Key Stage 2

We offer a book-based curriculum with the aim to provide our children with a literacy-rich environment to support and encourage a love of reading and writing. We plan learning around a range of diverse and language rich texts, linking as many subjects as possible, giving learners a more exciting, meaningful, creative and context-based experience.  

We personalise learning by offering bespoke interventions during our tray time work and also during a timetabled intervention slot. Tray time is also an opportunity to focus on the basic skills, including reading, spelling, comprehension, tables knowledge and recall and handwriting.    

We offer a rich, varied curriculum, with a good balance of academic and skill-based learning opportunities. This helps to build confidence, self-esteem and resilience as well as academic abilities. This balance also helps to re-engage reluctant learners back into education, allowing them to discover a love of learning and an enjoyment of education.  

 

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Long-Term Planning

Lower Primary Topics:

Lower Key Stage 2 Curriculum Map 2025-26

Lower Key Stage 2 Art 2025-26

 

Upper Primary Topics:

Upper Key Stage 2 Curriculum Map 2025-26

Upper Key Stage 2 Art 2025-26

 

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KS2 Useful Websites

In 2013 the government introduced a new Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. You
can try some online quizzes we collected, or download our grammar checklist (we also have.

http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/spag.php

A daily practise to keep those brain cells sharp

http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/maths.php

Skillswise aims to help adults improve their reading, writing and maths skills. It
is targeted at Level 1 of the adult Basic Skills Literacy & Numeracy
Curriculums for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Resources Available

Ziptales is an interactive tool with over 500+ stories for children of all ages and abilities, with games and quizzes aimed to make reading FUN!  It is available free of charge from Sunderland Libraries for children, parents and teachers – all you need is a library card which can be applied for online through Sunderland Councils web page

In view of the schools’ shut down beginning on Friday this week, Ziptales have added material for schools and libraries headed, Off Site Schooling, on the home page of their web site.

This will explain how teachers, librarians and parents can make good use of Ziptales in delivering online literacy education to pupils while they are at home.

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Other Online Resources Available 

For more  Key Stage 2 online resources click here