Key Stage Two

Subjects

We cater for all subjects at Key Stage 2.

English

Reading

Comprehension – Ordering and matching information, expressing opinion, comparing and contrasting texts and questions, correct quotation techniques.
Literature – Fiction and Non-Fiction, Poetry, Understanding characters
Language – Structure and Variation, Similes, Metaphors and Personification, Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoeia, Connectives and Clauses and Verbal Reasoning

Writing

Composition – Letter Writing, Formal and Informal Letters, Fiction and Non-Fiction, Media-based texts (Newspaper articles), Persuasive Writing (Leaflets and Brochures)
Spelling and Handwriting – Prefixes and Suffixes
Punctuation and Grammar – Language Structure, Paragraphs, Speech Marks, Sentences, Apostrophes, Comparatives and Superlatives.

Mathematics

Numerals

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Place Value
Negative Numbers
Number Patterns
Money
Time

Shape, Space and Measure

Area, Perimeter and Volume
Shape
Reflective and Rotational Symmetry
2D and 3D Shapes
Imperial and Metric Units

Handling Data

Mode, Median, Mean and Range
Frequency
Bar and Line Graphs
Probability

Science

During key stage 2 pupils learn about a wide range of living things, materials and phenomena. They begin to make links between ideas and to explain things using simple models and theories. They apply their knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas to familiar phenomena, everyday things and their personal health. They begin to think about the positive and negative effects of scientific and technological developments on the environment and in other contexts. They carry out more systematic investigations, working on their own and with others. They use a range of reference sources in their work. They talk about their work and its significance, and communicate ideas using a wide range of scientific language, conventional diagrams, charts and graphs.

Scientific Enquiry

Planning
Obtaining and presenting evidence
Considering evidence and evaluating

Life processes and living things

Life processes
Humans and other animals
Nutrition
Circulation
Movement
Health
Green plants
Growth and nutrition
Reproduction
Variation and classification
Living things in their environment
Adaptation
Feeding relationships
Micro-organisms

Materials and their Properties

Grouping and classifying materials
Changing materials
Separating mixtures of materials

Physical Processes

Electricity
Simple circuits
Forces and motion
Types of force
Light and sound
Everyday effects of light
Seeing
Vibration and sound
The Earth and beyond
The Sun, Earth and Moon
Periodic changes