Year 6 (KS2) Curriculum
Mathematics (Cambridge)
Pupils
will learn:
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To extend their understanding of the number
system and place value.
·
To develop their ability to solve a wider range
of problems.
·
Extend their knowledge in geometry and measures
which should consolidate and extend knowledge developed in number.
·
To classify shapes with increasingly complex
geometric properties and related vocabulary.
·
To be fluent in written methods for all four
operations, including long multiplication and division, and in working with
fractions, decimals and percentages.
Topics Include:
Number, place
value and rounding
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Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication and division
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Fractions /Decimals
(addition and subtraction and proper fraction)
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Probability
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Percentages
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Ratio and
proportion
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Algebra(word
problems and unknown values)
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Geometry and
Measures
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Data
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Science (Cambridge)
Pupils will learn to:
- Develop knowledge and understanding of important
scientific ideas, processes and skills and relate these to everyday
experiences.
- Learn about ways of thinking and of finding
out about and communicating ideas
- Explore values and attitudes through science.
Topics covered:
Human organs and systems (Term 1)
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Conductors
and insulators (Term 2)
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Caring for
the environment (Term 3)
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Reversible and irreversible changes (Term 1)
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Food chains
(Term 2)
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Mass and
weight
(Term 3)
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English (Cambridge)
Reading
Pupils will learn
to:
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Develop familiarity with the work of established author and poets.
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Look at the success of writing in evoking particular moods e.g. suspense.
·
Paraphrase meaning bases on information.
·
Identify uses of the colon, semi colon, commas, dashes and brackets.
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Investigate the use of conditionals e.g. to express possibility.
·
Explore autobiography and biographies.
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Look at balanced written arguments.
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Distinguish between fact and opinion.
·
Recognise key characteristics in a range of non-fiction text types.
Writing
Pupils will learn
to:
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Plan plot, character and structure effectively in writing stories.
·
Use different genres as models for writing.
·
Use the styles and conventions of journalism to write reports and events.
·
Punctuate speech and use apostrophes accurately.
·
Use a wider range of connectives to clarify relationships between ideas e.g.
however, therefore.
Speaking and
Listening
Pupils will learn
to:
·
Express and explain ideas clearly
·
Use language to persuade, instruct or make a case
Topics covered:
Stories with
familiar settings
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Explanations and
dictionary entries
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Instructions
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Poems by
significant poets
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Poems with
familiar settings
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Stories by
significant children’s authors
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Traditional
tales and stories from other cultures
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Non-chronological
reports (formal and informal writing)
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History
(English National Curriculum)
Pupils will learn to:
- Find out about people and important events and
developments from recent and more distant times, making links across
different periods of history;
- Learn about different aspects of local,
British and world history;
- Discuss why things happened or changed and the
results;
- Carry out historical enquiries using a variety
of sources of information and look at how and why the past is interpreted
in different ways;
- Use their understanding of chronology and
historical terms when talking or writing about the past.
Topics covered:
How can we find
out about the Indus Valley Civilisation (Term 1)
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What was it like to live here in the
past? (Term 2)
Anfal & Halabja (Term 2)
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What can learn about recent history
from studying the life of a famous person?
(Term 3)
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Geography (English
National Curriculum)
Pupils will learn:
·
To understand progression in patterns and
processes and geographical enquiry skills
·
To develop geographical enquiry skills.
·
To begin to offer explanations about locations and patterns, e.g.
explaining why a town grew up at a river crossing.
·
To know about a number of physical and human processes and their
importance, e.g. knowing that settlements tend to grow outwards from a
central point and that this puts pressure on surrounding farmland.
Topics covered:
Investigating rivers (Term 1)
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A mountain environment
(Term 2)
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Local Traffic and environmental issues
(Term 3)
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Religious Education (English
National Curriculum)
Children will be able to:
·
Describe the key beliefs and teachings of the religions studied,
connecting them accurately with other features and making some comparisons
between religions.
Topics covered:
Worship and community: What is the role
of the mosque?
(Term 1)
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Why are sacred texts important?
What is the Qur'an and why is it important to Muslims
(Term 2)
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What can we learn from Christian
religious buildings? (Term 3)
How do people express their faith through the
arts?
(Term 3)
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Art and design (English
National Curriculum)
Pupils will learn to:
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Develop their creativity and imagination through more complex activities.
·
Build on their skills and improve their control of materials, tools and
techniques.
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Increase their critical awareness of the roles and purposes of art, craft
and design in different times and cultures. They become more confident in using
visual and tactile elements and materials and processes.
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Communicate what they see, feel and think.
Citizenship (English
National Curriculum)
Pupils will:
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Develop confidence and responsibility and making the most of their
abilities.
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Prepare to play an active role as citizens.
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Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle.
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Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between
people.
ICT (English National Curriculum)
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Multimedia Presentation.
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Spread sheet modeling.
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Control & Monitoring – What happens when…?
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Using the internet to search large databases and to interpret information.
Physical Education (English
National Curriculum)
Pupils
will continue to:
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Acquire and develop skills.
·
Select and apply skills, tactics and compositional ideas.
·
Develop knowledge and understanding of fitness and health.
·
Evaluate and Improve performance.
Games activities
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Dance
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Invasion Games
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Striking and fielding games
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Outdoor and adventurous activities
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Net/Wall
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Kurdish
Learn and develop
written and spoken Kurdish language skills according to their appropriate level.
Arabic
Learn and develop
written and spoken Arabic language skills according to their appropriate level.