During the Autumn term, the children will begin by studying Ancient Egypt. Through this Curriculum Vehicle, children will develop their understanding of life in the Ancient Egyptian time period. The children will look at replica artefacts and a range of historical sources to learn more about homes, transport, and lifestyles and how these are compared to those of previously studied periods in time such as Roman Britain, Ancient Maya and life in Anglo-Saxon Britain. The children will partake in a Egyptian workshop which includes drama and artefacts. At the end of the Vehicle, children will hold an exhibition to parents. 

During the second half of the Autumn term, Year 6 will begin a historical study of Vikings, settlements and the impact that the Vikings had on modern Britain. This will be launched with a visit to Perlethorpe.  During this immersion, the children will travel back in time to a small Viking Settlement, learn about Viking life first hand and examine historical artefacts.  Through this Curriculum Vehicle, the children compare the jobs, diet and lifestyle between Vikings and Anglo Saxons and will look at the transport in the Viking time period and how this compared to during Roman Britain. Additionally, children will learn about the trade links of the Vikings, including reasons why Vikings settled/raided where they did. Children will look at coasts and explore how these linked to Viking raids. They will also use atlases to locate places where the Vikings settled. In their DT work, children will compare what the Vikings ate and drank compared to modern day Britain looking at seasonality and imported food. They will then use this knowledge to make their own oatcakes. To improve their mastery of art, children will learn about and create their own piece of weaving.

In the Spring term, the children will move onto learning through a Curriculum Vehicle called Reduce, Recycle, Repair, Reuse in which they will learn about the impact of plastic pollution and campaign for reducing single use plastic. Veolia Nottinghamshire will be the careers link for Year 6 during this Vehicle. They will teach the children about their work with using waste as a valuable resource and will support the children to understand what a Materials Recovery Facility is and why recycling is important. This Vehicle will end with children designing and upcycling their own t shirt and exhibiting this in a fashion show. 

Moving into the Summer term, Year 6 will develop their knowledge of weather patterns, understanding how weather is monitored and reported through different medias. An in-depth study of a coastal region of the UK will be carried out, identifying the human and physical characteristics and how the weather can differ when nearer to the coast, including research into coastal erosion to understand how aspects have changed over time.  

Furthermore, in the final half term of their journey at Sutton Road Primary and Nursery School, our Year 6 children will build upon their learning from the WW2 unit in Year 5 and will learn about the Holocaust. This will involve a trip to The Holocaust Centre, where the children will listen to the story of a Holocaust survivor and will then learn about the impact of Kindertransport.

The final Vehicle, 'The Fast and The Furious', will involve children designing and building their own themed rollercoaster. This will build on previous DT skills learned., It will end with children presenting their creation in a Dragon's Den style pitch. 

In English, children use high-quality texts to develop their vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing skills. They produce written outcomes for a range of purposes, including writing to persuade, entertain, discuss and inform. Throughout the year, children follow our writing process of Engage, Discover, Compose, Evaluate and Publish to develop, refine and celebrate their writing.

In Year 6, children read and explore a wide range of challenging genres and authors, developing their skills of retrieval, inference, prediction and summarising, while justifying their ideas using evidence from the text. They are encouraged to read widely for both enjoyment and information, helping them to become confident, independent readers.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling continue to be a key focus throughout Year 6 as children prepare for the transition to secondary school. They deepen their understanding of a wide range of grammatical concepts, including using a broad range of punctuation accurately and confidently to enhance the clarity and effectiveness of their writing. Children continue to develop their spelling, handwriting, editing and proofreading skills, producing writing that is increasingly fluent, accurate and tailored to its audience and purpose. Opportunities for speaking and listening are embedded throughout the curriculum, enabling children to explain their thinking, discuss ideas collaboratively and present their learning with confidence.

For more information about our English curriculum, please visit our Curriculum page.

The main focus of maths teaching in upper Key Stage 2 is to ensure that children extend their understanding of the number system and place value to include larger integers. This should develop the connections that children make between multiplication and division with fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio.

At this stage, children should develop their ability to solve a wider range of problems using both written and mental methods of calculation. With this grounding in arithmetic, children will learn the language of algebra as a means for solving a variety of problems. In geometry, Year 6 will learn to classify shapes with complex properties and will learn the vocabulary they need to describe them.

By the end of Year 6, children should be fluent in written methods for all four operations, including long division and multiplication, and in working with fractions, decimals, and percentages. They should be able to read, spell, and pronounce mathematical vocabulary correctly.

If you want to see how Year 6 at Sutton Road are taught to apply different calculation techniques in maths, click here to view videos support guides. 

We teach our wider curriculum through a mix of discreet (stand-alone) sessions and those taught through the curriculum vehicle. For more information on our Curriculum Offer, please visit our Curriculum pages.