John Donne Church of England Primary School

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for everyone within a happy, safe and Christian environment.

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Our Curriculum and Topics

 At John Donne we use themed topics as part of a  creative curriculum.  The units are blocked into a series of weeks and children are immersed into their new topic with a ‘WOW’ day which will excite them and also provide opportunities for the teachers to find out what the children know and what they would like to find out.

To ensure that our topics  meet the needs of our learners we teach some subjects discreetly, however where possible we will ensure that there is a close link between the overarching theme and the unit of work.

Within each topic children are taught National Curriculum subjects.  They understand how what they are learning builds on what they have learnt in the past.

If you would like to find out more information about the curriculum then please do speak to Mrs Whitehurst or Mr Kirk

During your child's time at John Donne they will enjoy the following topics. Please click on the topic to access a knowledge organiser which will show you, in more detail, information about one subject.  You can use these to talk to your child and discuss their learning.

2023-24

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3/4

Year 5/6

Autumn 1

Set sail to Year 1

People of the past

Forces and magnets

 

Ancient worlds

Autumn 2

Amazing materials

Earth our home

Aztecs

 

Fabulous forces

Spring 1

Toys new and old

Super human

Stone Age to
Iron  Age

Anglo Saxons, Saxons and Vikings

Spring 2

The great fire of London

Stories people tell

How humans work

 

Materials

Summer 1

Live and let live

Green fingers

Plants and light

 

Wonderful world

Summer 2

Our World

Hooray lets go on holiday

Mountains and rivers

 

Extreme survivors

 

2024-25 (This is subject to review / change)

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4/5

Year 6

Autumn 1

Set sail to Year 1

People of the past

Forces and magnets

Rainforests

Evolution

Autumn 2

Amazing materials

Earth our home

Aztecs

States of matter

Light

Spring 1

Toys new and old

Super human

Stone Age to Iron Age

Egyptians

AD900

Spring 2

The great fire of London

Stories people tell

How humans work

Electricity

 

Humans and other animals

Breaking news

Summer 1

Live and let live

Green fingers

Plants and light

Sound

Human body

Summer 2

Our World

Hooray lets go on holiday

Mountains and rivers

Community

Trading places