Curriculum Overviews
The curriculum is taught following question based themes, which allow the children to make effective links between subject areas. It allows us to deliver cross curricular lessons with flexibility across the timetable. A class novel is at the heart of each curriculum topic.
- Curriculum Overview - 2023/24
Half Termly Topics
Half-termly topics are detailed on information sheets which we share with children and parents prior to beginning the topic. This allows children and parents to research and carry out pre-learning.
Autumn 1
- Reception Topic Board - This is Me!
- Year 1 Topic Board - Toys
- Year 2 Topic Board - Blakesley Hall Museum
- Year 3 Topic Board - The Vikings
- Year 4 Topic Board - The Stone Age
- Year 5 Topic Board - World War 2
- Year 6 Topic Board - Exploration
Autumn 2
- Reception Topic Board - Celebrate and Commemorate
- Year 1 Topic Board - Blakesley Hall Primary School
- Year 2 Topic Board - The City of Birmingham
- Year 3 Topic Board - France
- Year 4 Topic Board - The Physical World
- Year 5 Topic Board - Henry VIII
- Year 6 Topic Board - The Empress of India
Spring 1
- Reception Topic Board - Walk on the Wild Side
- Year 1 Topic Board - Famous Explorers
- Year 2 Topic Board - The Great Fire of London
- Year 3 Topic Board - Europe
- Year 4 Topic Board - Ancient Egypt
- Year 5 Topic Board - England
- Year 6 Topic Board - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Spring 2
- Reception Topic Board - Our World
- Year 1 Topic Board - The UK and the Continents
- Year 2 Topic Board - India
- Year 3 Topic Board - Roman Rule
- Year 4 Topic Board - Village, Town or City?
- Year 5 Topic Board - The Coast (Physical)
- Year 6 Topic Board - Mexico: The Physical Landscape
Summer 1
- Reception Topic Board - Tell Me a Story
- Year 1 Topic Board - The Queen and the Commonwealth
- Year 2 Topic Board - Mary, Mary
- Year 3 Topic Board - Cultural Birmingham
- Year 4 Topic Board - Exploring Geography Skills
- Year 5 Topic Board - The Coast (Human)
- Year 6 Topic Board - Mexico: The Human Landscape
Summer 2
- Reception Topic Board - My Community
- Year 1 Topic Board - The Seaside
- Year 2 Topic Board - The UK and Beyond
- Year 3 Topic Board - South America
- Year 4 Topic Board - The Anglo Saxons
- Year 5 Topic Board - Ancient Greece
- Year 6 Topic Board - Early Islamic Civilisation