Hollesley Curriculum
Our Curriculum
At Hollesley Primary School we want to offer children a varied diet of opportunities and experiences, ensuring that they are nurtured in each and every way. This is underpinned by our school motto: Nurturing the Roots of our Success. We accomplish this by ensuring the children have access to a broad and balanced curriculum. By using Cornerstones curriculum, it is our intention that pupils love learning and are taught to understand what it means to be a successful, well-rounded individual in today’s changing society.
Our Curriculum Statement
Read our full curriculum statement over on the Cornerstone Education website.
Cycle A 2022-2023
Class |
| Aut 1 | Aut 2 | Spr 1 | Spr 2 | Sum 1 | Sum 2 |
Seals | Main project | Me and My Community (PSE) | Once Upon a Time (CL) | Starry Night (UW)
| Dangerous Dinosaurs (UW) | Animal Safari (UW)
| On the Beach (UW)
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Mini projects | Exploring Autumn (UW) | Sparkle and Shine (PSE) | Winter Wonderland (UW) | Puddles and Rainbows (UW) | Creep, Crawl and Wriggle (UW) | Moving On (PSE) Move It (PD) | |
Dolphins | Main project | Childhood (Hist) | Splendid Skies (Sci, Hist, Geog) | Coastline (Hist, Geog) | |||
Mini projects | Everyday Materials (Sci) Mix It (A & D) Shade and Shelter (DT) Our Wonderful World (Geog) | Human Senses (Sci) Funny Faces and Fabulous Features (A & D) | Does it snow in Summer? (Sci)
| How big is a raindrop? (Sci) How wild is the wind? (Sci) Are all leaves the same? (Sci)
| Use of Materials (Sci) Flower Head (A & D)
| Plant Survival (Sci) Animal Parts (Science) Beach Hut (DT)
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Turtles | Main project | Through the Ages (Hist)
| Rocks, Relics and Rumbles (Geog) Misty Mountain, Winding River (Geog) | Emperors and Empires (Hist)
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Mini projects | Skeletal and Muscular Systems (Sci) Contrast and complement (A & D)
| Prehistoric Pots (A & D) Cook Well, Eat Well (DT) One Planet, Our World (Geog)
| Forces and Magnets (Sci) States of Matter (Sci) Ammonite (A & D) Vista (A & D) Making it Move (DT) | Grouping and Classifying (Sci) People and Places (A & D) Animal (A & D) Functional and Fancy Fabrics (DT) | Plant, Nutrition and Reproduction (Sci) Beautiful Botanicals (A & D) | Light and Shadows (Sci) Mosaic Masters (A & D) Greenhouse (DT) | |
Otters | Main project | Britain at War (Hist) | Pole to Pole (Geog) | Revolution (Hist) | |||
Mini projects | Light Theory (Sci) Distortion and Abstraction (A & D) Eat the Seasons (DT) | Evolution and Inheritance (Sci) Bees, Beetles and Butterflies (A & D) Make Do and Mend (DT) | Electrical Circuits and Components (Sci) Inuit (A & D)
| Environmental Artists (A & D) Engineer (DT) Our Changing World (Geog)
| Can Fruit Light a Bulb? (Sci)
| Revolution (A & D, DT, Geog) | |
Cycle B 2023-2024
Class |
| Aut 1 | Aut 2 | Spr 1 | Spr 2 | Sum 1 | Sum 2 |
Seals | Main project | Me and My Community (PSE) | Once Upon a Time (CL) | Starry Night (UW)
| Dangerous Dinosaurs (UW) | Animal Safari (UW)
| On the Beach (UW)
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Mini projects | Exploring Autumn (UW) | Sparkle and Shine (PSE) | Winter Wonderland (UW) | Puddles and Rainbows (UW) | Creep, Crawl and Wriggle (UW) | Moving On (PSE) Move It (PD) | |
Dolphins | Main project | Towers, Tunnels and Turrets (DT) | Bright Lights, Big City (Geog) | Wriggle and Crawl (Sci) | |||
Mini projects | Where do worms like to live? (Sci) | Can you make a paper bridge? (Sci) Portraits and poses (A & D) | Street view (A & D) Human survival (Sci) How do plants grow in winter? (Sci) Remarkable recipes (DT) Seasonal changes (Sci) | Rain and sunrays (A & D) What keeps us dry? (Sci) How does grass grow? (Sci) Taxi (D & T) | Animal survival (Sci) How does it move? (Sci) Plant parts (Sci) What is the life cycle of a ladybird? (Sci) Do insects have a favourite colour? (Sci) | What is camouflage for? (Sci) Do snails have noses? (Sci) Where do snails live? (Sci) Habitats (Sci) Can worms sense? (Sci) Animal parts (Sci) | |
Turtles | Main project | Invasion (Hist) | Mighty Metals (Sci) | Ancient Civilisations (Hist) | God and Mortals (Hist) | ||
Mini projects | Warp and weft (A & D) Interconnected world (Geog) Food and the digestive system (Sci) Sound (Sci) | Contrast and complement (A & D) Fresh Food, Good food (DT) | Can you block magnetism? (Sci) How mighty are magnets? (Sci) | Why do magnets attract and repel? (Sci) How mighty are magnets? (Sci)
| Electrical circuits and conductors (Sci) Islamic art (A & D) Statues, Statuettes and Figures (A & D) Tomb Builders (DT) | Why did Icarus fall from the sky? (Sci) | |
Otters | Main project | Stargazers (Sci) | Off with her head! (Hist) | Blood Heart (Sci) | Hola Mexico (Music) | ||
Mini projects | Why are zip-wires so fast? (Sci) How does the Moon move? (Sci) How do we know the Earth is round? (Sci) How do rockets lift off? (Sci) Why do planets have craters? | How do levers help us? (Sci) Can we track the Sun? (Sci) Why do planets have craters (Sci)
| Why does a compass always point north? (Sci)
| How clean are your hands? (Sci)
| How does blood flow? (Sci) What’s in blood? (Sci) What can your heartrate tell you? (Sci) | How do we make red? (Sci)
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