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SUBJECT CONTENT OVERVIEW
YEAR 6
(REVISED JANUARY 2016)
ENGLISH
AUTUMN TERM
Fiction genres, Biography and Autobiography, Diary Entry, Poetry – Power of Imagery, Writing from
pictures, Book Review. Spellings. Handwriting Skills.
SPRING TERM
Authors and Text, Journalism, Writing a Letter, Book Review, Poetry and Argument.
SUMMER TERM
Fiction Genres : Imaginative and Story Writing, Biography and Autobiography, Picture Stimulus for
Writing, Poetry, Author Study, Book Review.
Spellings. Handwriting Skills.
No change to topics. Texts may change but that is indicated in medium and short term planning.
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MATHEMATICS
AUTUMN TERM
Number: Four rules of number revision & extension including indices, written multiplication &
division; rounding & estimating, rules of divisibility, square, triangle, prime numbers; square roots,
factors, multiples, HCF, LCM, BiDMAS, problem solving with and without a calculator.
Decimals: Add/subtract, order, multiply/divide by 10, 100 etc, by an integer, metric & imperial units,
conversion graphs, convert to fractions.
Fractions: Equivalent fractions, mixed numbers & improper fractions, add/subtract, convert to decimals
Symmetry: Reflection and rotational symmetry.
SPRING TERM
Algebra: Number Machines, Balanced Beam problems, expressions, meaning of terms, solve equations.
Negative Number : Real-life examples, number line, ordering, add/subtract positive or negative integers.
Shape & Space: Identify & plot negative coordinates, translations of shapes on coordinate grid
Data Handling: Measures of average, range, use average to compare datasets, charts & tables including
pictograms, bar charts, frequency diagrams.
Percentage: Find percentages, shading percentages of shape, converting to/from fractions/decimals,
percentages of amounts.
SUMMER TERM
Shape & Space: Area & perimeter of rectangles and compound shapes, volume of cube/cuboid,
isometric drawing, nets, simple scale drawing, construction of triangles, bearings, measuring and
calculating angles.
Speed/Time: Calendars, timetables, fractions of day/hour/minute, calculate distance, speed or time.
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SCIENCE
AUTUMN TERM
Study of Plants: Requirements for growth. Photosynthesis. Transport systems. Pollination. Fertilisation:
Dispersal. Germination. (Possible extension into Human Reproduction)
Physics Forces and Motion, Rotation and Pressure. Energy resources and energy transfers.
SPRING TERM
Introduction to Bunsen burners: construction and uses.
Effects of heating substances, leading to understanding the differences between elements and
compounds.
Combustion and learning about products. Discussion of Pollution, Greenhouse Effect and Acid Rain.
Reactions of Acids with Metals, Metal oxides and Metal carbonates, including tests for Hydrogen,
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide.
SUMMER TERM
Preparation for the assessment of pupils against national norms in internal examinations by using
appropriate revision videos, worksheets and ICT resources.
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FRENCH
AUTUMN TERM
Revision of Year 5. DIRECTIONS IN A TOWN - Asking questions. Prominent places in a town.
Distances. 'To the/at the' constructions. Daily activities, Irregular verbs aller, etre and avoir. Letter /
postcard writing. Plurals of nouns.
SPRING TERM
MEALTIMES Food and drink. Partitive Article (some). Using with food items. Dinner/mealtime
conversations. Negatives of verbs. Irregular verb – “Prendre” Clock times (not 24 hrs). Parts of body.
SHOPS AND SHOPPING. All possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her etc.)
SUMMER TERM
Irregular verb faire. Shops and shopping - Regular “re” verbs (eg vendre – to sell). Using French
money. Revision of higher numbers (50 – 100).
CLOTHING + Irregular verb “mettre”. Countries. Revision of Leisure activities & faire or jouer. 24 hr
clock. Continuation to Year 7 work if progression exceeds current expectations.
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HISTORY
AUTUMN TERM
Anglo Saxon Villages/Place Names/Justice/Warriors. Sutton Hoo Burial. Anglo Saxon Monasteries.
Viking attacks. Viking ships. Viking Voyages. Alfred the Great.
SPRING TERM
The First World War. The Peace Treaties 1919. Life in Nazi Germany. Causes of the 2nd World War.
SUMMER TERM
Blitzkrieg. Evacuees. The Battle of Britain. Barbarossa. Pearl Harbour. Allied bombing of Germany.
D-Day & liberation of Europe. The Atomic Bomb.
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GEOGRAPHY
AUTUMN TERM
ECONOMIC: Industry classification- primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. PrimaryIntroduction to farming (Field trip to Wilderhope Farm). MAPWORK/PLACES/GLOBAL
LOCATION (recap): Latitude and Longitude/ Time Zones/ International Dateline/ Seasons. North/
South America.
SPRING TERM
TECTONIC PROCESSES: Structure of the Earth. Global distribution of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. 4
types of plate margins & convection currents. Structure of Volcanoes and types of eruption. Reasons
for living in danger zones and how to minimise the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes
Haiti, Honshu and Volcano (Merapi) and Eyjafjallajokull studies - Location/ reason/ damage/ response.
SUMMER TERM
WEATHER & CLIMATE (recap): Year 7 Fieldwork project- Low and High Pressure systems. How it
rains. Water Cycle.
Cloud types. Factors affecting temperature. 3 types of rainfall. Compare/ contrast an equatorial climate
to Britain’s. Study of a weather hazard (eg Hurricane Katrina).
GLOBAL LOCATION (recap) Africa/ Asia/ Oceania/ The World.
MAP WORK : (Recap) 4/6 figure grid references. Compass directions. Measuring distances/use of
scales/ area. Identifying ways of showing height/identifying features from contour lines/ cross sections.
Routes.
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MUSIC
AUTUMN/SPRING TERM
An introduction to Jazz: Pupils learn facts about Jazz music from the 1920’s onwards, focusing on the
works of Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and exploring improvisation, syncopation and Scat. They
sing and play jazz songs, improvising melodies and rhythms over chord sequences using the blues
scale.
SPRING TERM – 2nd half
Year 5/6 musical: Pupils learn melodies and rhythms from memory. They sing in two and three parts,
maintaining their part within a small group. Pupils add choreographed moves to their performances.
SUMMER TERM
Musical Clichés: Pupils analyse music for effect. They learn to identify and play musical clichés and
features. Pupils analyse incidental music in films and compose their own soundtrack for a short piece
of film
Exploring musical processes: Pupils will develop an understanding of the process of composing by
creating and performing music in response to musical and non-musical stimuli.
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RS
AUTUMN TERM
The Parable of Jesus – The Lost Coin, The Lost Son, The Two House-builders, The Lamp Under a
Bowl, Parable of the Sower, The Workers in the Vineyard, The Good Samaritan, Moses (In the Basket,
The Holy Mountain, The Plagues, Crossing the Red Sea, Passover), Solomon’s Wisdom, debate on
‘Racism in Society.’
SPRING TERM
Women in the Bible (Queen of Sheba, Mary, Esther), Neighbourliness (define term and discuss its
importance to a successful and harmonious society – relate to Good Samaritan Parable), Jesus Heals a
Paralysed Man, Lazarus Lives, Disease and Death in the Bible – lessons for us. The Three Temptations
of Jesus and relate this to obedience and loyalty in our lives, The 5 K’s worn by Sikhs who are
members of the Kesh. Revision, exam technique and practise examination -type questions. A mini
project, designing an eco-friendly garden and presentation on ‘Stewardship’ and what God meant us to
do for His world.
SUMMER TERM
Obedience (Abraham and Isaac) , Peer Pressure and resisting temptation and disobedience, Temptation
in our lives, Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath, Nelson Mandela, The Miracle of Esther, Jealousy in
the Bible and in our own lives, David and Jonathan, Fair Trade, Revision of all of the year’s work.
Practise exam questions. Post -examination feedback, Create own parable to present to the class.
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ART
AUTUMN TERM.
What a performance!
In this project Year 6 will take a look at other cultures and create a mask or piece of headwear to be
used decoratively or in a performance. Papier mache will be the likely medium but there is the
possibility that the model could be made in clay.
SPRING TERM
People in action.
Movement is the theme in this project. A look at the futurists will inspire drawings portraying speed
and movement. Oil pastel will inspire bright, vividly coloured work.
SUMMER TERM
A sense of place.
Landscape will be the subject for this project. Students will produce a painting portraying an important
place to them. There should be an attempt to portray a specific atmosphere too.
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DT
AUTUMN TERM
Shelters
Structures of a temporary nature are the subject in this project. Looking at different structures will give
the pupils a chance to understand how strong structures are developed and formed. They will be
involved in strength testing their designs.
SPRING TERM
Slippers
This is a textiles based project and will continue the pupils’ development of using materials for a
specific purpose.
SUMMER TERM
Fairground
This project will be a base for studying different types of motion. Electronics will also be a focus.
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ICT
Following changes to recommended programmes of study, this section is currently under review.
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GAMES
AUTUMN TERM
BOYS
Football: 11-a-side introduced. Positions looked at and formations. Defence/Attack tactics and
strategies. Set plays. Skill development differentiated to suit pupils. Rules/laws of game including off
side.
GIRLS
Hockey: 7-a-side. Positions and formations. Defence/Attack tactics and strategies.
Set plays. Skill development differentiated to suit pupils. Introduction to goalkeeping. Rules/laws of
game.
SPRING TERM
BOYS
Rugby: Colts – 12 a side. Contact, the 5-man scrum, 5-man lineout introduced. Full back introduced.
Other basic skills developed. Tactics & strategies developed. Rules/set plays progressed. Positional
responsibilities.
GIRLS
Netball: 7 a side. Skills developed to increase pace of play. Tactics & strategies developed. Rules/set
plays progressed. Knowledge of positional responsibilities extended.
SUMMER TERM
BOYS
Cricket: Colts - 11-a-side. Batting – building an innings. Shot developments and decisions. Bowling –
preference practised. Batting – running between wickets developed. Shot development progressed.
Wicket keeping and fielding – developed. Slip catching. Rules and laws learnt.
GIRLS
Rounders: 9-a-side. Batting – technique, power, placement of ball, running decisions. Bowling –
consistency developed. Speed increased. Back stop and other fielding – developed. Tactics developed.
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PE
AUTUMN TERM
Hockey Passing, control, shooting, tackling, defending, rules and tactics.
HRF 4 s’s - speed, strength, stamina & suppleness. SAQ, Healthy living. Importance of warming up /
cooling down.
SPRING TERM
Volleyball: Dig & volley, smash & serve. Rules & tactics. Team play.
Gym: Individual sequences to include: 3 Rolls. 3 Balances. 2 Travels. Partner sequences – mirrored /
counter / support / matching balances.
SUMMER TERM
Athletics: Sprints, middle-long distance, long & triple jump, shot putt, discus, javelin, hurdles & relay.
Swimming: Basic techniques of strokes. Water safety. Competition rules.
Tennis: Groundstrokes developed. Slice and topspin furthered. Match play continued and tournaments
played and officiated. Tactics and Strategies.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The topics shown above constitute the outline of the curriculum which is intended to be taught in every
subject on a term by term basis. It should be noted that depending on the ability of each group of
pupils, not all of the above information may be covered and additional areas of study may be added if
appropriate. This will be at the discretion of the individual subject teachers in conjunction with their
Heads of Departments.
M Byrom.
Director of Studies