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NCPS long term planning to support a topic based curriculum Year one History: changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life. the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and LS Lowry, Rosa Parks and Emily Davison, Mary Seacole and/or Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell]. Geography: Locational Knowledge name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas Human and Physical Geography identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles Cold Topic to include North and South Pole Science: Plants Animals including humans Uses of everyday materials Seasonal changes Maths Autumn Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Measurement- length & comparison Multiplicationnumber patterns Fractions e.g. halving Position and direction Measurement- money RE: Spring Module 1 Special people (Judaism) Number & place value (including ordering) Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Measurement- money, mass, calendar, volume, capacity & time Module 2 Special words and stories (Hinduism) Module 3 Special symbols and objects (Sikhism) Module 4 Special things in nature (Islam) Module 5 Special ways of living (Buddhism) Module 6 Special places (Islam) Summer Number & place value Addition and Position and direction Multiplication & Measurement- length, height and time Properties of shapes Fractions

PSHE: Health and Wellbeing Relationships A healthy lifestyle including physical activity, rest, healthy eating A healthy lifestyle - Dental Health Likes and dislikes choices can have good and not so good consequences Celebrate strengths and set simple challenging goals Feelings describing them and managing them Change and loss moving home, losing toys Personal hygiene Household products, including medicine safety and being harmful Keeping safe secrets, road and rail safety Communicate feelings to others recognise how others show feelings and how to respond to them Recognise how their behaviour affects other people To recognise what is fair and unfair To wrong what is right and wrong To know what is king and unkind To play and work cooperatively, including strategies to resolve simple arguments through negotiation To offer constructive support and feedback to others To identify their special people (family, friends, carers) and how we should care for one another Living in the Wider World How to contribute to the life of the classroom To help construct, and agree to follow, group and class rules and to understand how these rules help them Know that people and other living things have needs and that they have responsibilities to meet them taking turns, share and understand the need to return things that have been borrowed That they belong to various groups and communicates such as family and school PE: Swimming Throwing and catching- games Outdoor adventures Gymnastics Dance Hitting and running games English: Key stories Information texts Poetry and rhymes including recital Fairy stories and traditional tales

Year two History: Books with predictable phrases Characteristics features of non-fiction text events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]. significant historical events, people and places in their own locality. Geography: Locational Knowledge name and locate the world s seven continents and five oceans. Place Knowledge understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non- European country Africa, The Gambia. Human and Physical Geography identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom compared with The Gambia. Science: All living things and their habitats Animals including humans Uses of everyday materials Plants Maths Autumn Spring Number & place value Number & place value Addition and (including ordering) Addition and Properties of shape Measurement- length, Properties of shape height & time Multiplication & Multiplication & Statistics Fractions Fractions Position and direction Measurement- money, mass, calendar, volume & capacity RE: Module 1 Special words and stories (Judaism) Module 2 Special places (Hinduism) Module 3 Special symbols and objects (Sikhism) Module 4 Special ways of living (Islam) Module 5 Special people (Buddhism) Module 6 Special things in nature (Judaism). PSHE: Health and Wellbeing Change and loss pets, friends How diseases spread and can be controlled Summer Number & place value Addition and Position and direction Multiplication & Measurementtemperature, time Statistics Fractions

Growing from young to old and how people s needs change Growing up independence Name main body parts (including external genitalia and similarities and differences between boys and girls) Keeping safe Online, Bikeability, water and fire Family networks who looks after them Responsibility for keeping themselves and others safe, when to say No, Yes and I ll tell Relationships Know the difference between secrets, surprises and the importance of not keeping adults secrets, only surprises To identify and respect the differences and similarities between people To judge what kind of physical contact is acceptable/unacceptable and comfortable/uncomfortable and how to respond (including who to tell and how to tell them) To know that people s bodies and feelings can be hurt To recognise when people are being unkind either to them or others, how to respond, who to tell and what to say To know that there are different types of teasing and bullying, that these are wrong and unacceptable Know how to resist teasing or bullying, if they experience or witness it, whom to go to and how to get help Living in the Wider World What improves and harms their local, natural and built environments and about some of the ways people look after them The money comes from different sources and can be used for different purposes, including the concepts of spending and saving About the role money plays in their lives including how to manage their money, keep it safe, choices about spending money and what influences those choices PE: Gymnastics Swimming Dance/Aerobics Ball skills: dodgeball Athletics mini games Fitness and health Literacy: Wider range of texts Familiar stories (recap stories from yr 1) Information texts Learning poems by heart Fairy stories and traditional tales Recounts personal and 3rd person Contemporary poems

Year three History: Plays Non-fiction books structured in different ways Classic poems Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age An overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of The Shang Dynasty of China Geography: Locational knowledge name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time Science: Plants Animals including humans Rocks Light Magnets and forces Maths Autumn Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Decimals Measurement- mass & time Spring Number & place value Addition and (including Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Measurement- length & perimeter Statistics Summer Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Decimals Measurement- money, time & volume/capacity Statistics RE: Module 1 The local Anglican Parish Church (Christianity) Module 2 Bible and Prayer (Christianity) Module 3 Hindu Gods and Goddesses (Hinduism) Module 4 Puja and Divali (Hinduism) Module 5 Buddha s Life (Buddhism Shang Dynasty of China Topic) Module 6 Guru Nanek, Guru Gobind Singh and the Khalsa (Sikhism) PSHE: Health and Wellbeing How to make informed choices recognising that choices can have positive, neutral and negative consequences and to begin to understand the concept of a balanced lifestyle To recognise opportunities to make their own choices about food, what might influence their choices and the benefits of eating a balanced diet That bacteria and viruses can affect health and that following simple routines can reduce their spread

To reflect on and celebrate their achievements, identify their strengths, areas for improvement, set high aspirations and goals To recognise that they may experience conflicting emotions and when they might need to listen to their emotions or overcome them Relationships That their actions affect themselves and others To work collaboratively towards shared goals To recognise and respond appropriately to a wider range of feelings in others To recognise and manage dares Living in the Wider World Know why and how rules and laws that protect themselves and others are made and enforced, why different rules are needed in different situations and how to take part in making and changing rules To understand what everyone has human rights, all peoples and all societies and that children have their own special rights set out in the United Nations Declarations of the Rights of the Child That these universal rights are there to protect everyone and have primacy both over national law and family and community practices That there are different kinds of responsibilities, rights and duties at home, at school, in the community and towards the environment Year four PE: Invasion games: netball and basketball Outdoor adventures Gymnastics Fitness Athletics Swimming Net games: Tennis or badminton English: Fairy stories and Folk Tales Plays Greeting in letters Poetry to read and perform Myths and Legends Diary in 1st person Dictionaries, Reference books, texts books Free verse Narrative stories including settings, character, plot description and dialogue Explanation text Narrative Poetry History: Ancient Greece a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world. The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain. Geography:

identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) links well with Earth, Sun and Moon topic in science. Science: All living things Animals including humans States of matter Sound Electricity Maths Autumn Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Position & direction Decimals Measurement- mass & time Spring Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Decimals Measurement- length & perimeter/area Statistics Summer Number & place value Addition and (including Properties of shape Multiplication & (including Fractions Position & direction Decimals Measurement- money & volume/capacity Statistics RE: Module 1 Muhammad and the Qu ran (Islam) Module 2 The Mosque and Prayer (Islam) Module 3 Moses, Exodus and festival of Pesach (Judaism) Module 4 Journey to promised land (Judaism) Module 5 Jesus; baptism and beginning of his ministry (Chrisianity) Module 6 Jesus teaching and example (Christianity) PSHE: Health and Wellbeing School rules about health and safety, basic emergency aid procedures, where and how to get help That pressure to behave in an unacceptable, unhealthy or risky way can come from a variety of sources, including people they know and the media Deepen their understanding of good and not so good feelings, to extend their vocabulary to enable them to explain both the range and intensity of their feelings to others What positively and negatively affects their physical, mental and emotional health (including the media) To recognise how images in the media do not always reflect reality and can affect how people feel about themselves

Year five Differentiate between the terms risk, danger and hazard Relationships To recognise and challenge stereotypes To recognise what constitutes a positive, healthy relationship and develop skills to form and maintain them To be aware of different types of relationships, including those between acquaintances, friends, relatives and families To listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people, to feel confident to raise their own concerns, to recognise and care about other people s feelings and to try to see, respect and if necessary constructively challenge their points of view Living in the Wider World To research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events concerning health and wellbeing and offer their recommendations to appropriate people To realise the consequences of anti-social and aggressive behaviours such as bullying and discrimination of individuals and communities To resolve differences by looking at alternatives, seeing and respecting others points of view, making decisions and explaining choices What being part of a community means, and about the varied institutions that support communities locally and nationally PE: Invasion games: hockey and football Dance Ball skills: dodgeball Fitness Swimming Athletics Games -rounder s. English: Fairy stories and Folk Tales Plays Greeting in letters Poetry to read and perform Myths and Legends Diary in 1st person Dictionaries, Reference books, texts books Free verse Narrative stories including settings, character, plot description and dialogue Explanation text Narrative Poetry History: Britain s settlement by Anglo Saxons and Scots/ Viking and Anglo Saxons to the time of Edward the Confessor. A study from early Islamic civilization - The Mayan civilization. Geography: locate the world s countries, using maps to focus North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.

Science: All living things Properties and changes of materials Earth and space Forces Maths Autumn Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Position & direction Decimals Measurement- mass & time Spring Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Decimals Measurement- length & perimeter/area Statistics Percentages RE: Module 1 Living as a Buddhist (Buddhism) Module 2 Sacred to Sikhs (Sikhism) Module 3 Brahman, the Trimurti and creation stories (Hinduism) Module 4 Death, reincarnation and sacred places (Hinduism) Module 5 Five Pillars of Islam (Islam Mayan topic) Module 6 The Kabah and the Hajj (Islam Mayan topic ) PSHE: Health and Wellbeing Safety in the environment rail, water and fire safety Relationships Summer Number & place value Addition and (including Properties of shape Multiplication & (including Fractions Position & direction Decimals Measurement- money & volume/capacity Statistics Importance of protecting personal information, including passwords, addressed and the distributions of images of themselves and others About people who are responsible for helping them stay healthy and safe and ways that can help these people Recognise when and how to ask for help and use basic techniques for resisting pressure to do something dangerous, unhealthy, that makes them comfortable, anxious or that they believe to be wrong To recognise their increasing independence brings increased responsibility to keep themselves and others safe To deepen their understanding of risk by recognising, predicting and assessing risks in different situations and deciding how to manage them responsibly sensible road use and risks in the local environment To recognise ways in which a relationship can be unhealthy and who to talk to if they need support To judge what kind of physical contact is acceptable or unacceptable and how to

Year Six respond To develop strategies to resolve disputes and conflict through negotiation and appropriate compromise and to give rich and constructive feedback and support to benefit others as well as themselves The concept of keeping something confidential or secret, when we should or should not agree to this and when it is right to break a confidence; or share a secret Living in the Wider World About enterprise and the skills that make someone enterprising To appreciate the range of national, regional, religious and ethnic identifies in the United Kingdom To think about the lives of people living in other places, and people with different values and customs About the role money plays in their own and other s lives, including how to manage their money and about being a critical consumer PE: Swimming Fitness (circuits) Athletics Gymnastics Net games: tennis or badminton Invasion games: hockey and basketball Striking and fielding: cricket and rounders English: Modern fiction 1st person recounts, diaries and autobiographies Poetry and plays to read aloud and perform and write scripted drama Myths, legends and traditional stories Research skills and information texts Poetry and plays to read aloud and perform and write scripted drama Fiction from our literary heritage Books from other cultures and traditions Poetry and plays to read aloud and perform and write scripted drama History: Study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils chronological knowledge beyond 1066. A local history study London World War II. Geography: locate the world s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia). Science: All living things Animals including humans Evolution and inheritance Light Electricity Maths Autumn Spring Summer

Number & place value Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Position & direction Decimals & percentages Measurement- length and time Number & place value Algebra Addition and Properties of shape Multiplication & Fractions Decimals Ratio & proportion Measurement- mass, length & perimeter/area Statistics Number & place value Addition and (including Properties of shape Multiplication & (including Fractions Position & direction Decimals Measurement- volume & capacity Statistics Percentages Ratio & proportion RE: Module 1 The Jewish Home (Judaism WW2 topic) Module 2 The Synagogue (Judaism) Module 3 Secular world view (Humanism ) Module 4 Creation story in Genesis (Christianity) Module 5 Holy Week (Easter) (Christianity) Module 6 Christianity in the local community (Christianity) PSHE: Health and Wellbeing Strategies for keeping physically and emotionally safe road safety (including cycle safety: Bikeability), Safety online social media, responsible use of ICT and mobile phones Taking care of their body, understanding that they have the autonomy and the right to protect their body from inappropriate and unwanted contact Understanding that actions such as female genital mutilation (FGM) constitute abuse, are a crime and how to get support if they have fears for themselves or their peers Know how their body will, and emotions may, change as they approach and move through puberty Human reproduction What is meant by the term habit and why habits can be hard to change Which, why and how, commonly available substances and drugs (alcohol and tobacco) could damage their immediate and future health and safety, that some are legal, some are restricted and some are illegal to own, use and supply others About change transition between schools, loss, separation, divorce and bereavement Relationships The civil partnerships and marriage are examples of stable, loving relationships and a public demonstration of the commitment made between two people who love and care for each other and want to spend their lives together and who are of the legal age to make that commitment To be aware that marriage is a commitment freely entered into by both people, that no

one should enter into a marriage if they don t absolutely want to do so To realise the nature and consequences of discrimination, teasing, bullying and aggressive behaviours cyber bullying, use of prejudice -based language, how to respond and ask for help That differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including family, cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability Living in the Wider World To know that there are some cultural practices are against British law and universal PE: human rights, such as female genital mutilation To recognise the role of voluntary, community and pressure groups, especially in relation to health and wellbeing To develop an initial understanding of the concepts of interest, loan, debt, tax and VAT, That resources can be allocated in different ways and that these economic choices affect individuals, communities and the sustainability of the environment To explore and critique how the media present information Swimming Fitness (circuits) Dance Invasion games: football and netball Ball skills: dodgeball Athletics Outdoor Adventures English: Modern fiction 1st person recounts, diaries and autobiographies Poetry and plays to read aloud and perform and write scripted drama Myths, legends and traditional stories Research skills and information texts Poetry and plays to read aloud and perform and write scripted drama Fiction from our literary heritage Books from other cultures and traditions Poetry and plays to read aloud and perform and write scripted drama KS1 vocab ulary APPENDIX 1: Geography Vocabulary key use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop Geographical skills and fieldwork use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as

the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment. Upper and lower KS2 Human and physical geography describe and understand key aspects of: physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Geographical skills and fieldwork use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. Lower KS2 Upper KS2