focus on Goldilocks and the Three Bears stories from around the world. Children learn about different homes that both humans and animals live in. |
Travel and Transport Children learn about a range of vehicles and ways to travel with a focus on the local area, bus routes and simple maps. |
World Kitchen Children learn about food from around the world through stories. Following recipes and making dishes. Evaluating food we make. |
Living and Growing Children learn about minibeasts and life cycles with a focus on labelling plants and growing food. |
| Y1 |
Toy Designers Children become toy museum curators, learning about the history of toys. They design and make their own futuristic toys. They create a class museum for visitors to learn about different toys and see their inventions. Historians Children learn about and choose a historically significant person to name their class after. They create a shared portrait of their hero, developing their skills with pencil, colour and pattern. |
Fashion Designers Children find out about the different continents, focussing on the traditional arts of specific countries. They recreate these art in different forms, and make an art gallery that represents the diverse ethnicities that we have in our class. |
Entomologists Veterinarians Children learn about different insects Animals and their natural habitats. They create models of different insects animals and produce information cards about them for a Science Fair. |
Astronauts Children learn about the Space Race and the Moon landings. They learn about the science behind rockets and forces. They present their work to an audience in an end of year assembly. |
| Y2 |
Storytellers Children learn about the Great Fire of London in 1666. They read the accounts which survived, make their own model houses to watch the fire spread and write stories to capture this historical event. They perform their stories for an audience in an assembly. |
Fashion Designers Children find out about the different continents, focussing on the traditional arts of specific countries. They recreate these art in different forms, and make an art gallery that represents the diverse ethnicities that we have in our class. |
Botanists Children learn about the wonderful world of plants and create a classroom garden to enjoy. They make information cards about different plants they have discovered on their trip and create a ‘botanists guide to growing plants’ |
Advertisers Children learn about the different countries in the UK and the history of Great Britain. They create adverts to persuade people to visit their chosen country, detailing the different things they can experience there. |
| Y3 |
Curators Children learn about the earliest of civilisations in Britain through studying artefacts. They create their own artefacts and open a classroom museum to show their learning on the Stone Age to a real audience |
Conservationists Children learn about living things and their habitats, the importance of conservation and how environmental changes can cause dangers to living things. They use their mapping skills to identify a suitable location for a sanctuary to protect a species, design a safe haven for them and present their work to an external panel. |
Limnologists Children learn about the fragile ecosystems to be found in inland water habitats such as rivers and ponds. They learn about the water cycle, coastal erosion and how animals and humans are affected by these natural processes. They create talking posters explaining their learning. |
Egypt Children learn about the fascinating history of Ancient Egypt, and learn to tell stories like an Egyptian. They perform their stories to an audience, and showcase their learning in a live event. |
| Y4 |
Romans The children learn about the impact of the Romans in Britain including their inventions. They will create artefacts for a museum exhibition to teach others about the Romans. |
Conservationists Children learn about living things and their habitats, the importance of conservation and how environmental changes can cause dangers to living things. They use their mapping skills to identify a suitable location for a sanctuary to protect a species, design a safe haven for them and present their work to an external panel. |
Tour Guides What is the impact of the Amazon Rainforest on the world? Children learn about rainforests including their structure and inhabitants. They will learn about famous rainforests while considering the human impact on them. Geography |
Restaurant The children will be creating a fusion recipe, learning about food and recipes that are linked to different cultures. |
| Y5 |
Curators The children learn about Ancient Egyptian culture by studying primary and secondary sources. They present their learning by creating a virtual museum. History, Oracy and computing |
Astronomers Study of the solar system. Look at each of the planets individually understanding classification. |
Storytellers The children study the history of Ancient Greece, the birth of democracy, the Olympics and myths. They write and perform their own myths based on their own mythical creatures to a live audience. History, DT and Oracy |
Racers The children design and build go karts, having studied the physics behind their movement. The go karts compete in races and the children discover the best design for a winning race. Science and DT |
| Y6 |
Traders Study of the growth of colonialism and its impact around the world |
Significant Person Olaudah Equiano |
Evolutionary Biologists Children learn about the science of evolution, adaptation and survival of the fittest. They learn about Charles Darwin and create their own demonstration of evolution over millions of years using clay and dioramas. They demonstrate the different timelines of the evolutionary process using a presentation. Science, Geography and art |
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