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.

A calm study desk with a wall calendar

Right now

Week 2 of 15, Autumn term

2 Sept 2026 – 18 Dec 2026 · 66 teaching days left in this term

Autumn term

On now

2 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

Maths

Ratio and proportion

5 weeks0/3 lessons done

Ratio notation, sharing quantities, direct proportion

  1. 1. Sharing in a given ratio
  2. 2. Direct proportion and rates
  3. 3. Direct proportion and best value
English

Persuasive writing

5 weeks0/3 lessons done

Structuring an argument and rebutting a counter-view

  1. 1. Building an argument that holds
  2. 2. Rhetorical devices that actually work
  3. 3. Answering the other side
Science

Ecosystems and interdependence

5 weeks0/4 lessons done

Food webs, energy transfer and interdependence

  1. 1. Food webs and energy transfer
  2. 2. Energy transfer through food webs
  3. 3. When one population changes
  4. 4. Toxic build-up along a food chain
Computing

Data and databases

4 weeks0/3 lessons done

Representing and interpreting data

  1. 1. Designing a useful dataset
  2. 2. Designing a database that works
  3. 3. Data representation and honest visuals
Art & Design

Observational drawing

4 weeks0/3 lessons done

Observational drawing and tonal control

  1. 1. Line, tone and looking properly
  2. 2. Tone: making a drawing turn solid
  3. 3. Composition: where things sit and why
Citizenship

How the UK is governed

3 weeks0/2 lessons done

Parliament, voting and how decisions get made

  1. 1. Parliament, the monarch and you
  2. 2. Elections and political parties
Languages

Everyday conversation in French

4 weeks0/2 lessons done

Everyday French: greetings, opinions and questions

  1. 1. Introducing yourself in French
  2. 2. Talking about hobbies and free time
Design & Technology

From brief to specification

3 weeks0/2 lessons done

Turning a brief into a workable specification

  1. 1. Understanding a design problem
  2. 2. Writing a design specification
Music

The elements of music

3 weeks0/2 lessons done

Pitch, rhythm, dynamics and texture by ear

  1. 1. The building blocks of music
  2. 2. Listening for the elements in a piece
PE

Tactics in games

3 weeks0/2 lessons done

Attacking and defending principles in games

  1. 1. Attacking and defending in invasion games
  2. 2. Tactics in net and striking 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

Maths

Percentages and data

5 weeks0/3 lessons done

Percentage change, averages and real datasets

  1. 1. Percentage increase and decrease
  2. 2. Percentage increase and decrease
  3. 3. Averages, range and honest charts
Computing

Building for the web

4 weeks0/3 lessons done

How the internet works and staying safe on it

  1. 1. How a web page reaches you
  2. 2. How the web actually gets to you
  3. 3. Being safe and responsible online
Art & Design

Observational drawing

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Tone, texture and composition with intent

  1. 1. Line, tone and looking properly
  2. 2. Tone: making a drawing turn solid
  3. 3. Composition: where things sit and why
Languages

French grammar in action

4 weeks0/3 lessons done

Verbs, tenses and building longer sentences

  1. 1. Present, past and future in French
  2. 2. Gender and agreement
  3. 3. Talking about past, present and future
Design & Technology

Materials and mechanisms

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Material properties and simple mechanisms

  1. 1. Choosing materials for the job
  2. 2. Mechanisms: levers, linkages and gears
  3. 3. Levers, linkages and gears
Music

Reading and using notation

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Reading staff notation and performing from it

  1. 1. Reading pitch on the staff
  2. 2. Rhythm notation and note values
  3. 3. Chords, keys and why songs feel the way they do
PE

Fitness and how the body responds

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Components of fitness and how the body responds

  1. 1. Components of fitness
  2. 2. Warming up, cooling down and safe practice
  3. 3. Warming up, cooling down and staying safe

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

Maths

Algebra: expressions and equations

5 weeks0/4 lessons done

Simplifying expressions and solving linear equations

  1. 1. Simplifying expressions
  2. 2. Solving linear equations
  3. 3. Straight-line graphs and coordinates
  4. 4. Sequences and nth-term rules
History

Empire, trade and abolition

4 weeks0/4 lessons done

Empire, transatlantic slavery and abolition

  1. 1. Britain, trade and transatlantic slavery
  2. 2. Why did abolition happen?
  3. 3. Abolition: who ended the slave trade?
  4. 4. Why historians disagree about empire
Computing

Algorithms and programming

4 weeks0/4 lessons done

Sequence, selection, iteration and debugging

  1. 1. Sequence, selection and iteration
  2. 2. Variables, lists and debugging
  3. 3. Sorting and searching
  4. 4. Breaking a program into functions
Art & Design

Art, period and place

2 weeks0/3 lessons done

Art in context and critical vocabulary

  1. 1. Reading an artwork in context
  2. 2. Reading a painting like a critic
  3. 3. Working in the style of an artist
Art & Design

Design and making

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

A design brief from research to evaluation

  1. 1. Answering a design brief
  2. 2. Developing and evaluating an outcome
  3. 3. Taking creative risks
Citizenship

Money and budgeting

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Budgeting, saving and financial choices

  1. 1. Budgeting and managing money
  2. 2. Income, spending and saving choices
  3. 3. Credit, debt and risk
Languages

Reading and deducing meaning in French

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Reading French texts and deducing meaning

  1. 1. Spotting cognates and false friends
  2. 2. Reading a short French text for detail
  3. 3. Reading longer French texts
Design & Technology

Food, nutrition and provenance

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Nutrition, cooking and where food comes from

  1. 1. Principles of a balanced diet
  2. 2. Where our food comes from
  3. 3. Seasonality and where ingredients come from
Music

Music through time and place

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Music traditions across time and place

  1. 1. Music through the eras
  2. 2. Traditions and styles from around the world
  3. 3. Describing music from different times and places
PE

Analysing performance and fair play

3 weeks0/3 lessons done

Analysing performance, tactics and fair play

  1. 1. Analysing your own performance
  2. 2. Rules, officials and fair play
  3. 3. Rules, roles and officiating fairly
Good Learning Co. — personalised UK curriculum learning, built around what each learner loves.