2025/2026
Year Six
Curriculum Overview
Year Six marks a pivotal term of consolidation and challenge where learners deepen subject knowledge, refine higher-order skills and prepare for transition to upper-school study. This overview sets out a clear, week-by-week guide across all specialist and core subjects - showing learning objectives, practical activities and cross-curricular links for English, Maths, Science, Geography & History, PSHE and specialist areas (French, Drama, Music, P.E. and ICT). The structure supports transparency for parents and provides teachers with a consistent plan for progression, assessment and enrichment.
YEAR SIX - TERM 1 | CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
| Week | English | Maths | Spelling & Grammar | Science | Geography | History | PSHE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantasy, fairytale and stories with familiar setting | Number operation and place values (including rounding) | Types of sentences | Body organs | The Water Cycle | Physical, Mental & Emotional Health | |
| 2 | Science fiction | Adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing numbers including decimals | Coordinating & subordinating conjunctions | Circulatory system | The Water Cycle | Physical, Mental & Emotional Health | |
| 3 | Detective genre | Simplifying, adding & subtracting fractions and mixed numbers | Verb tenses | Respiratory system | The River Journey: Sources of a River | Physical, Mental & Emotional Health | |
| 4 | Looking at biographies & autobiographies | Multiplying & dividing fractions (including mixed numbers) | Verb tenses | Nervous system | The River Journey: River courses | What positively & negatively affect physical, mental & emotional changes | |
| 5 | Writing biographies & autobiographies | Fractions, decimal & percentage equivalents | Articles & determiners | Digestive system | A trip down the Nile: River pollution | What positively & negatively affect changes | |
| 6 | Writing biographies | Measurements: length | Countable & uncountable nouns | Excretory system | A trip down the Nile — Ancient Egypt & the River Nile | Being able to make informed changes | |
| HALF TERM | |||||||
| 8 | Poetry (Poets with passion) | Measurement: time | Direct & indirect speech | Material changes | Ancient Civilisation | How to make informed choices & understanding balanced lifestyle | |
| 9 | Poetry (Kensuke’s Kingdom Ch.8 / Poets) | Using coordinates to locate position | Parts of speech: adverbials | Material and changes | Egyptian Civilisation | To recognise opportunities & develop skills to make own choices about food | |
| 10 | Looking at letters | Using coordinates to locate position | Prepositional phrases as adverbs | Material and changes | Egyptian Civilisation | Understanding influences on choices & benefits of a balanced diet | |
| 11 | Writing letters | Properties of shapes | Prepositional phrases as adjectives | Material and changes | Inside the Earth & plate tectonics | Recognise how media images don’t always reflect reality; their influence | |
| 12 | Essay writing / Kensuke’s Kingdom report | Multiplication & Division | Direct & indirect speech | Material and changes | Mountains: types & formation | Recognise how images in media may affect how people feel about themselves | |
| ASSESSMENT WEEK | |||||||
| 14 | Essay writing | Negative numbers | Relative clause | Animals (Interdependence) | Mountains & Weather | Reflect on achievements; identify strengths & areas for improvement | |
| 15 | Writing essays | Algebra | Semi-colons & compound sentences | Animals (Interdependence) | Mountains & Tourism | Reflect & celebrate achievements; set high aspirations and goals | |
YEAR SIX – TERM 1| SPECIALIST OVERVIEW
| Week | French | Drama | Music | P.E. | ICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The verb « s’appeler » | Introduction to Drama — Expectations | Meet the Guitar — review parts of the guitar, how to hold it | Baseline Fitness Establish routines, assess current fitness, build class unity |
Word Formatting: Orientation & Page Layout |
| 2 | Numbers and things in the classroom | Emotions | String Safari — review names of strings (E A D G B E) through games | Fundamental Movement Skills Coordination, agility, balance |
Word Formatting: Orientation & Page Layout |
| 3 | Using the verb “avoir” | Emotions | First Chord — learn C chord, strumming patterns | Athletics: Running Techniques Focus: sprinting, pacing, stamina |
Word Formatting: Columns & Borders |
| 4 | Ma famille (My family) | Body language | Adding another chord — Em chord, switch between C major and Em | Athletics: Throwing & Jumping Focus: power and technique |
Word Formatting: Columns & Borders |
| 5 | Les descriptions personnelles (Personal descriptions) | Body language | Strumming fun — down/up rhythm games | Football Basics Focus: passing, dribbling, teamwork. Activities: passing drills, dribbling relays, mini 4v4 |
Word Formatting: Headings, Titles & Paragraphs |
| 6 | Practising reading | Voice | New Chord A — play simple 2-chord songs | Basketball Skills Focus: ball control, shooting, team play. Activities: dribbling races, shooting stations |
Word Formatting: Headings, Titles & Paragraphs |
| HALF TERM | |||||
| 8 | Qu’est-ce que tu fais ? | Characterization | Chord Changing Challenge — smooth changes between chords | Volleyball / Tennis Focus: striking and ball placement. Activities: underarm serves, rallies, small doubles games |
Internet Safety: Searching Safely & Evaluating Info |
| 9 | Talking about sports | Characterization | Easy Song Time — play a popular kids’ tune | Dance & Creative Movement Focus: rhythm, coordination, expression. Activities: basic dance steps, group choreography |
Internet Safety: Searching Safely & Evaluating Info |
| 10 | La nourriture (Food) | Monologue & Dialogue | G chord — add variety with Em, Am, C, G | Gymnastics: Floor Skills | Internet Research: Collecting & Organising Info |
| 11 | Les boissons (Drinks) | Performance space — Stage directions | Chord progressions — practice I–IV–V progressions | Gymnastics: Apparatus Work Focus: using equipment safely (vaulting, balance beam, climbing frame, linked sequences) |
Internet Research: Collecting & Organising Info |
| 12 | Parler des instruments de musique (Talking about musical instruments) | Performance space — Stage directions | Finger exercises — build strength and flexibility | Outdoor & Adventure Activities Focus: problem-solving, cooperation, resilience. Activities: orienteering, trust games, group crossing challenges |
Project: Musician Biography — Drafting & Formatting |
| 13 | Parts of the body | Auditions | Playing in pairs — duet practice with chords | Health & Fitness Circuits Focus: building stamina, strength, agility. Activities: circuit training stations, timed challenges |
Project: Musician Biography — Drafting & Formatting |
| 14 | Telling time | How to approach a script | Playing in pairs — duet practice with chords | Health & Fitness Circuits Focus: stamina, strength, agility; timed challenges, peer encouragement |
Project: Musician Biography — Final Presentation |
| 15 | Reading passages | How to approach a script | Playing in pairs — duet practice with chords | End of Term Review | Project: Musician Biography — Final Presentation |