Academic year 2026/27
School year calendar
Term dates, half terms and holidays, with the units and lessons planned for each part of the year.

Right now
Week 2 of 15, Autumn term
2 Sept 2026 – 18 Dec 2026 · 66 teaching days left in this term
Autumn term
On now2 Sept 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Foundations: number sense, argument and living systems
October half term
26 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2026 — no planned lessons
Christmas holiday
19 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 — no planned lessons
Planned this term
Ratio and proportion
5 weeks0/3 lessons doneRatio notation, sharing quantities, direct proportion
Persuasive writing
5 weeks0/3 lessons doneStructuring an argument and rebutting a counter-view
Ecosystems and interdependence
5 weeks0/4 lessons doneFood webs, energy transfer and interdependence
Biomes and climate
4 weeks0/5 lessons doneGlobal biomes, climate graphs and distribution
The English Reformation, 1509–1603
7 weeks0/7 lessons doneWhy England broke with Rome and how ordinary life changed
Data and databases
4 weeks0/3 lessons doneRepresenting and interpreting data
Observational drawing
4 weeks0/3 lessons doneObservational drawing and tonal control
How the UK is governed
3 weeks0/2 lessons doneParliament, voting and how decisions get made
Everyday conversation in French
4 weeks0/2 lessons doneEveryday French: greetings, opinions and questions
From brief to specification
3 weeks0/2 lessons doneTurning a brief into a workable specification
The elements of music
3 weeks0/2 lessons donePitch, rhythm, dynamics and texture by ear
Tactics in games
3 weeks0/2 lessons doneAttacking and defending principles in games
Spring term
4 Jan 2027 – 26 Mar 2027
Building: proportion in data, close reading and adaptation
February half term
15 Feb 2027 – 19 Feb 2027 — no planned lessons
Easter holiday
27 Mar 2027 – 11 Apr 2027 — no planned lessons
Planned this term
Percentages and data
5 weeks0/3 lessons donePercentage change, averages and real datasets
Reading to writing: stories that change minds
7 weeks0/7 lessons doneReading comprehension, language and grammar analysis, article writing and editing
Adaptation, variation and evolution
5 weeks0/4 lessons doneAdaptation, variation and natural selection
Migration, settlement and trade
4 weeks0/5 lessons donePush and pull factors, human and animal movement
Industrial Britain, 1745–1901
7 weeks0/7 lessons doneArchive-led plans: factories, mapped cities, child testimony, public health and reform
- 1. Chapter 1: Britain before the factories
- 2. Chapter 2: Why did industrialisation begin in Britain?
- 3. Chapter 3: Steam, cotton and the factory system
- 4. Chapter 4: The new industrial city
- 5. Chapter 5: Workers, children and factory evidence
- 6. Chapter 6: Disease, evidence and public health
- 7. Chapter 7: Reform and the industrial balance sheet
Building for the web
4 weeks0/3 lessons doneHow the internet works and staying safe on it
Observational drawing
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneTone, texture and composition with intent
Law and justice
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneRules, rights, the law and justice
French grammar in action
4 weeks0/3 lessons doneVerbs, tenses and building longer sentences
Materials and mechanisms
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneMaterial properties and simple mechanisms
Reading and using notation
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneReading staff notation and performing from it
Fitness and how the body responds
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneComponents of fitness and how the body responds
Summer term
12 Apr 2027 – 23 Jul 2027
Applying: algebra, poetry, forces and independent projects
May half term
31 May 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 — no planned lessons
Summer holiday
24 Jul 2027 – 1 Sept 2027 — no planned lessons
Planned this term
Algebra: expressions and equations
5 weeks0/4 lessons doneSimplifying expressions and solving linear equations
Poetry and language analysis
4 weeks0/5 lessons doneImagery, sound, structure and form
Forces and motion
5 weeks0/4 lessons doneBalanced forces, speed and pressure
Changing landscapes: rivers, coasts and ice
7 weeks0/7 lessons doneRivers, coasts, glaciation, map skills, fieldwork and management
Empire, trade and abolition
4 weeks0/4 lessons doneEmpire, transatlantic slavery and abolition
Algorithms and programming
4 weeks0/4 lessons doneSequence, selection, iteration and debugging
Art, period and place
2 weeks0/3 lessons doneArt in context and critical vocabulary
Design and making
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneA design brief from research to evaluation
Money and budgeting
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneBudgeting, saving and financial choices
Reading and deducing meaning in French
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneReading French texts and deducing meaning
Food, nutrition and provenance
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneNutrition, cooking and where food comes from
Music through time and place
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneMusic traditions across time and place
Analysing performance and fair play
3 weeks0/3 lessons doneAnalysing performance, tactics and fair play
