KeyStage 2 (Ages 7-11, Year Group 3 - 6)

At Key Stage 2, your child’s programme of study becomes more challenging and builds on the skills learnt at Key Stage 1. Through their Personal Learning Programme we encourage your child to develop the skills needed to be an independent learner.

English Topics Covered

Reading (En 2)

• Reading Strategies – based on an awareness of phonics and word recognition, knowledge of grammatical structures

• Understanding texts and Reading for Information

• Language – Structure and Variation, Similes, Metaphors and Personification, Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoeia, Connectives and Clauses, Verbal Reasoning

Writing (En 3)

• Composition – Letter Writing, Formal and Informal Letters, Fiction and Non-Fiction, Media-based texts (Newspaper articles), Persuasive Writing (Leaflets and Brochures)

• Spelling and Handwriting – Prefixes and Suffixes

• Punctuation and Grammar – Language Structure, Paragraphs, Speech Marks, Sentences, Apostrophes, Comparatives and Superlatives.

Maths Topics Covered

Number (Ma 2)

• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

• Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and Ratio

• Place Value

• Negative Numbers

• Number Patterns

• Money

• Time

• Mental and Written strategies for Problem Solving

• Appropriate use of calculator

Shape, Space and Measure (Ma 3)

• Area, Perimeter and Volume

• Shape

• Reflective and Rotational Symmetry

• Visualising and drawing 2D and 3D Shapes

• Imperial and Metric Units

Handling Data (Ma 4)

• Mode, Median, Mean and Range

• Frequency

• Bar and Line Graphs

• Probability

• Using ICT where appropriate