Year Five

five

Curriculum Overview

2026-2027

Curriculum Overview

Timetables

5A – Mr Quigley

5B – Miss Whitmore & Miss Grant

Knowledge Organisers: Knowledge organisers are powerful, learning tools. The knowledge organisers below include key vocabulary and information that will be essential during each unit of work.

 

History and Geography

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Science

Properties and Changes of Materials

Earth and Space

Forces

Living Things and their Habitat

Animals Including Humans

Art and Design (A)

2025-2026

Drawing – Portraits

Sculpture – Paper Mache Animals Heads

Painting – Cubism

Painting – Surrealism

Art and Design (B)

2026-2027

Drawing – Perspective

Sculpture – Contemporary Wire Frame

Sculpture – Wire & Foil

Painting – Realism

Design and Technology (A)

2025-2026

Cooking & Nutrition – Desserts

Electrical Systems – Buzzer Games

Computing to Program, Monitor & Control – Safety

Textiles – Sustainable Bags

Design and Technology (B)

2026-2027

Cooking & Nutrition – Italian Sauces

Electrical Systems – Interactive Cards

Computing to Program, Monitor & Control – Secret Communications 

Textiles – Clothing

Music (A)

2025 – 2026

Listening & Appreciating – African Music

Listening & Appreciating – Hip Hop

Composition – Blues

Performance – Swing

Music (B)

2026 – 2027

Listening & Appreciating – Classical & Opera

Composition – TV & Film

Performance – West End 

Performance – Latin 

Cultural Capital (A)

2025-2026

Performance – Shakespeare

Digital Media – Video Editing

Global Issues & Impacts – Global Warming & Climate Change

Enterprise – Fiver Challenge

Cultural Capital (B)

2026-2027