Year 6 Curriculum

Our classes in Year 6 are Horowitz Class and Pullman Class, named after the authors Anthony Horowitz and Phillip Pullman.

Please click here to see our curriculum map for Year 6

Click here to see our maths map for Year 6 

Please see some of the topics we cover each year.

• A Child's War
  Autumn 1
  A Child's War

  A siren sounds, a building crumbles, a Spitfire zooms overhead. Take cover. It￿s 1939 and Britain is at war. Deep down in the Anderson shelter, learn why nations are fighting and why child evacuees must make the long journey from their homes and families into unknown territory.￿ Make do and mend.￿ Delve deep into a bygone era, when loose lips sunk ships. And, as peace is declared, let￿s get ready to celebrate. Mr Churchill says ￿It￿s an unconditional surrender.￿

• Skills Builder
  Autumn 2
  Skills Builder

• Frozen Kingdoms
  Spring 1
  Frozen Kingdoms

  This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them.

• Blood Heart
  Spring 2
  Blood Heart

  Crimson, scarlet, burgundy, cherry. Blood flows through our bodies in all its vibrant shades of red. Let￿s explore our circulation system. Why do people give blood? Find out how to keep your heart happy with cardiovascular exercise and healthy food. Kickstart a campaign to spread the word about the damage caused to the lungs and heart by smoking. Hearts pound, flutter and maybe skip a beat. What makes your heart race? Is it a secret? Cross my heart, I won￿t tell

• Gallery Rebels
  Summer 1
  Gallery Rebels

  Colours collide, melting together on the canvas: an impression of light, a rage of red, a lobster perched on a telephone. Come and find out about the bizarre and eccentric minds of the gallery rebels. Art can be an act of rebellion. Can you change the world with a paintbrush, a thought, or an idea? Dream the dream, or show us your nightmares. What do you see? Watches melting? Wheels spinning? A shark in a box? Can you express yourself without words? Well, a picture paints a thousand of them. Explore the weird and wonderful to create a curious treasure for the next generation. Take up your arms and fight for the cause. Paintbrushes and sketchbooks at the ready. Let￿s make art.

• Hola Mexico!
  Summer 2
  Hola Mexico!

  Welcome to Mexico. Get ready to explore this unique country, from its towering temples and stunning geography to its pulsing rhythms and fun festivals.￿ Discover the mysterious world of the ancient Mayan civilisation. Make their chocolate, learn their poetry, play their ball game and follow all of their curious rituals. Just try to keep your head. Feel like celebrating? Design a flute, grab a drum, join a tribe and make some noise. Have you got what it takes to be chief? Let￿s find out.