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Curriculum Information for Parents and Carers – Year 6 Autumn Term 2026

The Autumn Term is here and we would like to share with you a summary of what your child will be learning in class.  We would also like to share some ways that you can support your child at home.

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This term in our Creation and Covenant topic, we will examine the literary forms of the Genesis creation accounts and explore how original sin damaged humanity’s relationship with God and the world. We will learn how Jesus forms a New Covenant to restore this relationship, exploring key scriptures from John’s Gospel, the Nicene Creed, and the Sacrament of Baptism. We will link the call to stewardship in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ with modern science, discovering how faith and scientific discovery work together.

In our Prophecy and Promise topic, we will examine beliefs about prophets and their role in revealing God's plan, exploring how key Old Testament figures pointed towards the coming of the Messiah. We will reflect on Mary’s song of praise, the Magnificat, to understand how God fulfils His promises through the humble, and we will explore what it means to be called to religious life today as a personal response to God’s invitation. 

Catholic Social Teaching

• Care for Creation: We will learn how God calls us to look after the planet – to be Stewards of Creation.
• Preferential Option for the Poor: We will learn how God calls us to look for those in need and to work hard to support them as best we can.

English

This term, we will be studying The Arrival by Shaun Tan, a wordless graphic novel that follows a migrant searching for a better future for his family. We will explore themes of displacement, belonging and hope across language and cultural barriers.

We will also be studying Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah, following ten-year-old Leonard as he travels from Jamaica to 1950s Britain to join his parents. Through his story, we will explore themes of identity, belonging, resilience, and the post-war Windrush generation’s impact on modern British history. 

Mathematics

Throughout this term, we will be recapping and building on previous learning in equivalence, addition and subtraction, and place value. We will use our knowledge of part-part-whole structures to solve additive problems and explore pictorial, graphical and algebraic representations of number problems. We will partition numbers flexibly to simplify and solve addition and subtraction calculations.

We will investigate the relationships between multiples of 1,000 and understand place value within numbers with up to 7 digits.

Science

Classification: We will learn about how we classify living things into particular groups based on features of similarities and differences as well as being able to explain why we have chosen a particular classification for plants and animals.

Electricity: This topic builds on our Year 4 work on electricity. We will learn to draw conventional circuit diagrams and use models to explain current, resistance and voltage. We will compare different batteries and relate this to the effects on bulb brightness. 

History

In Autumn Half Term 1, we will be learning about the impact of war. We will research and compare the impact of the First and Second World Wars in our local area. We will develop an understanding of the Home Front and how the wars impacted our community.

Geography

In Autumn Half Term 2, we will be learning about where our energy comes from. We will be learning about renewable and non-renewable energy sources, where they come from and their impact on society, the economy and the environment.

Computing

Bletchley Park and History of Computers: This term, we will be learning about Bletchley Park. We will be discovering the history of Bletchley Park, historical figures, and computer science. We will learn about code-breaking and password hacking as well as decoding messages and look back in time at how computers have evolved.

AI: We will explore what AI is and how it generates text, images and code. We will learn about creating and refining prompts to improve AI responses, while also considering the ethical implications of AI.

French

We will learn about the French speaking countries in the Francophone world and Paris and its districts (arrondissements). We will learn the different school subjects and express opinions on them, as well as how we travel to school. In preparation for transition to secondary school French, we learn the two fundamental verbs of avoir and ȇtre, and will also complete translation tasks. We will also learn the Our Father in French.

Music

Autumn Half Term 1: Watcha Rhythms - This half term, we will be developing our performance, composition and contextual understanding skills in music through the study of a piece called ‘Double Talk’. We will perform the piece to the rest of the class with body percussion we have created, as well as compose and notate our own ‘watcha rhythms’ piece.

Autumn Half Term 2: Carol Service - Perform in the Christmas Carol Service. We will refine our singing posture and projection and develop our performance skills.

PE

Swimming: We will focus on swimming more fluently and with increased confidence and control. We will continue to develop technique and may learn personal survival techniques and how to stay safe around water.

Tag Rugby: We will develop attacking skills by supporting the ball carrier using width and drawing defence. When defending, we will develop tagging success, how to track and slow down an opponent, and how to work as a defensive unit.

Football: We will develop defending and attacking play, focusing on selecting the appropriate pass and applying tactics.

Indoor Athletics: We will review and refine techniques for indoor events.

Gymnastics: We will use knowledge of compositional principles, to combine and link actions and how to relate to a partner and apparatus, when developing sequences.

Art

This half term in Art, we will be looking at the theme of expressing ideas through the medium of drawing. We will explore how to express ideas and how we can use scale to do so.

Design and Technology

This term, we will use our understanding of electrical systems and design by designing and creating a steady hand game. 

RHSE (Relationship, Health and Sex Education)

This term, we look at the following topics: Gifts and Talents, Girls’ Bodies, Boys’ Bodies, Spots and Sleep. Further information about these can be accessed via the Life to the Full portal.

How you can help your child at home

• At home, you should continue to encourage your child to read daily for 20 minutes. 
• Children should practise times tables and MyMaths for 20 minutes daily.
• Be aware of your child’s homework timetable and ensure that your child is completing the correct task for the correct day.