2025/2026
Year One
Curriculum Overview
Our Year One Curriculum builds on early foundational skills and introduces learners to more structured literacy, numeracy, and inquiry-based learning. Students engage in hands-on activities, guided reading and writing, practical mathematics, and thematic exploration of science and geography. The overviews below provide a clear breakdown of weekly learning goals across all subjects, including specialist areas such as P.E., ICT, Art, and Music.
YEAR ONE - TERM 1 | CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
| Week | Literacy | Maths | Spelling & Grammar | Science | Topic (Geography) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Places: Learn about different types of transport | Number and place value | Rainbow capitals | Being Alive | My School |
| 2 | Going places: Read a story about a journey — The Big Red Bus Comprehension | Addition & subtraction within 5 | Writing simple sentences Spelling list 1 |
Being Alive | My School |
| 3 |
Going places: Know captions, signs and lists Write sentences and make lists |
Properties of 2D shapes | Writing sentences Spelling list 2 |
Being Alive | My School |
| 4 |
Going places: Know CVC words Retelling stories Sequencing events: Beginning & ending Comprehension |
Addition and subtraction | Recognising & writing capital letters Spelling list 3 |
Being Alive | My School |
| 5 |
I can do: Talk about what you can & can’t do Know fiction & non-fiction books |
Measurement (length and height) | Proper nouns Spelling list 4 |
Being Alive | My School |
| 6 |
I can do: Read a story about different abilities and answer questions (Max can do) |
Number and place value Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 |
Common nouns Spelling list 5 |
Being Alive | My School |
| HALF TERM | |||||
| 8 |
I can do: Learn about action words & spell words that rhyme Comprehension |
Multiplication and Division | Short vowels Spelling list 6 |
Being Alive | My School |
| 9 |
I can do: Learn high-frequency words Act out the story |
Position & Direction 2 times table |
Alphabetical order 1 Spelling list 7 |
Ourselves | My School |
| 10 |
Let’s find out: Get information from book covers & pictures Draw & label pictures Comprehension |
Addition & subtraction within 15 | Using A or An Spelling list 8 |
Ourselves | My School |
| 11 |
Let’s find out: Spell rhyming words Use a contents page |
Fractions (half & whole) 5 times table |
Plurals Spelling list 9 |
Ourselves | The local area |
| 12 |
Let’s find out: Talk about forests and what you find there Comprehension |
Measurement (money) | Pronouns Spelling list 10 |
Ourselves | The local area |
| ASSESSMENT WEEK | |||||
| 14 |
Let’s find out: Read a fact file to learn about foxes |
Number & place value 10 times table |
Initial blends wheel Spelling list 11 |
Ourselves | The local area |
| 15 |
Let’s find out: Do research on foxes and cats Write sentences |
Addition & subtraction within 15 | Initial blends Spelling list 12 |
Ourselves | The local area |
YEAR ONE – TERM 1| SPECIALIST OVERVIEW
| Week | Music | P.E. | ICT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ourselves – Start with singing; Playing at the park | Introduction to Physical Education & Sports | Paint Basics: Tools & Colors |
| 2 | Ourselves – Show Me One Click; Mister Macarella; A Surprise Meeting | Master movements such as running, jumping, throwing & catching | Paint Basics: Tools & Colors |
| 3 | Number – Who Took the Cookie; What’s the Hour; Eight and Back | Balance, agility & coordination development | Paint: Shapes & Simple Drawings |
| 4 | Number – Mister Macarella’s Family Band; In the Hall of the Mountain King | Mental, social & physical benefits of sports | Paint: Shapes & Simple Drawings |
| 5 | Animals – Noises in the Night; Bears in the Wood; Animal Sounds | Identifying ball games into field & court games | Paint: Everyday Objects |
| 6 | Animals – I’m a Little Egret; Mole Underground; Where Do You Live? | Active & healthy lifestyles | Paint: Everyday Objects |
| HALF TERM | |||
| 8 | Machines – Professor Brain’s Amazing Machine; Robot Beat | Causes & prevention of sports injuries | Paint: Drawing People & Animals |
| 9 | Review of Half Term | Common roles in sports | Paint: Drawing People & Animals |
| 10 | Seasons – Warm Up and Cool Down; Listen at the Window | Netball & Basketball Passes: Bounce, over-arm, chest pass | Paint: Landscapes & Houses |
| 11 | Seasons – Where are the Winter Boots; Dig, Dig, Dig | Netball & Basketball: Throwing & catching skills | Paint: Landscapes & Houses |
| 12 | Seasons – Let the Sun Shine High; Cuckoo Call | Training Methods: Interval Training | Paint: Creative Drawing with Text |
| 13 | Weather – Mister Wind; Thunder Echoes; Rain-Rain Go Away | Training Method: Circuit Training | Paint: Creative Drawing with Text |
| 14 | Preparation for Key Stage 1 Production | Training Methods: Continuous Training | Paint Project: My Favourite Drawing |
| 15 | Preparation for Key Stage 1 Production | Athletics: Sprint Start Technique | Paint Project: My Favourite Drawing |