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Adopting an Exciting, Knowledge-Based Curriculum at Quinton Primary School
As of September 2019, we have adopted a more knowledge-based curriculum here at Quinton and we are all really excited about the topics we have chosen to teach and the learning opportunities these will provide to the children.
KS1 & KS2 Curriculum Overview 2019/2020
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Autumn 1 8 weeks |
Autumn 2 7 weeks |
Spring 1 6 weeks |
Spring 2 6 weeks |
Summer 1 5 weeks |
Summer 2 8 weeks |
2 weeks | |
| Year 1 | Dinosaurs | Childhood |
Poles Apart Hot & Cold Countries |
People & Animals |
Super-Heroes Traction Man |
Get Out of My Swamp! Bog Baby |
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| Year 2 | Africa | London's Burning! | Pioneers | Wonder Women | The Scented Garden | Beachcombers | |
| Year 3 |
Meet the Flinstones! Stone Age |
Tomb Raiders! Ancient Egypt |
Transport Aviation & Exploration History |
Extreme Survival Adapting to Different Climates & Environments |
A Journey Through Europe | European Focus: France | |
| Year 4 | Britain From the Air | Romans | Reign Over Us! | Tudor Warwickshire | Mount Kilimanjaro | World Kitchen | |
| Year 5 | Earth & Beyond | Invaders | Mexico & the Mayans | Walls & Barricades | Wild Waters | Rainforests | |
| Year 6 | Ancient Greece | Natural Disasters | World War Two | World War Two | Rule Britannia | Yes Minister! |
What is a Knowledge-Based Curriculum?
1. Acquisition of knowledge is at the heart.
2. Knowledge is specified in meticulous detail.
3. Knowledge is acquired in long term memory.
4. Knowledge is carefully sequenced over time.
5. There is a focus on subject disciplines.
At the start of each topic (usually one per half term), children will be provided with a 'Knowledge Organiser' which is essentially a fact sheet of their topic. The idea behind this particular method is that, put simply, the more children know off-by-heart, the more they will be able to apply their knowledge.
Please see our Curriculum Evening materials and refer to individual classes' Knowledge Organisers (Autumn 1 found below) for more information about our topics. If you require any further information regarding the curriculum which we teach, please speak to your child's class teacher.