year: Year 1
Knowledge organiser – Religion and worldviews: Why and how is Christmas celebrated?
A Knowledge Organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Religion and worldviews, Year 1–6, Why and how is Christmas celebrated?
This resource supports pupils in understanding the religious and cultural significance of Christmas within Christian belief and broader worldviews. It builds key vocabulary such as incarnation, gospel, nativity, and Messiah, and introduces central concepts like The Fall, resurrection, and The Trinity. The organiser highlights how Christmas is part of a larger Christian narrative about God’s relationship with humanity and the role of Jesus. With clear explanations and engaging imagery, it explores shared global traditions and differences in celebration. This resource is ideal for helping children make connections across religious teachings, vocabulary, and festive customs.
Knowledge organiser – D&T Y1: Mechanisms: *New* Wheels and axles
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Design and technology, Year 1, Mechanisms: *New* Wheels and axles.
This resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore how wheels and axles function in different types of vehicles and mechanisms. It introduces key vocabulary such as axle, wheel, chassis, rotation and movement, helping the pupils understand how these components work together to allow objects to move efficiently. The pupils will also learn about designing, assembling and evaluating their own wheeled models.
Science: list of significant people studied
A document to show the scientists and other significant people who are studied through the Science scheme of work.
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y1/2 (A): How did the world begin?
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Religion and worldviews, Y1/2 (A), How did the world begin?
This Religion and Worldviews resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore different religious and cultural perspectives on the origins of the world. It introduces key vocabulary such as creation, belief, faith, myth, and tradition, helping the pupils understand how various worldviews explain the beginning of life. The pupils will also learn about creation stories from different religions and how these shape beliefs about the world and humanity.
Art and DT: Curriculum guide for parents and carers — mixed-age (Cycle B)
*Now updated to include our newly published Drawing units*
This version of our parent curriculum overview is for mixed-age schools that subscribe to both Art and DT and alternate between teaching Art and DT each half term, using our Art and DT Half-termly plan — mixed-age.
Art and DT: Curriculum guide for parents and carers — mixed-age (Cycle A)
*Now updated to include our newly-published Drawing units*
This version of our parent curriculum overview is for mixed-age schools that subscribe to both Art and DT and alternate between teaching Art and DT each half term, using our Art and DT Half-termly plan — mixed-age.
Art and DT: Curriculum guide for parents and carers
*Now updated to reflect the newly published Drawing units*
This version of our parent curriculum overview is for those schools that subscribe to both Art and DT and alternate between teaching Art and DT each half term, using our Half-termly Art and DT Long-term plan.
RSE & PSHE: Curriculum guide for parents and carers — mixed-age (Cycle B)
No changes to this document needed for 25/26.
A curriculum guide which can be published on your school website to show parents and carers the RSE & PSHE lesson plans.
