Curriculum Overviews
Annual Topics
For 2019/20, the following topics will be studied across the school. Each topic has either a strong focus on either History or Geography. Our subject leaders have ensured that all the topics studied ensure that children at St. Mark’s gain a broad and balanced curriculum that is inline with the National Curriculum.
| Year Group | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | Magical Me | 999, what is your emergency? | Once upon a time in a land far away... | Old Mac Donald had a farm | Under the sea | Around the world |
| Year 1 | Terrific Toys | Remember, Remember | The Royals | Queens | Great Britain | Holidays |
| Year 2 | Expeditions | Great Explorers | Fire, Fire! | The Great Fire of London | Continents | Africa |
| Year 3 | The Roman Empire | European Countries | Stone Age to Bronze Age | Bronze Age to Iron Age | UK Land uses | World War 1 |
| Year 4 | Ancient Greeks | Vive La France | Rivers | Coastline and the Water Cycle | Vikings | Anglo-Saxons |
| Year 5 | Walk like an Egyptian | Raging Rivers | World War 2 | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | |
| Year 6 | William Shakespeare | Terrifying Tudors | Epic earthquakes | Marvellous Maps | Mysterious Mayans | Café Project |