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Class Teacher: Emma Witham

Teaching Assistant: Chris Purchase

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Year 6 – Term 4

An Inspector Calls (Abridged Version)

This term, Year 6 engage with an abridged version of An Inspector Calls, exploring themes of responsibility, consequence and social justice. Through close reading, performance and extended writing, pupils analyse how character, setting and dialogue contribute to dramatic tension. The play provides a strong foundation for sophisticated grammar, precise vocabulary choices and confident written expression as pupils prepare for the transition to secondary school.

English – Drama, Narrative and Critical Response

Reading lessons focus on deep textual understanding. Pupils are taught to explain the meaning of words in context, make inferences supported by evidence and predict developments based on stated and implied detail. They examine how dialogue reveals character and how stage directions shape audience interpretation.

Writing outcomes this term are ambitious and varied. Pupils will:

Write an additional scene for the play, applying accurate stage directions, colons and brackets while carefully shifting between formal and informal language.
Compose a flashback narrative linked to the events of the play, incorporating subordinate clauses, relative clauses, fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and both direct and reported speech. Modal verbs and the subjunctive form are used to create authority and control in tone.
Produce a theatre review evaluating a performance of the play, using adverbials, contractions and varied punctuation to shape voice and perspective.

Throughout the term, grammar is embedded in writing instruction. Pupils refine their use of punctuation for clarity and effect, ensuring precision and maturity in expression.

Mathematics – Geometry, Measure and Data

Mathematics lessons develop fluency and reasoning across key areas, including area and perimeter, properties of shapes, angles and position. Pupils also interpret graphs and calculate averages, applying mathematical knowledge to solve multi-step problems. Lessons balance procedural fluency with explanation, ensuring children can justify their reasoning clearly.

Science – Living Things and Their Habitats

In Science, pupils study classification and the diversity of living organisms. They examine how living things are grouped, including microorganisms, plants and animals, and consider how environments support life. Enquiry-based learning encourages pupils to question, classify and record findings systematically.

Religious Education – The End of Life’s Journey

In RE, pupils explore beliefs about life after death and how different faiths interpret the end of life’s journey. Through respectful discussion, children consider how belief shapes attitudes, rituals and practices across communities.

Art and Design – Sculpture Inspired by Antony Gormley

Art lessons focus on three-dimensional form, inspired by the work of Antony Gormley. Pupils combine wire and clay to create human figures, exploring proportion, structure and balance. Through this process, they consider how sculpture communicates emotion and presence.

Computing and Digital Music

Computing extends into digital music creation. Pupils learn how music shapes atmosphere in film and create soundtracks for short video clips. They experiment with layering sound, adjusting tempo and dynamics, and combining music with narration and visual editing. This work builds technical fluency alongside creative expression.

PSHE and Physical Education

In PSHE, the focus is Healthy Me, encouraging reflection on wellbeing, personal responsibility and lifestyle choices.

In PE, pupils develop teamwork, coordination and tactical awareness through basketball, refining passing, movement and strategic play.

A Mature and Reflective Curriculum

By the end of Spring Term 2, Year 6 pupils will have engaged with complex themes of morality and accountability through drama. Their writing will demonstrate control of structure, punctuation and tone, while their mathematical reasoning and scientific understanding will continue to strengthen. Through art, digital composition and physical education, pupils build both creative and analytical skills, preparing them to confidently progress to the next stage of their education.

SATs Preparation

During Term 4, pupils will continue preparing for SATs. We encourage all children to:

Work hard in lessons
Complete homework carefully
Ask for help when needed
Try their best and stay positive

Our focus remains on building confidence, resilience, and strong learning habits as pupils move towards the end of primary school.

We look forward to a successful and rewarding term. Thank you for all the support you provide at home – it truly makes a difference.

The Year 6 Team

Nightingale Primary School

Maritime Academy Trust