Long Term Overview: Year 6 - 2017/18

Subject Area / Autumn 1–Black History Month / Autumn 2 – WW1 / Spring 1 – Mayas / Punch Drunk / Spring 2 – Mayas / Punch Drunk / Summer 1 – The Vikings / Summer 2 – The Sea
English – Quality texts / Journey to Jo’burg
  • Narrative
  • Non-Chronological Report
/ Private Peaceful
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Diary Entry
  • War Poetry
/ Mayan Legends
  • Descriptive writing
  • Third-person narrative
/ Kensuke’s Kingdom
  • First-person narrative
  • Newspaper Report
/ Vikings by Neil Gaiman
  • Third-person narrative
  • Newspaper Report
/ Writing through History / Geography Topic
  • Non-chronological Report
  • Poetry

Numeracy / Place value; x/÷ (mental and written methods); Addition and subtraction; Multiplication and Division; Fractions/decimals/percentages; Ratio and proportion; Handling data; Ratio and proportion; Problem Solving (money & real life); Rotation/reflection; Angles (inc. triangles); 2D and 3D shape, perimeter and area; Measures and problem solving; Properties and reasoning about number; Algebra; Transition units
Science / Living things and their environments- Grouping and ClassifyingCarl Linnaeus / Light/Shadow / Heart – circulatory system
William Harvey / Evolution and Inheritance
Charles Darwin / Electricity / Science assessments
RE / Judaism Unit 4 - Prayer and Worship of God / Sikhism Unit 3 – The Gurdwara and the Guru Granth Sahib – Final and Everlasting Guru
Sikhism Unit 4
Christmas focus / Journey of Life & Death / Christianity (Unit 9) + additional Easter focus / Bridging Unit B
Computing, including e-safety & Safeguarding / e-safety: cyber bullying
CEOP: Cybercafe, behaving responsibly, / Safer Internet Day Assembly
e-safety: social media, including using mobile phones / e-safety: discerning use of the Internet
Secondary school Childnet Leaders to lead assembly/workshop
Programming – Scratch / Using technology effectively – web design on Weebly / Programming – Lego WeDo / Using technology effectively – I can animate app / Using technology effectively - Book Creator app
Programming - Scratch / Using technology effectively - Garage Band App
Computer networks
History/
Geography / Civil Rights/Apartheid
Establish a clear narrative within and across a period of history / World War One
Study of British History that extends chronological knowledge beyond 1066
Location Knowledge / The Mayan Civilisation
Study of a non-European society that provides contrast with British History / Local History and Geography
Physical and human geography of a region of the UK
Location Knowledge; grid references; map reading / The Vikings
The Viking struggle for the kingdom of England
Study of a European region (Scandinavia) / Oceans
Hemispheres; Tropics; Lines of longitude and latitude
Art / Chris Ofili inspired collage
Tate trip / War paintings
e.g. Paul Nash / Mayan Art
Printmaking
Traditional Mayan glyphs / codex / Jellinge-period craftspeople
Painted snake motifs / Seascapes
DT / Healthy eating: making a salad (veg or fruit) / Mayan chocolate recipes (brownies) / Build a 3D island / Baking bread
Viking long-ships
MFL / Rigolo Year 6 Unit 7 – ‘Le week-end’ / Rigolo – Unit 8 Les Vetements / Rigolo Unit 9 - Ma Journee / Rigolo - Unit 10 , Les transports / Rigolo - Unit 11 , Le sport / Rigolo – Unit 12, on va faire la fete
Indoor PE / Laban Dance / Laban Dance / Laban Dance / Laban Dance / Laban Dance / Laban Dance
Outdoor PE / Hockey and Netball / Invasion Games / Tag Rugby/cricket / Tennis / Multi- Sports with Graham / Multi- Sports with Graham Athletics
PSHCE, including Safeguarding & British Values / Equality /
  • Junior Citizenship Day
  • New Beginnings
  • Learning muscle: Have a go & be curious
  • Philosophy
  • Promoting the values of democracy.
  • European Day of Languages
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  • NSPCC– Speak Out, Stay Safe! (every other year)
  • Stonewall
  • Learning muscle: Be co-operative & be resilient
  • Philosophy
  • School Council visit to Houses of Parliament
  • Challenging opinions or behaviours that are contrary to fundamental British values.
  • Road Safety Week
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  • Keepin’ it cool (workshop on anger management)
  • Going for Goals
  • Learning muscle: Keep improving
  • Understanding the freedom to choose and hold other faiths and beliefs.
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  • SRE – how sex is presented in the media, sexual stereotyping, friendships and healthy relationships, body image
  • Learning muscle: Concentrate
  • International Women’s Day assembly
  • Promoting tolerance between different cultural traditions.
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  • Drug Awareness
  • Learning muscle: Enjoy learning
  • Promoting the importance of identifying and combating discrimination.
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  • Gangs and youth violence workshop
  • Changes – transition
  • Learning muscle: Use your imagination
  • Developing awareness of the difference between the law of the land and religious law.