Curriculum Overview and Learning Challenges
This is our curriculum overview. For more details please click on each year group below.
Our SHINE values underpin everything we do and help focus our learning.
Success= S, Happy=H, Included=I, Nurtured=N, Enriched=E
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Year Group Learning Challenge |
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EYFS
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Who am I? Where am I?
How are we the same? (I)
How are we different? (I)
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Pop-up museum
Portraits of me and my family
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Traditional Tales
Can I retell the stories I have learnt? (H, I, S)
Can you talk about living things in stories? (N, E)
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Gingerbread Making Workshop
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Lower the Drawbridge!
What makes a house a home? (I, N)
Why were castles built? (E)
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Visit to Dudley Castle
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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Diversity Questions |
How would it feel to live in a world where everybody was the same?
What makes others special? |
Why is it helpful to read about the lives of people who are different from you?
What do you learn about settings in books? |
How do others live around the globe?
Can we explore different homes around the world? |
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Focus Provision
Year 1 of rolling program |
Traditional Stories Who are the characters in our traditional tales? (E) How are their families the same/different to mine? (I) Where do the characters live? (E) How are their houses the same/different from mine? (I) How are celebrations different? (I)(S) (E)(H) |
Celebrations parent workshop. Diwali and Bonfire Night
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Into the woods What animal can you see? (E)(I) Where do animals live? (E) Why is Easter important? (S) (H) |
Animal Lady in school experience.
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Water, Water, everywhere What do you use water for? (N) (E) What colours are in a rainbow? (I) (N) What animals live in the sea/rock pools? (E) (N) |
Sealife Centre visit
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
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Focus Provision
Year 2 of rolling program |
The Great, The Bold and The Brave Who helps me? (N) Can I share how to call 999 with my peers? (I)
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Pop-up museum: Our Superheroes - Emergency services - past and present
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Our World and Space
What is around me? (I) Where do I live? (H) (I) Who is in my family? (H) (I) (N) What is in the sky and beyond? (E) |
Planetarium . World and Space art exhibition.
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Healthy Lifestyle and Super Sports Who helps me to stay healthy? (N) How can I stay healthy?(H) |
Healthy eating trip and cooking.
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
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Diversity Questions |
Can I notice any similarities and differences between myself and my friends in my class? |
How are places different? |
Where does my food come from? Where does my water come from? |
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Year 1 |
People who help us Who am I and who nurtures me? (N, I)
Who has been successful at helping others in the past ? (S) |
Pop-up museum - Ourselves, our family and pets and people who help us - past and present
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
My local area Where is my local area? (E) What makes my local area special? (H) How can I look after my local area? (N)
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Public display about Oldbury (in the local library)
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
The great outdoors
Who has explored the great outdoors? (E)
Can I explore it and what can I create there?(S)
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Garden centre Sell plants grown
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
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Diversity Questions |
How have diverse individuals influenced life today? What makes me special and unique? |
How many languages are spoken in our local community? How does our community celebrate special events? |
Which explorers have changed the world? How can we protect the world for future generations? |
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Year 2 |
What happened during ‘The Great Fire of London’?
How do we know about The Great Fire of London? (E)
What positive things followed because of the Great Fire of LondonL? (N, S, E)
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Pop-up museum - Significance of fire on our country
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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What is life like in China?
What did I learn and enjoy from the Museum visit? (E) (H)
How can we embrace Chinese culture in our own lives ? (I)
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Chinese ‘gallery of culture’
(Use proceeds raised to adopt a panda)
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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What can I do to make myself happy and healthy? (H)
How can I teach others to be happy and healthy? (I)
How can I successfully raise funds for the British Heart Foundation? (E/N) |
Keeping healthy event Jump Rope – BHF link Create a Fitness DVD with advice booklet and recipe book to sell to raise awareness and funds
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
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Diversity Questions |
What did a firefighter look like in the past compared to now?
Who can be a firefighter? |
What powerful Chinese women have made an impact on the history of China and how does this impact on the future of China?
How is Chinese culture similar or different to your own culture? |
Can anyone work in the fitness industry?
What famous women have shaped the future of sports/olympics? |
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Year 3 |
What was it like to be in Ancient Greece? What made the Greeks so successful? (S) Was Ancient Greek society inclusive? (I, H) |
Pop-up museum - What was it like to be in Ancient Greece?
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
What are natural disasters? Who has been affected by a natural disaster and how? (H, N) How can I help people who have been affected by a natural disaster? (I) |
Fundraising Campaign - to raise awareness and funds for relief of a natural disaster.
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
What does being British mean? How has our land changed from the Stone Age to the Iron Age? (E, S) Where do I belong in Britain? (H, N, I, ) |
Traditional Afternoon British Tea
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Community Led by the children
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Diversity Questions |
Was it fair that women were not allowed to be soldiers? Was the school system in Athens and Sparta fair? |
Was the social structure in the Roman Empire fair to all? Should non-citizens be treated differently to citizens? |
What famous female artists are there? How are different locations in Britain diverse? |
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Year 4 |
Ancient Egyptians What was it like to be in Ancient Egypt? What have I learnt from the Ancient Egyptians? (S, E) How have the Egyptians enriched our lives? (E)
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Pop-up museum - : The Impact of the Egyptians on history
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Europe How can we celebrate the culture of Europe? How can I celebrate different parts of Europe? (I, E) How and who can I share this with? (S, I, E)
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Parent workshop where children cook and eat a European dish with their parents.
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Water Why is clean water so important to the world and how can we access it? Why is water so important to us? (H, E) How can I help save water? (S, E, N) |
Campaign - to Use Water Responsibly to raise awareness and raise funds for Water Aid
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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Diversity Questions |
How diverse was Ancient Egypt? What was the impact of female females in ancient Egypt? |
What was Boudicca’s impact to Roman Britain? How did she change the course of British history? |
What is the physical effect on women's bodies when transporting water? Is it fair that some children have to drink dirty water? |
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Year 5 |
Invaders How did invaders leave their mark? (S) How did invaders establish communities?(E) How have invaders enriched our lives? (S, E) How did invaders include themselves in society? (I) |
Pop-up museum- How Invaders left their mark
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
Rainforests How can we help nurture rainforests around the world? (I,N) How can we show compassion for our planet?(I, N) Can I promote positive change? (S, H, I, N, E) |
Campaign - to raise funds for rainforest animals e.g Orangutan
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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Inventions What makes a successful invention? (S) Do inventions always mean progress? (S,H) How do inventions improve our lives? (E) Can I invent a product and pitch it in order to get investment? (S, H, E) |
Dragons Den Invent and pitch a moving machine for an agreed purpose to present
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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Diversity questions |
Is invasion right? How does it impact on those that live there and those that invaded? What can each bring to one another? |
Is fair trade really fair for all? Were the Spanish right to try and take over Maya land and establish Spanish culture? Why? |
What do you notice about the most famous inventors? Is this a fair reflection of the people who invent things for us? Why? |
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Year 6 |
What is the cost of war? How does peace and harmony make us happy? (S, H, N)
What successes can be taken from war? (S)
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Pop up museum - about the cost of war
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
How can we turn dreams into reality? How do we achieve our dreams? (H, N) What are our aspirations? (S,I) |
‘Dream’ Speeches - share hopes and aspiration poetry/speech with other children, parents and the local community
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children |
How do you leave a legacy? How can we leave lasting positive memories? (H, I, E)How can we all be included in leaving a legacy for Christ Church? (I, E) |
Leave a legacy - share with parents and share with community (newspaper)
Courageous Advocacy opportunities: Led by the children
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Diversity questions |
We know of German concentration camps but what of the Kenyan camps created by Britain? How did people of different ethnicities support the British war effort? |
Was Nelson Mandela right to use violence? Why? Who achieved the most for society: Malala, MLK or Nelson Mandela? |
Can legacies ever be bad? Are all people’s legacies represented equally?
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