“What we know is a drop, what we don’t know is an ocean.”

Isaac Newton

“The important thing is to never stop questioning.”

Albert Einstein

Science at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of the world and how it behaves.  We want to give children an understanding of different aspects of biology, chemistry and physics and a thirst for scientific enquiry.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered through an enquiry approach as a curriculum driver.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of a scientist such as carrying out investigations and questioning the world around them.

A year 6 scientist will be able to:

• Plan and carry out a fair test and explain the findings.
• Describe habitats, plants and food chains.
• Describe how plants and animals have evolved and adapted over time.
• Describe different materials and their properties.
• Explain different forces and their effect.

1e Knowledge Progression Overview - Science Physics Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

1d Knowledge Progression Overview - Science Chemistry Revised EFYS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

1c Knowledge Progression Overview - Science Biology Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

1b Knowledge Progression Overview - Working Scientifically Revised EYFS-7 FINAL.pdf

1a Knowledge Progression Overview - Science Curriculum Revised KS1 and KS2.pdf

“You can’t use up creativity.  The more you use the more you have.”

Maya Angelou

“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.”

Anni Albers

Art at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of drawing, painting and sculpting.  We want to give children an understanding of techniques to create effects, the different media that can be used and the work of different artists.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered through an enquiry approach as a curriculum enhancer.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of an artist such as techniques using line, colour, pattern, texture and shape for effect.

A year 6 artist can:

• Describe an art technique and say why it is effective.
• Explain how to show emotion and movement in art.
• Name 2 artists and talk about their work.

2 Knowledge Progression Overview - Art Design Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do.  It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive.  It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.”

Steve Ballmer

Computing at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of algorithms, developing and using different programs and how information technology can be used beyond school.  We want to give children an understanding of how different technologies can be helpful and how they can use the internet and search engines safely.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered as a discrete subject separate to our enquiry.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of computing such as keyboard and word processing functions, the use of spreadsheets to collect and interpret data and how to write programs in order to carry out simple tasks.

A year 6 computing student can:

• Describe a program they have made to carry out a simple task.
• Explain how they can use search engines and the internet.
• Describe how they can keep themselves safe online.

3 Knowledge Progression Overview - Computing Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“Design and Technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products.”

James Dyson

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works.”

Steve Jobs

Design and Technology at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of the designing and making process.  We want to give children an understanding of how to research into different products, the designing process – including testing ideas – and then making and evaluating their product.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered through an enquiry approach as a curriculum enhancer.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of a designer such as how to strengthen the materials they use and how to evaluate the effectiveness of their product.

A year 6 designer can:

• Talk about how they design a project.
• Explain how they choose the materials and tools they used in a project.
• Explain why their project was good and what they could have done to make it better.
• Describe food that they have made and how they did it.

4 Knowledge Progression Overview - D&T Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map.  It’s about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents.  And in the end, it’s about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.”

Barack Obama

Geography at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and understanding of the world around us.  We want to give children an understanding of various locations around the world, the different human and physical features around us and the people that inhabit our world.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered through an enquiry approach as a curriculum driver.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of a geographer such as using maps and carrying out fieldwork.

A year 6 geographer can:

• Describe at least 2 different locations around the UK and the world.
• Describe what human and physical features are and give some examples.
• Explain how we use maps, atlases and globes to locate seas, continents, countries and other places.

5 Knowledge Progression Overview - Geography Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

History in a Nutshell

“We are not makers of history- we are made by history”

Martin Luther King

“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future”

Theodore Roosevelt

History at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of the past.  We want to give children an understanding of the development of British History, Europe and the rest of the world over time, securing a good chronological understanding of the past and knowing the impact these developments have on the present day.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered through an enquiry approach as a curriculum driver.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of a historian such as interpreting evidence and making judgements.

A year 6 historian can:

• Explain what is meant by chronological order.
• Describe a period of history and what changes took place.
• Explain how a period of history had an impact and caused a change.
• Name at least 2 periods of history and share some key knowledge from each.

6 Knowledge Progression Overview - History Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes right to his head.  If you talk to him in his own language, it goes right to his heart.”

Nelson Mandela

“Learning a foreign language and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children.”

Michael Gove

Foreign Languages at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of how to speak and write in another language and the culture of another country.  We want to give children an understanding of key vocabulary across various aspects of daily life and the names of places and people associated with the country.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered separate to our enquiry as a discrete subject.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of languages such as authentic pronunciation, and the ability to communicate ideas, facts and feelings in the foreign language.

A year 6 linguist can:

• Describe the weather, classroom objects and information about themselves in French.
• Name places and famous people from France and share some facts.
• Hold a simple conversation of 5 – 6 phrases about an aspect they have learned.

7 Knowledge Progression Overview - MFL Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“Music has healing power.  It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.”

Elton John

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

Plato

Music at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of singing, playing an instrument, and appreciating the music of others.  We want to give children an understanding of technical terms, how to play and perform solo and in ensembles and how to appreciate and describe a wide variety of music.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered through an enquiry approach with some discrete aspects.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of music such as performing, reading music and composing their own music.

8 Knowledge Progression Overview - Music Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of silver or gold.”

Mahatma Ghandi

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”

John F Kennedy

PE at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and ability to complete different sporting activities whilst fostering a positive, lifelong relationship with exercise.  We want to give children an understanding of how to play different sports and the importance of exercise in keeping ourselves healthy.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered as a discrete subject separate to our enquiry.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of a sports person through explicit teaching of techniques and opportunities to apply them over time.

A year 6 sports person can:

• Describe how they might create a gymnastic sequence and what it might include.
• Describe ways to throw and catch and explain some rules to at least one sport.
• Describe how they develop dance sequences to music.
• Swim at least 25m using 3 different strokes.

9 Knowledge Progression Overview - PE Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“Religions are different roads converging to the same point.  What does it matter that we take different roads as long as we reach the same goal?  In reality, there are as many different religions as there are individuals.”

Mahatma Gandhi

RE at Hillside aims to encourage interest in different world religions and views and how they fit into our world.  We want to give children an understanding of the different religions and how they impact on the daily lives of the followers and how the different religions and world views have an impact on the world around us.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered as a discrete subject separate to our enquiry.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of RE such as enquiring into what enables different communities to live together respectfully and reflecting on the different ways of life around us.

A year 6 RE student can:

• Describe key religions and how they are followed.
• Explain what they think about different religions and world views.
• Describe what concepts such as belonging, meaning, purpose and truth mean to them.

10 Knowledge Progression Overview - RE Nottinghamshire Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

Dr Seuss

PSHE at Hillside aims to encourage interest in and enjoyment of how we can develop ourselves to become healthy physically, mentally and within our relationships with others.  We want to give children an understanding of the different aspects of physical and mental health, how to keep their relationships healthy and themselves safe in the world.

This is achieved through a range of learning opportunities and experiences delivered as a discrete subject separate to our enquiry.  Children learn key knowledge and are encouraged to develop the skills of PSHE such as enquiring into what can help them to stay healthy physically and mentally and how they can develop healthy relationships with family and friends as well as keeping themselves safe through managing risks.

A year 6 PSHE student can:

• Explain different ways they can stay physically and mentally healthy and describe the ones that are effective for them.
• Describe risks to their safety and how they can manage them.
• Describe how to make positive friendships and manage hurtful behaviour such as bullying.

11 Knowledge Progression Overview - PSHE Revised EYFS-Y7 FINAL.pdf