Overview of the Primary Curriculum

Doha British School Wakra

Based on National Curriculum 2014

This document contains 6 A3 sheets, each of

which presents an outline of the content of the
adapted English National Curriculum followed at
DBS Wakra.

Core subjects (English, Maths & Science) are

presented in a year-by-year format, based on the
outlines given in the National Curriculum.

All other subjects are presented in two-year

sections, dividing KS2 into Lower and Upper Key
Stages.
The history programme of study is adapted to
include Qatari History and to be more relevant to
international students. All the necessary historical
skills are taught.

Arabic and Spanish are taught from EYFS to Year 6.

 Curriculum Overview for Year 1
English Art & Design (KS1) Computing (KS1)
Reading Writing Grammar
Match graphemes for all phonemes Name letters of the alphabet Leave spaces between words Use a range of materials Understand use of algorithms
Read accurately by blending Spell very common exception Begin to use basic Use drawing, painting and sculpture Write & test simple programs
sounds words punctuation: . ? !
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, Use logical reasoning to make
Read words with very common Spell days of the week Use capital letters for
line, shape, form and space predictions
suffixes Use very common prefixes & proper nouns.
Read contractions & understand suffixes Use common plural & verb suffixes Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and Organise, store, retrieve & manipulate data
purpose Form lower case letters correctly Speaking & Listening designers
Communicate online safely and respectfully
Read phonics books aloud Form capital letters & digits Listen & respond appropriately
Link reading to own experiences Compose sentences orally before Ask relevant questions Recognise uses of IT outside of school
Join in with predictable phrases writing Maintain attention & participate
Discuss significance of title & Read own writing to peers or Design & Technology (KS1) Geography (Y1)
events teachers Design purposeful, functional & appealing
Make simple predictions products Name & locate
the four countries and capital cities of the
Generate, model & communicate ideas
Mathematics United Kingdom using atlases & globes
Number/Calculation Geometry & Measures Use range of tools & materials to identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in
Count to / across 100 Use common vocabulary for Describe position & movement, complete practical tasks the UK and the location of hot and cold areas
Count in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s comparison, e.g. heavier, taller, including half and quarter turns Evaluate existing products & own ideas of the world
Identify one more and one less full, longest, quickest Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to
Read & write numbers to 20 Begin to measure length, Fractions Build and improve structure & mechanisms local & familiar features
Use language, e.g. more than, capacity, weight Recognise & use & Understand where food comes from Use four compass directions & simple vocab
most Recognise coins & notes
Use +, - and = symbols Use time & ordering vocabulary Modern Languages Music (KS1)
Know number bonds to 20 Tell the time to hour/half-hour
Sing songs
add and subtract one-digit and Use language of days, weeks, Listen and engage
two-digit numbers to 20, including months & years Ask and answer questions Play tuned & untuned instruments musically
zero Recognise & name common 2-d
Solve one-step problems, including and 3-d shapes Listen & understand live and recorded
simple arrays Order & arrange objects Develop appropriate pronunciation music
Show understanding of words & phrases
Science History and Qatar Appreciate stories, songs, poems & rhymes Make and combine sounds musically
Biology Key Concepts
Identify basic plants Changes in living memory (linked to aspects of
Identify basic plant parts (roots, leaves, flowers, etc.) national life where appropriate)
Identify & compare common animals Physical Education (KS1) Social and Emoti- -onal Aspects of
Identify & name basic body parts Key Individuals learning
Lives of significant historical figures, Master basic
Chemistry including comparison of those from movement, e.g. running, jumping, throwing, Developing confidence and responsibility
Distinguish between objects & materials different periods catching, balance, agility and co-ordination
Identify & name common materials Significant local people
Describe simple properties of some materials Participate in team games
Compare & classify materials Key Events Developing good relationships and respecting differences
e.g. Bonfire night Perform dances using simple movement
Physics Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle;
Events of local importance Preparing to play an active role as citizens;
Observe weather associated with changes of season Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)

Reading
Develop phonics until decoding
secure
Read common suffixes
Read & re-read phonic-appropriate
books
Read common exception words
Discuss & express views about
fiction, non-fiction & poetry
Become familiar with & retell
stories
Ask & answer questions; make
predictions
Begin to make inferences
Number/Calculation
Know 2, 5, 10x tables
Begin to use place value (T/U)
Count in 2s, 3s, 5s & 10s
Identify, represent & estimate
numbers
Compare / order numbers, inc. < >
= Identify & sort 2-d & 3-d shapes
Write numbers to 100
Know number facts to 20 (+ related
to 100)
Use x and symbols
Recognise commutative property
of multiplication
Science
Biology
Differentiate living,
dead and non-living
Growing plants (water, light, warmth)
Basic needs of animals & offspring
Simple food chains & habitats
Chemistry
Identify and compare uses of different materials
Compare how things move on different surfaces
Chemistry
Identify and compare uses of different materials
Curriculum Overview for Year 2
English Art & Design (KS1) Computing (KS1)
Writing Grammar
Spell by segmenting into phonemes Use . ! ? , and Use a range of materials Understand use of algorithms
Learn to spell common exception Use simple conjunctions Use drawing, painting and sculpture Write & test simple programs
words Begin to expand
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, Use logical reasoning to make
Spell using common suffixes, etc. noun phrases
line, shape, form and space predictions
Use appropriate size letters & Use some features of
spaces standard English Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and Organise, store, retrieve & manipulate data
Develop positive attitude & Speaking & Listening designers
Communicate online safely and respectfully
stamina for writing Articulate & Justify answers
Begin to plan ideas for writing Initiate & respond to comments Recognise uses of IT outside of school
Record ideas sentence-by-sentence Use spoken language to develop
Make simple additions & changes understanding Design & Technology (KS1) Geography (Y2)
after proof-reading Design purposeful, functional & appealing
products Name & locate
worlds continents and oceans
Generate, model & communicate ideas
Mathematics Compare local area to a non-European country
Use range of tools & materials to Use basic vocabulary to describe a less familiar
Geometry & Measures Fractions
complete practical tasks area
Know and use standard measures Find and write simple fractions
Read scales to nearest whole unit Understand equivalence of e.g. Evaluate existing products & own ideas Use aerial images and other models to create
Use symbols for and p and 2/4 = 1/2 simple plans and maps, using symbols
Build and improve structure & mechanisms Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to
add/subtract simple sums of less Data
than 1 or in pounds Interpret simple tables & Understand where food comes from study the immediate environment
Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes pictograms
Ask & answer comparison Modern Languages Music (KS1)
Identify 2-d shapes on 3-d questions Sing songs
surfaces Ask & answer questions
Order and arrange mathematical about totalling Play tuned & untuned instruments musically
Listen and engage
objects Ask and answer questions
Use terminology of position & Listen & understand live and
movement recorded music
Develop appropriate pronunciation
History and Qatar Histry Show understanding of words & phrases
Make and combine sounds musically
Key Concepts Appreciate stories, songs, poems & rhymes
Changes in living memory (linked to aspects of
national life where appropriate)
Physical Education (KS1) Social and Emoti- -onal Aspects of
Key Individuals learning
Lives of significant historical figures, Master basic
including comparison of those from movement, e.g. running, jumping, throwing, Developing confidence and responsibility
different periods catching, balance, agility and co-ordination
Significant local people
Participate in team games
Key Events Developing good relationships and respecting differences
e.g. Bonfire night Perform dances using simple movement Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle;
Events of local importance Preparing to play an active role as citizens;
Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)
 Curriculum Overview for Year 3
English Art & Design (LKS2) Computing (LKS2)
Reading Writing Grammar
Use knowledge to read exception Use prefixes & suffixes in spelling Use range of conjunctions Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate Design & write programs to achieve specific
words Use dictionary to confirm spellings Use perfect tense ideas goals, including solving problems
Read range of fiction & non-fiction Write simple dictated sentences Use range of nouns & Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, Use logical reasoning
Use dictionaries to check meaning Use handwriting joins appropriately pronouns painting and sculpture with varied materials
Prepare poems & plays to perform Plan to write based on familiar Use time connectives Understand computer networks
Check own understanding of Introduce speech punctuation Learn about great artists, architects & designers
forms Use internet safely and appropriately
reading Rehearse sentences orally for Know language of clauses
Draw inferences & make Collect and present data appropriately
writing Speaking & Listening
predictions Use varied rich vocabulary Give structured descriptions
Retrieve & record information from Create simple settings & plot Participate activity in conversation
non-fiction books Assess effectiveness of own and Consider & evaluate Design & Technology (LKS2) Geography (LKS2)
Discuss reading with others others writing different viewpoints Use research& criteria to develop products which
are fit for purpose Locate worlds
countries, focussing on Europe & Americas
Use annotated sketches and
Mathematics prototypes to explain ideas
focus on key physical & human features
Number/Calculation Geometry & Measures Fractions & decimals Study a region of the UK (not local area)
Learn 3, 4 & 8x tables Measure & calculate with metric Use & count in tenths Evaluate existing products and Use 8 points of compass, symbols & keys
Secure place value to 100 measures Recognise, find & write fractions improve own work Describe & understand climate, rivers,
Mentally add & subtract units, tens Measure simple perimeter Recognise some equivalent Use mechanical systems in own work mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes,
or hundreds to numbers of up to 3 Add/subtract using money in fractions settlements, trade links, etc.
Understand seasonality; prepare & cook Use fieldwork to observe, measure & record
digits context Add/subtract fractions up to <1
mainly savoury dishes
Written column addition & Use Roman numerals up to XII; Order fractions with common
subtraction tell time denominator Modern Languages (LKS2) Music (LKS2)
Solve number problems, including Calculate using simple time Data
multiplication & simple division problems Interpret bar charts & Listen & engage Use voice &
and missing number problems Draw 2-d / Make 3-d shapes pictograms
Ask & answer questions instruments with increasing accuracy, control
Use commutativity to help Identify and use right angles and expression
calculations Identify horizontal, vertical, Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary
Improvise & compose music
perpendicular and parallel lines Develop appropriate pronunciation
Listen with attention to detail
Show understanding of words & phrases Appreciate wide range of live & recorded
Science History
Biology History (taught chronologically) Appreciate stories, songs, poems & rhymes music
Plants, incl. parts, Broaden vocabulary Begin to develop understanding of history
Ancient Egypt
lifecycle and requirements for life
Animals: skeletons & nutrition i.e.A study of Egyptian life and achievements Physical Education (LKS2) Social and Emoti- -onal Aspects of
and their influence on the western world Use running, learning
Chemistry jumping, catching
Classification of rock types and throwing in isolation and in combination Developing confidence, responsibility and making the
Simple understanding of fossilisation most of individuals abilities;
Play competitive games, modified as appropriate
Qatar History Study
Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance &
Physics Archaeological monuments, Folk
athletics Developing good relationships and respecting differences
Sources of light; shadows & reflections heritage, Homeland and Citizenship
Simple forces, including magnetism Compare performances to achieve personal Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle;
bests Preparing to play an active role as citizens;
Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)

Reading
Secure decoding of unfamiliar
words
Read for a range of purposes
Retell some stories orally
Discuss words & phrases that
capture the imagination
Identify themes & conventions
Retrieve & record information
Make inferences & justify
predictions
Recognise a variety of forms of
poetry
Identify & summarise ideas
Number/Calculation
Know all tables to 12 x 12
Secure place value to 1000
Use negative whole numbers
Round numbers to nearest 10, 100 Estimate & calculate measures
or 1000
Use Roman numerals to 100 (C)
Column addition & subtraction up Identify symmetry
to 4 digits
Multiply & divide mentally
Use standard short multiplication Data
Science
Biology
Classify living things
Digestive system & teeth
Food chains
Chemistry
Changes of state
The water cycle
Physics
Sound as vibrations
Electricity: simple circuits & conductors
Curriculum Overview for Year 4
English Art & Design (LKS2) Computing (LKS2)
Writing Grammar
Correctly spell common Use wider range of conjunctions Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate Design & write programs to achieve specific
homophones Use perfect tense appropriately ideas goals, including solving problems
Increase regularity of handwriting Select pronouns and Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, Use logical reasoning
Plan writing based on familiar nouns for clarity painting and sculpture with varied materials
forms Use & punctuate Understand computer networks
Organise writing into paragraphs direct speech Learn about great artists, architects & designers
Use internet safely and appropriately
Use simple organisational devices Use commas after front adverbials
Proof-read for spelling & Speaking & Listening Collect and present data appropriately
punctuation errors Articulate & justify opinions
Evaluate own and others writing Speak audibly in Standard English
Read own writing aloud Gain, maintain & Design & Technology (LKS2) Geography (LKS2)
monitor interest of Use research& criteria to develop products which
listeners are fit for purpose Locate worlds
Use annotated sketches and countries, focussing on Europe & Americas
Mathematics prototypes to explain ideas focus on key physical & human features
Geometry & Measures Fractions & decimals Study a region of the UK (not local area)
Evaluate existing products and Use 8 points of compass, symbols & keys
Compare 2-d shapes, including improve own work
quadrilaterals & triangles Recognise tenths & hundredths Describe & understand climate, rivers,
Find area by counting squares Identify equivalent fractions Use mechanical systems in own work mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, water
Calculate rectangle perimeters cycle, settlements, trade links, etc.
Add & subtract fractions with Understand seasonality; prepare & cook mainly
Use fieldwork to observe, measure & record
common denominators savoury dishes
Identify acute, obtuse & right Recognise common equivalents
angles Round decimals to whole Modern Languages (LKS2) Music (LKS2)
numbers Listen & engage
Use first quadrant coordinates Solve money problems Use voice &
Ask & answer questions instruments with increasing accuracy, control
Introduce simple translations
Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary and expression
Use bar charts, pictograms & line Improvise & compose music
Develop appropriate pronunciation
graphs Listen with attention to detail
Show understanding of words & phrases
History Appreciate wide range of live & recorded
Appreciate stories, songs, poems & rhymes music
History (taught chronologically)
Ancient Greece Broaden vocabulary Begin to develop understanding of history
i.e.A study of Greek life and achievements and Physical Education (LKS2) Social and Emoti- -onal Aspects of
their influence on the western world Use running, learning
jumping, catching
and throwing in isolation and in combination Developing confidence, responsibility and making the
Play competitive games, modified as appropriate most of individuals abilities;
Qatar History Study Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance &
Qatar and the Arabaian Gulf athletics
Developing good relationships and respecting differences
Islam in the region Compare performances to achieve personal Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle;
The Arab-Islamic Society bests Preparing to play an active role as citizens;
Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)
 Curriculum Overview for Year 5
English Art & Design (UKS2) Computing (UKS2)
Reading Writing Grammar
Apply knowledge of morphology & Secure spelling, inc. homophones, Use expanded noun phrases Use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit Design & write programs to solve problems
etymology when reading new prefixes, silent letters, etc. Use modal & passive verbs & evaluate ideas
Use sequences, repetition, inputs,
words Use a thesaurus Use relative clauses Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, variables and outputs in programs
Reading & discuss a broad range of Legible, fluent handwriting Use commas for clauses painting and sculpture with varied materials
genres & texts Plan writing to suit audience & Use brackets, dashes Detect & correct errors in programs
Identifying & discussing themes purpose Learn about great artists, architects & designers
& commas for parenthesis Understand uses of networks for collaboration
Make recommendations to others Develop character, setting and Speaking & Listening & communication
Learn poetry by heart atmosphere in narrative Give well-structured explanations
Draw inference & make predictions Use organisational & presentational Command of Standard English Be discerning in evaluating digital content
Discuss authors use of language features Consider & evaluate
Retrieve & present information Use consistent appropriate tense different viewpoints Design & Technology (UKS2) Geography (UKS2)
from non-fiction texts. Proof-reading Use appropriate Use research& criteria to develop products which
Formal presentations & debates Perform own compositions register are fit for purpose and aimed at specific groups Name & locate
counties, cities, regions & features of UK
Use annotated sketches, cross-section
Understand latitude, longitude, Equator,
diagrams & computer-aided design
Mathematics hemispheres, tropics, polar circles & time zones
Analyse & evaluate existing Study a region of Europe, and of the Americas
Number/Calculation Geometry & Measures Fractions
products and improve own work Understand biomes, vegetation belts, land use,
Secure place value to Convert between different units Compare & order fractions
1,000,000 Calculate perimeter of composite Add & subtract fractions with Use mechanical & electrical systems in economic activity, distribution of resources, etc.
Use negative whole numbers in shapes & area of rectangles common denominators, with own products, including programming Use 4- and 6-figure grid references on OS maps
context Estimate volume & capacity mixed numbers Cook savoury dishes for a healthy & varied diet Use fieldwork to record & explain areas
Use Roman numerals to 1000 (M) Identify 3-d shapes Multiply fractions by units
Use standard written methods for Measure & identify angles Write decimals as fractions Modern Languages (UKS2) Music (UKS2)
all four operations Understand regular polygons Order & round decimal numbers
Confidently add & subtract Reflect & translate shapes Link percentages to Listen & engage Perform with
mentally Data fractions & decimals Engage in conversations, expressing opinions control & expression solo & in ensembles
Use vocabulary of prime, factor & Interpret tables & line graphs Speak in simple language & be understood Improvise & compose using
multiple Solve questions about line graphs Develop appropriate pronunciation dimensions of music
Multiply & divide by powers of ten Present ideas & information orally
Use square and cube numbers Show understanding in simple reading Listen to detail and recall aurally
Science History Adapt known language to create new ideas Use & understand basics of staff notation
Biology History (taught chronologically) Describe people, places & things Develop an understanding of the history of
Life cycles of plants A study of American History the need for Understand basic grammar, e.g. gender music, including great musicians & composers
& animals (inc. mammal, insect, bird, amphibian) expansion to the west and the life and
Describe changes as humans develop & mature achievements of the early settlers in new Physical Education (UKS2) Social and Emoti- -onal Aspects of
frontiers. Use running, learning
Chemistry jumping, catching
Classify materials according to a variety of properties and throwing in isolation and in combination Developing confidence, responsibility and making the
Understand mixtures & solutions Play competitive games, applying basic principles most of individuals abilities;
Know about reversible changes; identify irreversible Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance &
Qatar History Study
athletics
Physics Qatar and the Arabian Gulf in Modern History Take part in Outdoor & Adventurous activities Developing good relationships and respecting differences
Understand location and interaction of Sun, Earth & Qatar and the Ottoman Empire Compare performances to achieve personal Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle;
Moon Cultural Heritage in Qatar bests Preparing to play an active role as citizens;
Introduce gravity, resistance & mechanical forces Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)

Reading
Read a broad range of genres
Recommend books to others
Make comparisons within/across
books
Support inferences with evidence
Summarising key points from texts
Identify how language, structure,
etc. contribute to meaning
Discuss use of language, inc.
figurative
Discuss & explain reading,
providing reasoned justifications
for views
Number/Calculation
Secure place value &
rounding to 10,000,000, including
negatives
All written methods, including long
division
Use order of operations (not
indices)
Identify factors, multiples & primes
Solve multi-step number problems
Algebra
Introduce simple use of unknowns Use pie charts
Science
Biology
Classification,
including micro-organisms
Health & Lifestyles, incl. circulatory system
Evolution & Adaptation
Physics
Light & Shadows; the eye
Forces, including gravity
Electricity: investigating circuits
Curriculum Overview for Year 6
English Art & Design (UKS2) Computing (UKS2)
Writing Grammar
Use knowledge of morphology & Use appropriate register/ style Use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit Design & write programs to solve problems
etymology in spelling Use the passive voice for purpose & evaluate ideas
Use sequences, repetition, inputs,
Develop legible personal Use features to convey Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, variables and outputs in programs
handwriting style & clarify meaning painting and sculpture with varied materials
Plan writing to suit audience & Use full punctuation Detect & correct errors in programs
purpose; use models of writing Use language of subject/object Learn about great artists, architects & designers
Understand uses of networks for collaboration
Develop character & setting in Speaking & Listening & communication
narrative Use questions to build knowledge
Select grammar & vocabulary for Be discerning in evaluating digital content
Articulate arguments & opinions
effect Use spoken language to speculate,
Use a wide range of cohesive hypothesise & explore Design & Technology (UKS2) Geography (UKS2)
devices Use appropriate Use research& criteria to develop products which
Ensure grammatical consistency register & language are fit for purpose and aimed at specific groups Name & locate
counties, cities, regions & features of UK
Use annotated sketches, cross-section
Mathematics diagrams & computer-aided design Understand latitude, longitude, Equator,
Geometry & Measures Fractions, decimals & percentages hemispheres, tropics, polar circles & time zones
Confidently use a range of Compare & simplify fractions Analyse & evaluate existing Study a region of Europe, and of the Americas
measures & conversions Use equivalents to add fractions products and improve own work Understand biomes, vegetation belts, land use,
Calculate area of triangles / Multiply simple fractions Use mechanical & electrical systems in own economic activity, distribution of resources, etc.
parallelograms Divide fractions by whole products, including programming Use 4- and 6-figure grid references on OS maps
Use area & volume formulas numbers Use fieldwork to record & explain areas
Cook savoury dishes for a healthy & varied diet
Classify shapes by properties Solve problems using decimals &
Know and use angle rules percentages Modern Languages (UKS2) Music (UKS2)
Translate & reflect shapes, using Use written division up to 2dp
all four quadrants Introduce ratio & Listen & engage Perform with
proportion Engage in conversations, expressing opinions control & expression solo & in ensembles
Data Speak in simple language & be understood Improvise & compose using
Develop appropriate pronunciation dimensions of music
Calculate mean averages Present ideas & information orally
Show understanding in simple reading Listen to detail and recall aurally
History Adapt known language to create new ideas Use & understand basics of staff notation
British History (taught chronologically) Describe people, places & things Develop an understanding of the history of
A study of the First World War. Understand basic grammar, e.g. gender music, including great musicians & composers
Causes of WW1
Conditions and life at home and for Physical Education (UKS2) Social and Emoti- -onal Aspects of
soldiers. Great battles- Use running, learning
The Somme jumping, catching
Developing confidence, responsibility and making the
and throwing in isolation and in combination
most of individuals abilities;
Play competitive games, applying basic principles
Qatar History Study Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance &
athletics
- Ruling family Take part in Outdoor & Adventurous activities Developing good relationships and respecting differences
- Constitutions, authorities and Institutions in Qatar Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle;
Compare performances to achieve personal
- Qatar and International Organisations Preparing to play an active role as citizens;
bests
Swimming proficiency at 25m (KS1 or KS2)