Curriculum Overview
At St Nicholas we follow the National Curriculum. Below you can see an overview of the different units that are taught across our broad and balanced curriculum.
English
Year 1 (12 Units)
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Narrative |
Fairy Tales
The Three Little Pigs |
Familiar Setting
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt |
Fairy Tales
Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
Familiar Setting
Grandad’s Secret Giant |
Fairy Tales
Jack and the Beanstalk |
Familiar Setting
The Tiger Who Came to Tea |
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Non-Narrative |
Labels and Captions
Mr Wolf’s Pancakes |
Pattern Poems
The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems |
Instructions
Pumpkin Soup |
Recounts
Where the Wild Things Are |
Pattern Poems
Zim Zam Zoom |
Information
A First Book of Nature |
Year 2 (11 Units)
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Narrative |
Traditional Stories
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig |
Familiar Setting
Traction Man |
Traditional Stories
Goldilocks by Allan Ahlberg |
Familiar Setting
Marshall Armstrong New Our School |
Traditional Stories
Jack and the Baked Bean Stalk |
Traditional Story
The Hodgeheg |
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Non-Narrative |
Lists
A Planet Full of Plastic |
Descriptive Poetry
My Dragon |
Instructions
George’s Marvellous Medicine |
Reports
The Big Book of the Blue
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Nonsense Poetry
Spike Milligan’s Silly Verse for Kids
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Free Choice |
LKS2 – Cycle A (12 Units)
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Narrative |
Mystery
Ottoline and the yellow Cat |
Myths and Legends
Usborne’s Myths Around the World |
Adventure
Billy and the Minpins |
Playscripts
Fantastic Mr Fox (A Play) |
Other Cultures
My name is not Refugee |
Historical
Oliver Twist (Usborne Version) |
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Non-Narrative |
Diary/ Recount
My Secret War Diary |
Cinquain Poems
Bonfire Poem |
Explanation
The Street Beneath My Feet |
Haiku Poems
I am the seed that grew the tree
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Newspaper
First News |
Instructions
How to Help and Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear |
LKS2 – Cycle B (12 Units)
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Narrative |
Mystery
Sam Wu is not Afraid of Ghosts |
Myths and Legends
Arthur and the Golden Rope |
Adventure
The Secret of Blackrock |
Playscripts
James and The Giant Peach (A Play) |
Other Cultures
The Journey |
Historical
Gaslight |
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Non-Narrative |
Instructions
The Story of Tutankhamun |
Imagery poem
Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry |
Letter Writing
The Day the Crayons Quit |
Newspaper
The Nothing To See Here Hotel |
Discussion
What A Waste |
Persuade
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs |
UKS2 – Cycle A (11 Units)
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Narrative |
Myths/ Legends
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief |
Suspense
Black Powder
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Imaginary World
The Nowhere Emporium |
Balanced Argument
The Island |
Significant Authors
The Butterfly lion |
Free |
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Non-Narrative |
Recount
Armistice Runner |
Poem
Quick Let’s Get Out Of Here |
Newspaper
Anthony Brown’s King Kong |
Biographies
Hidden Figures |
Explanation
The Bacteria Book |
Letter
Nevermoor |
UKS2 – Cycle B (11 Units)
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Narrative |
Suspense
The Infinite Lives of Masie Day |
Myths/ Legends
Who Let The Gods Out |
Imaginary World
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone |
Playscript
Harris Burdick
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Significant Authors
There’s a boy in the Girls’ Bathroom |
Flashback
Oranges in No Man’s Land |
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Non-Narrative |
Balanced Argument
Wonder |
Poem
Happy Poems
Quick Let’s Get Out Of Here |
Newspaper
The Fastest Boy in the World |
Biographies
Boy Tales of Childhood |
Explanation
The Variety of Life |
Free |
Geography
Year 1 (2 Units)
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Cottesmore & Rutland |
United Kingdom |
Year 2 (2 Units)
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UK - Cities |
Continents |
KS2 – Cycle A (2 Units)
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Rivers (UK & Europe) |
Tropical Climate (South America) |
KS2 – Cycle B (2 Units)
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Volcanoes & Earthquakes (European) |
Temperate Climate (European) |
KS2 – Cycle C (2 Units)
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Settlements (UK and London) |
Continental Climate (North America) |
KS2 – Cycle D (2 Units)
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Arid Climate (Africa) |
Polar Climate (Antarctica & Arctic) |
History
KS1 - Cycle A (2 Units)
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Monarchs (Political, Social & Cultural) |
London (Technology & Culture) |
KS1 – Cycle B (3 Units)
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Decades (Technology & Culture) |
Explorers (Technology) |
Remember (Technology & Political) |
KS2 – Cycle A (2 Units)
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Victorians (A post 1066 study of a theme or aspect of British history) |
Tudors (A post 1066 study of a theme or aspect of British history) |
KS2 – Cycle B (2 Units)
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Ancient Egypt (Achievements of the earliest civilizations and non- European study) |
Ancient Greece (Ancient Greece, its achievements and its influence on the western world) |
KS2 – Cycle C (2 Units)
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Romans (The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain) |
WWII (A local study) |
KS2 – Cycle D (2 Units)
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Stone Age (Changes from the Stone Age to the Iron Age) |
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings (Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots and the struggle for power between Saxons and Vikings) |
Computing
Year 1 (4 Units)
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Computer Science |
IT - Software |
IT - Uses |
Digital Literacy and E Safety |
Year 2 (4 Units)
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Computer Science |
IT - Software |
IT - Uses |
Digital Literacy and E Safety |
Year 3 (5 Units)
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Computer Science |
IT - Searching |
IT - Software |
IT - Uses |
Digital Literacy and E Safety |
Year 4 (5 Units)
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Computer Science |
IT - Searching |
IT - Software |
IT - Uses |
Digital Literacy and E Safety |
Year 5 (5 Units)
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Computer Science |
IT - Searching |
IT - Software |
IT - Uses |
Digital Literacy and E Safety |
Year 6 (5 Units)
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Computer Science |
IT - Searching |
IT - Software |
IT - Uses |
Digital Literacy and E Safety |
PE
Whole School – Term 1
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Invasion Games |
Real PE (Personal) |
Whole School – Term 2
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Gymnastics |
Real PE (Social) |
Whole School – Term 3
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Net & Wall Games |
Real PE (Cognitive) |
Whole School – Term 4
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Swimming (5/6) / Real PE Catch-up |
Real PE (Creative) |
Whole School – Term 5
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Athletics |
Real PE (Physical) |
Whole School – Term 6
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Striking and Fielding Games |
Real PE (Health & Fitness) |
DT
KS1 - Cycle A (2 Units)
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Food (Preparing Fruit and Vegetables) |
Mechanisms (Sliders and Leavers) |
KS1 – Cycle B (2 Units)
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Structures (Freestanding Structures) |
Mechanisms (Wheels and Axles) |
LKS2 – Cycle A (2 Units)
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Food (Healthy and Varied Diet) |
Mechanisms (Levers and Linkages) |
LKS2 – Cycle B (2 Units)
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Structures (Shell Structures) |
Mechanisms (Pneumatics) |
UKS2 – Cycle A (2 Units)
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Food (Celebrating Culture and Seasonality) |
Mechanisms (Pulleys or Gears) |
UKS2 – Cycle B (2 Units)
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Structures (Frame Structures) |
Mechanisms (Cams) |
DT Enrichment
Cycle A: Textiles
Science
Year 1 (4 Units)
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Seasonal Change |
Everyday Materials |
Plants |
Animals including Humans |
Year 2 (4 Units)
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All Living Things and their Habitats |
Uses of Everyday Materials |
Animals including Humans |
Plants |
Year 3 (5 Units)
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Forces and Magnets |
Light |
Rocks |
Animals including humans |
Plants |
Year 4 (5 Units)
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Sound |
States of Matter |
Electricity |
Animals including humans |
All Living Things |
Year 5 (5 Units)
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Animals including humans |
Earth and Space |
Forces |
Properties and Changes of Materials |
All Living Things |
Year 6 (5 Units)
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All Living Things |
Evolution and Inheritance |
Electricity |
Light |
Animals including Humans |
Music
Year 1 (3 Units)
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Singing |
Tempo and Rhythm |
Timbre |
Year 2 (3 Units)
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Singing |
Tempo and Rhythm |
Pitch and Pattern |
LKS2 – Cycle A (3 Units)
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Singing |
Timbre |
Pitch and Pattern |
LKS2 – Cycle B (3 Units)
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Singing |
Tempo and Rhythm |
Pitch and Pattern |
UKS2 – Cycle A (3 Units)
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Singing |
Timbre |
Dynamics |
UKS2 – Cycle B (3 Units)
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Singing |
Pitch and Pattern |
Tempo and Rhythm |
RE
Year 1 (6 Units)
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Christianity: People
What do Christians believe God is like? (1.1) |
Christmas
Why does Christmas matter? (1.3) |
Islam
Who is Muslim and how do they live? (1.6) |
Easter
Why does Easter matter? (1.5) |
Special Places
What makes some places sacred to believers? Christianity and Islam (1.9) |
Courageous Advocacy
Christmas Cards to the Elderly |
Year 2 (6 Units)
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Christianity: Jesus
What is the good news that Jesus brings? (1.4) |
Christmas:
Church Year—Christmas (GT) |
Judaism:
Who is Jewish and how do they live? (1.7) |
Easter:
Church Year Easter (GT) |
Theme: Belief in the World
How should we care for the world and for others and why does it matter? (Christianity, Judaism and Islam)(1.10) |
Courageous Advocacy
Friendship Soup and Coffee Morning |
LKS2 – Cycle A (6 Units)
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Christianity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
When Jesus left, what next? (L2.6)
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Christmas:
Christmas around the World (South America) |
Hinduism:
What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? (L2.7) |
Easter:
Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday? (L2.5) |
Theme: Festivals
What are the deeper meanings of festivals? (Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam)(L2.9) |
Courageous Advocacy
Cleaning up Cottesmore!
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LKS2 – Cycle B (6 Units)
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Christianity: The Church Community
What is it like to follow God? (L2.2) |
Christmas:
Christmas around the World (Europe) |
Sikhism:
What does it mean to be a Sikh in Britain today? (L2.8) |
Easter:
What is the Trinity? (L2.3) |
Theme: Life’s Journey
How and why do people show their commitments during the journey of life? (Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam) )(L2.10) |
Courageous Advocacy
Global Environmental Project (Plastics, Rainforest, Climate Change) |
UKS2 – Cycle A (6 Units)
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Christianity: Guidance from above
How can following God bring freedom and justice (U2.3) |
Christmas:
Christmas around the World (South America) |
Secular / non-religious:
Why do some people believe in God and some people not? (U2.11) |
Easter:
What did Jesus do to save human beings? (U2.6) |
Theme: Religions impact on the world:
What will make our city / town / village a more respectful place? (All faith and non faith)(U2.12) |
Courageous Advocacy
Local Project |
UKS2 – Cycle A (6 Units)
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Christianity: Creation
Creation and Science: conflicting or complementary? (U2.2) |
Christmas:
Christmas around the World (Europe) |
Buddhism:
The Buddha: how and why do his experiences and teachings have meaning for people today? (3.10) |
Easter:
What difference does the Resurrection make for Christians? (U2.7) |
Theme: Good and bad times.
How do religions help people to live through good times and bad times. (All faiths and non faiths) (U2.14) |
Courageous Advocacy
Global Project |
PSHE
Whole School – Term 1
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Being Me in My World |
Whole School – Term 2
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Dreams and Goals |
Whole School – Term 3
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Celebrating Differences |
Whole School – Term 4
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Healthy Me |
Whole School – Term 5
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Relationships |
Whole School – Term 6
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Changing Me |
Year 6 Additional Unit:
SRE (The Conversation)
Learning to Learn
Whole School – Term 1
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Ready |
Whole School – Term 2
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Resilient |
Whole School – Term 3
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Respect |
Whole School – Term 4
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Responsible |
Whole School – Term 5
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Resourceful |
Whole School – Term 6
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Reflective |
Christian Values
Whole School – Term 1
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Kindness |
Whole School – Term 2
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Honesty |
Whole School – Term 3
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Tolerance |
Whole School – Term 4
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Loyalty |
Whole School – Term 5
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Forgiveness |
Whole School – Term 6
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Compassion |
British Values
Whole School – Term 1
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Democracy |
Whole School – Term 2
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Rule of Law |
Whole School – Term 3
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Tolerance |
Whole School – Term 4
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Mutual Respect |
Whole School – Term 5
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Individual Liberty |
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