Close

Beckfoot Trust is an organisation that links a group of local Bradford schools together so that they can collectively improve the life chances for young people within their schools. Our aim is to create a group of truly remarkable schools each with a genuine comprehensive intake. They will be wonderful places for young people to learn and grow up in. We want to make a difference. We want to create something special.

Primary

Secondary

Special

Beckfoot Heaton Primary School and Nursery uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. For optimal performance please accept cookies. For more information please visit our cookies policy.

Accept and close

Children & Learning

Curriculum by Year

Our School Curriculum in each Year group.  

Expand each Year group below to see what our children are learning

Year 1's Woodland Topic - Owl VisitorYear 4's Victorians Topic - the Worth Valley Railway, the location of The Railway ChildrenYear 5's Blackhill Residential - Singing around the Camp Fire

Year 1

Year 1 's Woodland topic - owl visitor

 

Year 1's Woodland Topic - Owl Visitor

 

Year 1's Literacy - Books we are reading

 

the-gruffalostickman

mr-gumpythe-three-little-pigs

Handalullabyhullabaloo

 

Year 1 Topics

SCIENCE

Working scientifically, Plants, Animals, including humans, Everyday materials, Seasonal changes

HISTORY

Lives of people in my family, Changes within living memory, Significant events within living memory

GEOGRAPHY

Maps, weather, climates and animals around the world and my local area.

RE (5% CURRICULUM TIME)

Myself, Precious things, Special people, Special places, Special days, Our world

Visit: Christianity

ART AND DESIGN

(Sketch books)

Minimalism, Gormley, Mark making, drawing, digital media, painting, printing, textiles, 3D, collage

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Mechanisms: Sliders and levers, Structures: Freestanding structures

COMPUTING

CS: Algorithms, programs on digital devices; instructions

IT: purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content

DL: Recognise common uses, use technology safely and respectfully

MUSIC

Singing, Playing, Improvising, Composing, Listening

PE

Smart Moves, Athletics, Dance, Multi skills, Football, hockey, cricket, tennis

 

Year 2

Year 2's Great Fire of London Topic - burning houses in the woods

 

Year 2's Great Fire of London Topic - Burning Houses in the Woods

 

Year 2's Literacy - Books we are reading

pirates-of-scurvy-sandsrescue

minpinsfantastic-mr-fox

most-magnificent-mosquenot now ber

 

Year 2 Topics

SCIENCE

Working scientifically, Plants, Animals, including humans, Uses of everyday materials Living things and their habitats

HISTORY

Lives of significant individuals, Events beyond living memory, Significant event, people and places in the locality

GEOGRAPHY

Explorers, map work, comparing an area of England and Pakistan, Bempton cliffs and Europe (Spain)

RE (5% curriculum time)

Myself, Precious things, Special people, Special places, Special days, Our world, Visit: Islam

ART AND DESIGN

(Sketch books)

Modigliani, Royal portraits photographs and paintings, Mark making, drawing, digital media, painting, printing, textiles, 3D, collage

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Textiles: Templates and joining techniques

Mechanisms: Wheels and axles

Food: Preparing fruit and vegetables

COMPUTING

CS: Algorithms, programs on digital devices; instructions

IT: purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content

DL: Recognise common uses, use technology safely and respectfully

MUSIC

Singing, Playing, Improvising, Composing, Listening

PE

Smart Moves, Athletics, Dance, Football, table tennis, basketball, cricket, short tennis

Year 3

 Year 3's Seeds and Berries topic - crumble making

 

 Year 3's Seeds and Berries Topic - Crumble Making

 

Year 3 Literacy - the books we are reading

 

hansel-and-gretaliron-man

stone-age-boynar

judaismprince-of-egypt

 

Year 3 Topics

 

SCIENCE

Working scientifically, Plants, Animals, including humans, Rocks, Light, Forces and magnets

HISTORY

Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, The achievements of the earliest civilisations: Ancient Egypt

GEOGRAPHY

Rivers and settlements in Egypt and India, map work and local area.

RE (5% curriculum time)

Beginnings, Places of worship, Journeys, Special books, Right and wrong, Creation and the environment, Visit: Judaism

ART AND DESIGN

(Sketch books)

Impressionism, Monet, Turner, Vangogh, Mark making, drawing, digital media, painting, printing, textiles, 3D, collage

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Textiles: 2D shape to 3D product

Food: Healthy and varied diet

Mechanical systems: Levers and linkages

COMPUTING

CS: Design, write and debug programs, logical reasoning, algorithms

Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs

IT: Use search technologies effectively

Select, use and combine a variety of software, digital devices to design, collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information

DL: Understand the opportunities [networks] offer for communication and collaboration

Be discerning in evaluating digital content

Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly

MUSIC

Singing, Playing, Improvising, Composing – notation, Listening – composers, traditions, history

PE

Smart Moves, Athletics, Dance, Golf, football, short tennis, badminton, cricket, basketball

Year 4

Year 4's Victorians Topic - the Worth Valley Railway, location for the film "The Railway Children"

 

Year 4's Victorians Topic - the Worth Valley Railway, the location of The Railway Children

 

Year 4 Literacy - Books we are reading

 

railway-children-v2 (1)sikhism

tell-me-a-dragonvoices

 

Year 4 Topics

SCIENCE

Working scientifically, Animals, including humans, Living things and their habitats, States of matter, Sound, Electricity

HISTORY

A local history study: Victorians, The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain, Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and people who brought about changes.

GEOGRAPHY

Comparing places in the UK, map work and Europe (Italy)

RE (5% curriculum time)

Beginnings, Places of worship, Journeys, Special books, Right and wrong, Creation and the environment,  Visit: Sikhism

ART AND DESIGN

(Sketch books)

Hockney, Victorian architecture, Mark making, drawing, digital media, painting, printing, textiles, 3D, collage

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Structures: Shell structures

Electrical systems: Simple circuits and switches

Food: Celebrating culture and seasonality

COMPUTING

CS: Design, write and debug programs, logical reasoning, algorithms

Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs

IT: Use search technologies effectively

Select, use and combine a variety of software, digital devices to design, collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information

DL: Understand the opportunities [networks] offer for communication and collaboration

Be discerning in evaluating digital content

Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly

MUSIC

Singing, Playing, Improvising, Composing – notation, Listening – composers, traditions, history

PE

Gymnastics, Dance, Athletics, Football, netball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, golf

Year 5

Year 5s Blackhill's residential - singing around the campfire

 

Year 5's Blackhill Residential - Singing around the Camp Fire

 

Year 5 Literacy - Books we are reading

 

beowulfFireworkMakersDaughter

hinduismharry-potter

aladdintoro-toro

 

Year 5 Topics

 

SCIENCE

Working scientifically, Living things and their habitats, Animals, including humans, Properties and changes of materials, Earth and space, Forces

HISTORY

A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England

GEOGRAPHY

Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, map work, Asia (Baghdad), time zones and Europe (Spain)

RE (5% curriculum time)

Symbol and symbolism, Special people, Sacred writings, Sacred places, Pilgrimage, Initiation, Reflections, Visit: Hinduism

ART AND DESIGN

(Sketch books)

Surrealism, Miro, Picasso, Gaudi, Islamic patterns, Mark making, drawing, digital media, painting, printing, textiles, 3D, collage

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Textiles: Combining different fabric shapes

Structures: Frame structures

COMPUTING

CS: Design, write and debug programs, logical reasoning, algorithms

Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs

Work with variables and various forms of input and output Computer networks

IT: Use search technologies effectively

Select, use and combine a variety of software, digital devices to design, collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information

DL: Understand the opportunities [networks] offer for communication and collaboration

Be discerning in evaluating digital content

Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly

MUSIC

Singing, Playing, Improvising, Composing – notation, Listening – composers, traditions, history

PE

Gymnastics, Dance, Athletics, Golf, netball, table tennis, football, cricket, tennis

Year 6

Year 6 Room 13 Whitby topic - Whitby residential and boat trip

 

Year 6's Room 13 Whitby Topic - Whitby Residential and Boat Trip

 

Year 6 Literacy - Books we are reading

 

room13farther

anne-frankbuddhism

trojan-horsesolo

 

Year 6 Topics

 

SCIENCE

Working scientifically, Living things and their habitats, Animals, including humans, Evolution and inheritance, Light, Electricity

HISTORY

An aspect of 20th century history 20th Century, A study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world, A theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

GEOGRAPHY

Place study (Whitby), Europe, Africa and world maps.

RE (5% curriculum time)

Symbol and symbolism, Special people, Sacred writings, Sacred places, Pilgrimage, Initiation, Reflections, Visit: Buddhism

ART AND DESIGN

(Sketch books)

Pop Art, Jasper Johns, Warhol, Mark making, drawing, digital media, painting, printing, textiles, 3D, collage, photo montage

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Electrical systems: More complex switches and circuits

Mechanical systems: Pulleys or gears

COMPUTING

CS: Design, write and debug programs, logical reasoning, algorithms

Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs

Work with variables and various forms of input and output Computer networks

IT: Use search technologies effectively

Select, use and combine a variety of software, digital devices to design, collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information

DL: Understand the opportunities [networks] offer for communication and collaboration

Be discerning in evaluating digital content

Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly

MUSIC

Singing, Playing, Improvising, Composing – notation, Listening – composers, traditions, history

PE

Gymnastics, Dance, Athletics, Football, badminton, table tennis, golf, hockey, rounders