Curriculum – Programme of Topics – Secondary

Secondary aged pupils are generally grouped by their curriculum requirements with timetable opportunities for mixed lessons across classes.

Secondary topics build upon learning from the primary age-phase by extending pupils’ engagement with the wider world to provide new experiences and opportunities as a foundation for further education and preparation for life beyond school.

Topic Cycle – Secondary Ullswater & Rydal

Autumn Term

Year 1
2023/24

topics Yr1 secondary - music and theatre icon

Music & Theatre

Year 2
2024/25

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Amazing
Asia

Year 3
2025/26

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Across the
Ocean to India

Year 4
2026/27

topics Y4 Secondary - Earth and Space icon

Earth & Space

Year 5
2027/28

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We’ll Meet
Again

Spring Term

Year 1
2023/24

topics Y1 Secondary - Victorious Victorians icon

Victorious
Victorians

Year 2
2024/25

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Extreme
Environments

Year 3
2025/26

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The Swinging
Sixties

Year 4
2026/27

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Keeping Clean &
Living Green

Year 5
2027/28

topics Y5 Secondary - real amazon icon
The Real
Amazon

Summer Term

Year 1
2023/24

topics Y1 Secondary - cant cook wont cook icon

Can’t Cook
Won’t Cook

Year 2
2024/25

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Carnival Times

Year 3
2025/26

topics Y3 Secondary - water water everywhere icon

Water, Water
Everywhere

Year 4
2026/27

topics Y2 Secondary - learning from local history icon

Learning from Local
History

Year 5
2027/28

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A Sporting
Chance