CREATIVE CURRICULUM SUBJECT OVERVIEW
Topic Overview
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Reception
Home Sweet Home
Into the Woods
Space
Dinosaurs
Life Cycles and Growing
Under the Sea
Plants and Painters
Eco Warriors
Year One
Journeys
Sparkle and Shine
China and Animals
Castles, Knights and Dragons
Year Two
Space
Fire! Fire!
Heroic Healers
Archaeologists
Rainforests
The Seaside
Year Three
The Stone Age
Explorers
Roman Britain
Chocolate
Olympics
The UK: Crystal Palace
Year Four
Terrible Tudors
Cloud Busting
Anglo Saxons and Vikings
The Mayan Civilisation
Mythbusting Africa
Africa Challenging Stereotypes
Year Five
Ancient Greece
The Victorians
World War Two World War Two
Rivers
The Windrush
Year Six
Ancient Egypt
The Wild West
Crime and Punishment
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
Crime and Punishment
History Themes
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
History Overview
Reception
Year Three
Year Four
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Gunpowder Plot
Year One
Year Two
Term Three
Purpose of Castles
(significant historical events in local area)
Space through the ages
(lives of significant individuals)
The Great Fire of London
(events beyond living memory)
Stone Age to Iron Age
(changes within living memory)
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole (lives of significant individuals)
(changes within living memory)
Olympics
(The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain)
Tudors
Vikings
(An aspect or theme extending beyond 1066)
(lives of significant individuals)
Seasides Victorian Seasides comparisons
Romans
(Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age)
Artist and the History of their art
(Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for control of England)
(An aspect or theme extending beyond 1066)
The Mayan Civilisation (a non-European society)
The UK: Crystal Palace (local history study)
History of Benin, colonisation of South Africa and the Apartheid (a non-European society)
Year Five
Year Six
A study of Ancient Greek life
Industrial Revolution
Ancient Egypt
Native Americans and Settlers
(Ancient Greece)
(achievements of earliest civilizations)
(theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge)
(a non-European Society)
WW2
Post War England The Caribbean
(theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge)
History of Crime and Punishment
(an aspect or theme extending beyond 1066)
Natural Disasters throughout history (Pompeii)
Geography Themes
Geography Overview
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Reception
Year One
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Seasonal Changes and Human and Physical Features
Seasonal Changes
(Human and Physical Processes)
(Human and Physical Processes)
Simple field work to study the school grounds
Map Work
(Geographical Skills)
(Geographical Skills)
Name and locate countries in UK
Compare human/physical geography
(Locational Knowledge)
(Place knowledge)
Year Two
Continents and Oceans (Locational Knowledge)
Identify Human and Physical Features
Map Skills
(Geographical Skills)
(Human and Physical Processes)
Rainforests compared to Crystal Palace (Place knowledge)
Identify Human and Physical Features (Human and Physical Processes)
Year Three
Map and Compass Skills (Geographical Skills)
Settlement and Land Use (Human and Physical Processes)
Simple field work to study the school grounds (Geographical Skills)
Use arial photos to recognise features (Geographical Skills)
Compare human and physical geography of UK and European country
Identify: equator, hemispheres, tropics, circles
(Place knowledge)
(Locational Knowledge)
Name and locate countries and cities of the UK (Locational Knowledge)
Year Four
Human Geography: colonisation, settlements, natural resources
Physical Geography: climate zones and biomes
Map and Compass Skills
Map skills and digital mapping
Locate countries and cities, including land use and changes over time.
Map skills and digital mapping
(Human and Physical Processes)
Year Five
(Geographical Skills)
(Human and Physical Processes)
(Locational Knowledge)
(Geographical Skills)
(Geographical Skills)
Compare the UK with a European country (Place knowledge)
(Locational Knowledge)
(Place knowledge)
Physical Geography: River systems
Explore and explain topical geographical issues
(Human and Physical Processes)
(Geographical Skills)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Physical Geography: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Locate countries (Locational Knowledge)
Year Six
Settlement and land use (Human and Physical Processes)
Compare UK with North America (Place knowledge)
Map and compass skills Digital mapping (Geographical Skills)
(Locational Knowledge)
(Human and Physical Processes)
Science Themes
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Science Overview
Reception
Seasons
Year Two
Materials
Year Three
Forces/Light
Year Four
Forces/Light
Year Six
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Plants Seasons
Materials
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Year One
Year Five
Term Three
Animals including humans Seasons
Animals including humans
Habitats
Electricity/Sound
Plants/Living things and their habitats
Animals including humans/Materials
Electricity/Sound
Plants/Living things and their habitats
Animals including humans/Materials
Electricity/Forces
Earth and Space/Evolution and inheritance
Light/Materials
Animals including humans/Living things and their habitats
Electricity/Forces
Earth and Space/Evolution and inheritance
Light/Materials
Animals including humans/Living things and their habitats
Design & Technology Themes
Design & Technology Overview
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Reception
Year One
Year Two
Boats (structures)
Moon buggies (mechanisms) Moon Buggy.docx
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Year Four
Money Containers (textiles) Year 4 Money Containers
Year Six
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Healthy Snack (food)
Musical Instruments (structures)
Puppets (textiles) 2B Puppets PD.doc Lighthouses (electrical systems) Lighthouse Science DT Process Diary.docx
Expressive Arts and Design
Year Three
Year Five
Term Three
Forces (mechanical systems) 2 yearly rotated Science unit (no process diary, see science book)
Card making (mechanisms) Winter Card
Biscuits (food) Biscuits.docx
Buzzer Game (electrical systems) 2 yearly rotated Science unit LKS2 Electricity Process Diary - DT objectives.pdf
Bridges (structures) Brunel Bridges Yr5 Process Diary.doc Message machines (electrical systems) Distance Communicator Y6 Process Diary
Castles (structures)
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Bread making (food) D&T Bread Design Year 3
Packaging (structures) Year 3 Packaging
Breakfast bars (food) Copy of Year 3 - Healthy Breakfast Bar
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Healthy Snack (food) Snazzy Snack KS2 Planning Healthy Snack (food) Snazzy Snack KS2 Planning Healthy Snack (food) Snazzy Snack KS2 Planning
Moving Characters (pneumatic systems)
Pop up books (mechanisms)
Slippers (textiles) Slippers PD
Art Themes
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Art Overview
Reception
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Developing own art
Collage
Expressive Arts and Design
Year One
Matisse Colour mixing
Exploring different medias and textures
Colour mixing
Clay Paul Klee Self portrait
Year Two
Marble painting Self portraits
Colour mixing silhouettes
William Morris portraits
painting/pastels
Sculptures
Mixed media pictures
Year Three
Cave Art
Water Colours
Mosaics
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Jackson Pollock
Year Four
Renaissance Painters
Mixed Media
Shields
Masks
African artists - natural patterns and designs
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Year Five
Clay vases
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Andy Goldsworthy
Pop up books
Year Six
Masks and Portrait Drawing
Dreamcatchers
Blitz silhouettes
Figure Drawing
Graffiti Walk
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Religious Education Themes
Religious Education Overview
Year Group
Term One
Reception
Term Two
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Year One
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Year Two
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Year Three
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Year Four
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism
Year Five
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Year Six
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Term Six
Physical Education Themes
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
P.E Overview
Reception
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Team games Dance
Athletics FS
Cricket/Rounders FS Cricket/Rounders FS
Physical Development
Year One
Gymnastics FS
Gymnastics FS
Ball skills (out) Dance (inside)
Year Two
Netball Dance
Football Dance
Ball Skills Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Athletics Yoga
Year Three
Gymnastics FS
Gymnastics FS
Netball Dance
Hockey Dance
Athletics Yoga
Cricket/Rounders Yoga
Year Four
Basketball Dance
Football Dance
Netball/FS Gymnastics
Hockey/FS Swimming
Athletics Yoga
Cricket/Rounders Yoga
Year Five
Football Gymnastics
Hockey Gymnastics
Netball/FS Dance
Netball/FS Dance
Athletics Yoga
Cricket/Rounders Yoga
Year Six
FS Gymnastics
FS Gymnastics
Football Dance
Netball Dance
Athletics Yoga
Hockey Yoga
Foreign Language Themes
Foreign Language Overview
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Year Three
Greetings
Colours & Numbers
Days, months & seasons
Family & pets
Body Parts
My School
Year Four
Greetings
Colours & Numbers
Days, months & seasons
Family & pets
Body Parts
My School
Year Five
My Local Area
Food & Drink
Hobbies
Similarities and Differences
Our Precious Planet
Holidays
Year Six
My Local Area
Food & Drink
Hobbies
Similarities and Differences
Our Precious Planet
Holidays
Reception
Year One
Year Two
Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education Themes
PSHE Overview
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Reception
Being Me In My World
Celebrating Difference
Being Me In My World
Celebrating Difference
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Year Four
Year Five
Understanding feelings
Rights and responsibilities
Being Me In My World Rights and responsibilities
Being Me In My World Rules, rights and responsibilities
Being Me In My World
Similarities and differences, understanding bullying
Celebrating Difference Assumptions and stereotypes, understanding bullying
Celebrating Difference Families and their differences, how to manage conflict
Celebrating Difference
Dreams and Goals
Dreams and Goals
Relationships
Identifying and celebrating successes and achievements, overcoming obstacles
Changing Me
Physical activity and keeping healthy
Healthy Me
Healthy lifestyle choices
Healthy lifestyle choices, relaxation and motivation
Dreams and Goals
Relationships
Healthy Me
Difficult challenges and achieving success, overcoming obstacles
Family and friendship, keeping safe online, being a global citizen
Dreams and Goals
Relationships
Dreams and Goals
Perceptions of normality, inclusion/exclusion, understanding disability
Healthy Me
Achieving realistic goals, perseverance and co-operation
Celebrating Difference
Children’s universal rights, global citizenship and democracy
Relationships
Term Six
Different types of families, physical contact boundaries, secrets, trust and appreciation
Being Me In My World
Celebrating Difference
Family and friendships, people who help us, physical contact preferences
Term Five
Dreams and Goals
Right, responsibilities and democracy
Cultural differences and conflict, racism and respecting others
Relationships
Family and friendships
Hope and dreams, overcoming disappointment, resilience
Right, responsibilities and democracy Being a citizen
Term Four
Challenges and perseverance
Challenging assumptions, problem solving
Being Me In My World
Year Six
Being special
Term Three
Future dreams, jobs and careers, the importance of money
Dreams and Goals
Personal goals, in and out of school, making a difference
Healthy Me
Exercise, attitude towards drugs, keeping safe online and offline
Healthy Me
Bodies, growth and change
Changing Me
Life cycles, growing, differences between female and male bodies
Changing Me
Life cycles, growing, differences between female and male bodies, preparing for transition
Changing Me
How babies grow and their needs, outside and inside body changes, family stereotypes
Changing Me
Jealousy, love and loss, girlfriends and boyfriends, getting on and falling out
Healthy friendships, smoking, alcohol, peer pressure
Being unique, girls and puberty, accepting change, preparing for transition
Relationships
Healthy Me
Changing Me
Self-recognition, self-worth, self-esteem, Safer online communities
Smoking, alcohol, anti-social behaviour, body image and healthy choices
Self and body image, Puberty for girls and puberty for boys, conception
Relationships
Healthy Me
Changing Me
Mental health, managing feelings, power and control, technology safety
Taking personal responsibility, exploitation, emotional and mental health
Body image, puberty and feeling, conception to birth, respect and consent
Computing Themes
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Year One
Technology around us
Digital painting
Moving a robot
Grouping data
Digital writing
Programming animations
Year Two
Information technology around us
Making music
Digital photography
Pictograms
Robot algorithms
Programming quizzes
Year Three
Connecting computers
Desktop publishing
Stop-frame animation
Branching databases
Sequencing sounds
Events and actions in programs
Year Four
The internet
Audio editing
Repetition in shapes
Data logging
Photo editing
Repetition in games
Video editing
Selection in physical computing
Flat-file databases
Vector drawing
Selection in quizzes
Variables in games
Introduction to spreadsheets
3D modelling
Sensing
Computing Overview
Reception
Year Five
Sharing information
Year Six
Internet communication
Webpage creation
Music Themes
Year Group
Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Term Four
Term Five
Term Six
Year One
Singing
Singing
Singing
Singing
Singing
Singing
Year Two
Singing and Percussion Composing
Singing and Percussion
Singing and Percussion
Singing and Percussion
Singing and Percussion
Singing and Percussion
Year Three
Recorders
Recorders
Recorders
Recorders
Recorders
Recorders Performing
Year Four
Djembe Drumming
Djembe Drumming
Djembe Drumming
Djembe Drumming
Djembe Drumming
Djembe Drumming
Year Five
Steel Pans
Steel Pans
Steel Pans
Steel Pans
Steel Pans
Steel Pans
Music and Technology
Developing Ensemble Skills
Creative Composition
Understanding Musical Styles
Improvising
Composing, Improvising and Performing
Music Overview
Reception
Year Six