This document serves as a Pupil Acceptable Use Policy for KS1 students, detailing guidelines for the responsible use of school devices and to ensure they stay safe online.
year: Year 2
Computing: Long-term plan — mixed-age
This long-term plan is for schools teaching Computing to mixed-age classes. It organises our Computing scheme of work into a two-year rolling programme (Cycle A and Cycle B) which ensures full coverage of the National curriculum objectives.
Along with our suggestions for differentiation included in each lesson plan, this document will enable you to support progress between year groups, despite the challenges of mixed-age teaching in Computing.
The Computing: Progression of skills and knowledge document accompanies this version of the long-term plan.
RSE & PSHE: Mapping to the PSHE Association’s Programme of study
This maps Kapow Primary’s RSE and PSHE lessons plans to the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study and its core themes: Health and wellbeing, Relationships and Living in the wider world.
Music: Staff Presentation
This presentation introduces you to our Music curriculum, highlighting features such as CPD support, videos to support notation, and our KS2 instrumental scheme. Our staff presentation has two main goals:
New to Music?
If your school is new to our Music curriculum, this presentation is the perfect introduction. It provides an ideal starting point for staff to explore.
Interested in Joining?
This presentation is your starting point for those eager to dive into Music with Kapow Primary. It’s a valuable tool to create awareness about what Kapow Primary can offer your school. After the presentation, we recommend starting a 14-day school free trial. This allows your colleagues to immerse themselves in the scheme and experience its full potential.
Design and technology: Resources and costings sheet
Uncover the key to seamless lesson planning with the Resources and costings sheet for our Design and technology scheme of work. Use this resource to efficiently allocate resources, manage costs effectively, and ensure a well-structured curriculum. Say goodbye to planning hassles and hello to a more organised and engaging teaching approach.
French: Intent, implementation and impact statement
A document outlining the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s French scheme of work, how to deliver the subject and measure pupils’ progression.
Original Art and design scheme: Intent, implementation and impact
This document outlines the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s original Art and design curriculum (pre-September 2022), how to deliver it and how to measure pupil progress. This information can be used to help create your school’s bespoke Intent, Implementation and Impact statement, tailored to your school.
Our Curriculum overview shows which of our units cover each of the National curriculum attainment targets as well as each of the strands.
Our Progression of skills shows the skills that are taught within each year group and how these skills develop to ensure that attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage.
We recommend that schools no longer use the original scheme and transition to our revised Art scheme.
Knowledge organiser – Music Y2: On this island (British folk music)
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the now archived unit Music, Year 2, On This Island.
This Music resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore how music can be used to represent different aspects of an island environment. It introduces key vocabulary such as dynamics, tempo, pitch, texture, and structure, helping the pupils understand how composers use musical elements to depict landscapes and moods. The pupils will also learn how to create their own compositions inspired by island settings, using instruments and vocal sounds to represent natural features.
Knowledge organiser – Music Y2: Orchestral instruments
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the now archived unit Music, Year 2, Orchestral Instruments.
This Music resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore the different families of orchestral instruments and their unique sounds. It introduces key vocabulary such as strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, and conductor, helping the pupils understand how instruments are classified and how they contribute to an orchestra’s overall sound. The pupils will also learn to identify instruments by their timbre and recognise their roles within orchestral performances.
