Our Enquiry

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English

A high-quality text drives each of our enquiries and the texts are used to give knowledge and purpose to the enquiry. High quality texts can only be accessed through knowledge of vocabulary in different tiers. Explicit teaching of new vocabulary and using the classroom environment to showcase key vocabulary helps us to infuse rich and sophisticated vocabulary from EYFS to Year 6. The texts are used as a stimulus for both English and cross curricular writing, ensuring high expectations of our children. Reading is interwoven into all aspects of the enquiry to encourage reading and language development and promote reading for pleasure.

Key English texts

Maths

In maths we follow the Power Maths programme to support children’s learning and to build a deep understanding of maths concepts. Power Maths is a curriculum mastery programme designed to spark curiosity and excitement and nurture confidence in maths. It is built around a child‑centred lesson design that models and embeds a growth mindset approach to maths.

• Decimals and Percentages

  • Understanding and converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  • Comparing and ordering decimals (up to three decimal places).
  • Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number or decimal place.
  • Solving problems involving percentages (e.g., finding percentages of amounts).

• Geometry - Properties of Shapes

  • Measuring and drawing angles using a protractor.
  • Identifying and comparing different types of angles (acute, obtuse, right, and reflex).
  • Understanding and calculating angles on a straight line, around a point, and vertically opposite angles.
  • Classifying and identifying properties of 2D and 3D shapes, including regular and irregular polygons.
  • Exploring symmetry, reflection, and translation in shapes.

• Geometry - Position and Direction

  • Using coordinates in the first quadrant.
  • Plotting points and drawing polygons on a coordinate grid.
  • Describing translations of shapes on a grid.
  • Understanding symmetry, including reflecting shapes across a mirror line.

• Converting Units

  • Converting between different units of measure, including metric units (e.g., km to m, cm to mm, kg to g, l to ml).
  • Understanding and using approximate equivalences between metric and imperial units (e.g., inches and centimeters, pounds and kilograms).
  • Solving problems involving measures (e.g., length, mass, volume, and time).

• Volume

  • Understanding the concept of volume and measuring the volume of simple 3D shapes.
  • Estimating and calculating the volume of cubes and cuboids using cm³.
  • Exploring the capacity and understanding the relationship between volume and capacity.