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The Burhill Curriculum
At Burhill Primary School, we teach the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage in Nursery and Reception, and the national curriculum in Key Stages 1 and 2 (Years 1 to 6).
Curriculum Intent
Burhill is committed to delivering a broad, rich and engaging curriculum that meets all of the requirements of the primary National Curriculum. We prepare all children at Burhill for learning and success by inspiring and equipping them with the skills, knowledge and emotional resilience required for their future.
At Burhill Primary School, children:
- love learning and are inspired to know more and remember more;
- feel part of our community and are proud of our school;
- understand how to look after their physical and mental wellbeing;
- are able to develop healthy relationships;
- know what it feels like to be good at something;
- are confident and resilient to transition successfully to secondary school and beyond.
The majority of children enter Burhill School with a good foundation fostered through supportive parenting and exposure to a wide range of life experiences. Baseline data gathered in nursery and reception highlights that there is a need to strengthen children’s abilities to self-regulate, manage themselves and build relationships. In consultation with the local feeder school, it is clear that children need a strong foundation in all areas of the curriculum, not just core subjects. Children need to leave having developed emotional resilience and transferrable skills to equip them in undertaking further study and beyond.
If you have any questions about the curriculum at Burhill, please contact Mrs Webb (ewebb@burhill.surrey.sch.uk).
Year 1 Curriculum
Year 1 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic |
Dinosaur Planet |
Paws, Claws and Whiskers |
Textures and Toys |
The Right to Rule |
Wonderful Weather |
Take to the Skies |
English |
Tyrannosaurus Drip Where the Wild Things Are |
Out and About: A first book of poems |
The Fox and the Star Lost in the Toy Museum |
Ossiri and the Bala Mengro Out and About: A first book of poems |
Robot and the Bluebird 10 Things I Can Do to Save My Planet |
The Adventures of the Egg Box Dragon Claude in the City |
Maths
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Place Value (within 10) Addition and Subtraction (within 10) |
Addition and Subtraction (within 10) Shape Place Value (within 20) |
Addition and Subtraction (within 20) Place Value (within 20) |
Length and Height Weight and Volume |
Multiplication and Division Place Value (within 50) Position and Direction |
Place Value (within 100) Money Time |
Science |
Animals including humans Seasonal Change |
Everyday materials Seasonal Change |
Plants Seasonal Change |
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Art & Design |
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Drawing with pencils, pen and chalk Artist: Da Vinci |
Painting with poster paint Artist: Wassily Kandinsky |
Relief printing Artist: Picasso |
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Design & Technology |
Structures: Freestanding |
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Cooking and Nutrition: Fruit |
Mechanical Systems: Wheels and Axles |
History |
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How are toys nowadays different to those in the past? |
Why was the sealing of the Magna Carta significant? |
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Who were the Wright Brothers and Amy Johnson and what did they achieve? |
Geography |
Comparative study: Port Isaac |
Hersham – Physical and Human features |
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Countries of the UK (including weather) |
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Computing |
E-safety |
Technology in our lives |
Coding |
Coding |
Handling Data |
Multimedia |
Religious Education
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What do Christians believe God is like? Why is harvest a worldwide celebration? |
Who is Jesus? Why is Christmas important to Christians?
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What is the torah and why is it important to Jews? |
Why did Jesus tell parables? What do eggs have to do with Easter? |
Why do Jewish families celebrate Shabbat? |
Why should we look after our world? |
Physical Education
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Team building Handball |
Dance Tennis |
Gymnastics Athletics |
Hockey Athletics |
Basketball Football |
Cricket Rounders |
PSHE |
Me and My Relationships |
Valuing Difference |
Keeping myself safe |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Being my best |
Growing and changing |
Music |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Tuned instruments: Chime Bells |
Singing Tuned instruments: Chime Bells |
Year 2 Curriculum
Year 2 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic |
Street detectives |
Muck, mess and mixtures |
London’s Burning |
Animal Kingdom |
Watch Me Grow |
Come Rain or Shine |
English |
Tuesday The Lonely Beast |
Traction Man Edgar the Dragon |
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How To Poems The Secret of Black Rock |
Olga da Polga Moth: An Evolution Story |
The Secret Sky Garden The Bee Who Spoke |
Anna Hibiscus The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems |
Maths |
Place Value Addition and subtraction |
Money Multiplication and Division |
Multiplication and Division Statistics |
Properties of Shape Fractions |
Length and Height Position and direction |
Time Mass, capacity and temperature |
Science |
Habitats |
Everyday materials |
Animals, including Humans |
Plants |
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Art & Design |
Drawing with pencils, pen and chalk Artist: Robert S. Duncanson |
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Painting with poster paint and watercolours Artist: Van Gough |
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Sculpture: Clay Artist: Henry Moore |
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Design & Technology |
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Cooking and Nutrition: vegetables |
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Mechanical Systems Sliders and Levers |
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Textiles Templates and Joining Techniques |
History |
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How has my high street changed since the 1950s? |
Why was The Great Fire of London significant? |
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Who were Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and what did they achieve? |
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Geography |
Hersham: The use of human features |
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The continents (including the equator) |
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Nairobi |
Computing |
Programming |
Handling data |
E-safety |
Coding |
Multimedia |
Technology in our lives |
Religious Education |
Who is Allah and how do Muslim’s worship him? |
Why is ‘church’ important to Christians? What does the Christmas story tell Christians about Jesus? |
What is important to Muslim families? |
Why is Easter important to Christians? Why do Christians call Jesus ‘saviour’? |
What is important to Muslim families? |
Is prayer important to everyone? 3 hours |
Physical Education |
Dance Tennis |
Gymnastics Rounders |
Handball Athletics |
Athletics Basketball |
Hockey Football |
Cricket Rounders |
PSHE |
Me and My Relationships |
Valuing Difference |
Keeping myself safe |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Being my best |
Growing and changing |
Music |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Tuned instruments Bells / Chime bells |
Singing Tuned instruments Bells / Chime bells |
Singing Tuned instruments: recorders |
Singing Tuned instruments: recorders |
Year 3 Curriculum
Year 3 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic |
Flow (Our Wonderful World) |
Tribal Tales |
Cliff Hanger |
Rocks, Relics and Rumbles |
Ancient Civilisations |
Journey |
English |
One Plastic Bag |
Pugs of the Frozen North |
The Iron Man |
Pebble in my pocket Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots |
The Lion and the Unicorn and other Hairy Tales |
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |
Maths |
Place Value Addition and Subtraction |
Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division |
Multiplication and Division Money Statistics |
Length and Perimeter Fractions |
Fractions Time |
Properties of shape Mass and capacity |
Science |
Plants |
Plants |
Animals, including Humans |
Rocks |
Light |
Forces |
Art & Design |
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Painting with watercolours Artist: Georgia O’Keefe |
Collage Artist: Megan Coyle |
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Drawing with pencils, pens and pastels Artist: L.S. Lowry |
Design & Technology |
Textiles |
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Structures: Shell Structures |
Mechanical Systems: Levers and Linkages |
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History |
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How did Britain change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age? |
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What did the Ancient Egyptians achieve? |
What do all the ancient civilisations have in common? |
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Geography |
Physical features of Hersham: The river mole |
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Rivers and Mountains |
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Norfolk and Snowdonia |
Computing |
Coding |
Multimedia |
E-Safety |
Databases |
Spreadsheets |
Coding |
Religious Education |
What do Sikh’s value? Why do Christian’s call God ‘Father’? |
Why are presents given at Christmas and what might Jesus think? |
How does the bible reveal God’s rescue plan? What are important times for Jews? |
What are important times for Jews? Easter - what happened and what matters most to Christians? |
How did Jesus change lives? How did the church begin? |
How did the church begin? How did it all begin? |
Physical Education |
Tennis Gymnastics |
Netball Outdoor Adventurous |
Dance Handball |
Badminton Football |
Cricket Tag rugby |
Athletics Rounders |
PSHE |
Me and My Relationships |
Valuing Difference |
Keeping myself safe |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Being my best |
Growing and changing |
French |
French in the world Classroom commands |
Colours |
Me and my feelings |
Numbers 0-10 Age |
Numbers 11-30 |
Dates |
Music |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Bells / Chime bars |
Singing Bells / Chime bars |
Singing Recorder |
Singing Recorder |
Year 4 Curriculum
Year 4 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic |
Misty Mountain Sierra |
Traders and Raiders |
Ancient Antics |
Eruption |
Blue Abyss |
Postcards from abroad |
English Writing |
The Wild Robot |
The Wild Robot |
Mouse bird snake wolf |
Werewolf Club Rules Arthur and the golden rope |
The Great Kapok tree |
The Boy at the Back of the class |
Maths |
Place Value Addition and Subtraction |
Addition and Subtraction Length and Perimeter Multiplication and Division |
Multiplication and Division Area Fractions |
Fractions Decimals |
Decimals Money Time |
Statistics Properties of shape Position and Direction |
Science |
States of matter |
Animals, including humans |
States of matter |
Sound |
All living things and their habitats |
Electricity |
Art & Design |
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Printing: Calligraph Artist: Suzie MacKenzie |
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Drawing with pencils, pens and pastels Artist: Katsushika Hokusai |
Painting with power paint and poster paint Artist: Henri Rosseau |
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Design & Technology |
Cooking and Nutrition: Healthy and Varied Diet |
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Mechanical Systems: Pneumatics |
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Electrical systems: Simple circuits and switches |
History |
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How did the Viking and Anglo Saxon struggle impact Britain? |
How did the Roman Empire impact Britain? |
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How did the settlement by Anglo Saxons and Scots impact Britain? |
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Geography |
Human features of Hersham: Economic activity and trade links |
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Volcanoes and earthquakes |
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Campania, Italy |
Computing |
Multimedia |
Coding |
E-Safety |
Handling data |
Technology for purpose |
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Religious Education |
What are important times for Jews? What is important to Jews?
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What are important times for Jews? How can artists help us understand Christmas?
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Why do Christian call God father? How does Lent help Christians prepare for Easter?
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How does Lent help Christians prepare for Easter? How can a synagogue help us understand the Jewish faith? |
What does it mean to be a Hindu? |
How do people celebrate new life? |
Physical Education |
Netball / Swimming Football |
Tag Rugby / Swimming Outdoor Adventurous |
Netball / Swimming Gymnastics |
Tag Rugby / Swimming Dance |
Athletics Rounders |
Tennis Cricket |
PSHE |
Me and My Relationships |
Valuing Difference |
Keeping myself safe |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Being my best |
Growing and changing |
French |
Animals |
Parts of the body |
Transport |
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Music |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Glockenspiel |
Singing Untuned percussion |
Singing Glockenspiel |
Singing Recorder |
Singing Recorder |
Year 5 Curriculum
Year 5 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic |
Stargazers |
Pharaohs |
Beast Creator |
Off with her Head |
Allotment |
Time Traveller |
English Writing |
Cosmic |
Cosmic |
Cosmic Disco Treason |
Mama Miti |
The last wild |
Tom’s midnight garden |
Maths |
Place Value Addition and Subtraction Statistics |
Statistics Multiplication and Division Perimeter and area |
Multiplication and Division Fractions |
Fractions Decimals and Percentages |
Decimals Properties of shape |
Position and direction Converting units Volume |
Science |
Earth and Space |
Forces |
All Living things and their habitats |
Properties and changes in materials |
Properties and changes in materials |
Animals, including humans |
Art & Design |
Drawing with pencils, pens and charcoal Artist: Rachel Ruysch |
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Painting with powder paint Artist: Edward Munch |
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Sculptures: Wire Artist: Alberto Giacometti |
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Design & Technology |
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Mechanical systems: pulleys |
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Structures: Frame Structures |
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Textiles: Combining different fabric shapes |
History |
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What did the Ancient Egyptians achieve? |
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How did the Tudors shape our local history? |
How has education changed over time? |
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Geography |
Physical features of Hersham: Vegetation in the school grounds |
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Mexico |
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Climate zones, biomes, vegetation belts and the water cycle |
Computing |
Multi-media |
Coding |
E-Safety |
E-Safety |
Spreadsheets |
Databases |
Religious Education |
How can a mosque help us to understand the Muslim faith?
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How do the pillars of Islam help Muslims live a good life? Why is light an important sign at Christmas? |
Who did Jesus say ‘I AM’? How did Jesus’ teaching challenge people? |
How do Christians know what happened at Easter? How did Jesus’ teaching challenge people? |
ASU- what can we learn about the Christian faith from The Chronicles of Narnia? |
What is the ‘golden rule’? – and are they all the same?
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Physical Education |
Handball Netball |
Gymnastics Outdoor Adventurous |
Tag Rugby Lacrosse |
Athletics Football |
Cricket Dance |
Tennis Rounders |
PSHE |
Me and My Relationships |
Valuing Difference |
Keeping myself safe |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Being my best |
Growing and changing |
French |
Family |
Adjectives |
Clothes |
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Music |
Singing Glockenspiel |
Singing Steel Pans |
Singing Steel Pans |
Singing Recorder |
Singing Recorder |
Singing Glockenspiel |
Year 6 Curriculum
Year 6 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic |
Tomorrow’s world |
A Child’s War |
Darwin’s Delights |
Gallery Rebels |
Blood-heart |
Hola Mexico |
English Writing |
Stormbreaker |
Rose Blanche |
Kensuke’s Kingdom |
Shackleton’s Journey Dark Sky Park |
Macbeth |
The Viewer The Journey |
Maths |
Place Value Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division |
Fractions Position and direction |
Decimals Percentages Algebra |
Converting units Perimeter, area and volume Ratio |
Statistics Properties of shape |
Consolidation projects |
Science
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Electricity |
Light |
Evolution and inheritance |
All living things and their habitats |
Animals, including humans |
Relationships Education (RSE) |
Art & Design |
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Painting with acrylic paint Artists: Claude Monet Henry Moore |
Drawing with charcoal Artists: Banksy L. S. Lowry |
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Collage Artist: Gustav Klimt |
Design & Technology |
Electrical systems: switches |
Cooking and Nutrition: Celebrating culture and seasonality |
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Mechanical systems: Cams |
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History |
How did the Ancient Greeks influence the western world? |
How was the Battle of Britain and significant turning point in British history? |
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How has crime and punishment changed over time? |
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Geography |
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Human features of Hersham: Enquiry for improvement |
Impact of physical geography on human geography |
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Change over time |
Computing |
Multi-media |
Coding |
E-Safety |
Handling Data |
Technology for purpose |
Blogging |
Religious Education |
What is the ‘golden rule’? – and are they all the same? |
How can churches help us understand the Christian faith? |
What do the Gospels say about the birth of Jesus – and why is it ‘good news’? |
Did Jesus have to die? Adam, Eve, Christmas and Easter: What are the connections? |
What is the ‘Buddhist way of life’? |
How is God three – and yet One? How can we live together in one world? |
Physical Education |
Handball Football |
Gymnastics Outdoor Adventurous |
Athletics Tag Rugby |
Netball Lacrosse |
Rounders Tennis |
Cricket Dance |
PSHE |
Me and My Relationships |
Valuing Difference |
Keeping myself safe |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Being my best |
Growing and changing |
French |
Sports |
Likes and Dislikes |
Rooms in the home |
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Music |
Singing Glockenspiel |
Singing Steel pans |
Singing Glockenspiel |
Singing Steel pans |
Singing Recorder |
Singing Recorder |
Documents
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Curriculum Statement for Burhill 2021 |