Curriculum | St John's Catholic Primary School

Our Curriculum

We have a two year rolling programme which ensures a rich and engaging curriculum for all our children including opportunities to come together as learners in the whole school throughout the year including the whole school writing project in June as well as our Journeys theme in Term 4 and our Term 6 World Wide themes.

More about our approach to Teaching and Learning can be found in our Teaching and Learning Policy. Click here for our policy page.

Term	2025/26 Year A	Term	2026/27 Year B
1	EYFS – All About Me Yr 1/2 – Vikings Yr 3/4 - Anglo Saxons Yr 5/6 – Ancient Egypt	1	EYFS – All About Me Yr 1/2 – Tell me a Story Yr 3/4 –Stone Age and Rocks Yr 5/6 – World War II
2	EYFS – There’s no such thing as a Gruffalo Yr 1/2 – Dinosaur Detectives Yr 3/4 – Water Cycle Yr 5/6 – Space	2	EYFS - There’s no such thing as a Gruffalo! Yr 1/2 – Castles Yr 3/4 – Bronze & Iron Age Yr 5/6 – Slingshot Car
3	EYFS – Local Heroes (Our community) Yr 1/2 – Island Life Yr 3/4 – Centre Stage – Performing Yr 5/6 – Code Breakers	3	EYFS – Local Heroes Yr 1/2 – Performance, Poetry and Paint Yr 3/4 – Centre Stage – Performing Yr 5/6 – Ancient Greece
4	Journeys – Whole School Link EYFS – Transport Yr 1/2 – Our Planet Yr 3/4 – Georgian Bath Yr 5/6 – Our Planet	4	Journeys – Whole School Link EYFS – Transport Yr 1/2 – Journeys Yr 3/4 – Pilgrimage Yr 5/6 – Journeys
5	EYFS – What is Growing in Your Garden? Yr 1/2 – Blank Canvas Yr 3/4 – Anglo Saxons Yr 5/6 – Early Islamic Civilisation	5	EYFS - What is Growing in Your Garden? Yr 1/2 – Nature Detectives (Science) Yr 3/4 - Geography - volcanoes Yr 5/6 – Nature Detectives
6	World Cup – Whole School Link EYFS – Summer at the seaside Yr 1/2 – Each phase will focus on a different country Yr 3/4 – Each phase will focus on a different country Yr 5/6 – Each phase will focus on a different country	6	EYFS – Summer at the seaside Yr 1/2 – Kenya Yr 3/4 – Romans Yr 5/6 – Enterprise