Hopewell School

Curriculum Maps

Aim and Intention

✨ Aim

The aim of the Hopewell Primary Curriculum is to develop well-rounded, emotionally aware, and intellectually curious learners who are equipped with both the foundational skills and higher-order thinking required to thrive in a changing world. The curriculum is designed to nurture the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally—through an engaging, thematic approach that aligns values, skills, and knowledge.

🌟 Intentions

  1. Value-Driven Learning: Each term is rooted in a clear set of values (e.g. self-regulation, kindness, responsibility) that promote emotional intelligence, social responsibility, and moral character. These values are not taught in isolation but embedded across all subjects and activities.
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  2. Progressive Skill Building: The curriculum follows a developmental arc:
    1. Autumn – Foundational Skills(e.g. listening, empathy, respect)
    2. Spring – Social & Emotional Skills (e.g. communication, teamwork, resilience)
    3. Summer – Character & Independence(e.g. organisation, initiative, leadership)
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  3. Cross-Curricular Integration: Key themes like Perception & Perspective, Growth & New Beginnings, and Movement & Change are explored through English, Maths, Science, PSHE, and project work—ensuring skills and values are reinforced through multiple modalities.
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  4. Inclusive & Adaptive Practice: SEN strategies such as visual supports, routine, and sensory integration are built into the curriculum framework to ensure accessibility and consistent support for all learners.
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  5. Empowering Transition: The curriculum culminates with preparation for the next stage of learning, promoting independence, reflection, and goal setting as learners transition into the next academic year or key stage.

Curriculum Maps KS3

🍂Autumn Term -
Perception & Perspective

Seeing the world through different eyes

Value Emphasis:
Self-regulation, social awareness, kindness
Core Skill Focus:
Foundational Skills
Listening 👂Following Instructions 📋Respectfulness 🙇
Politeness 😊Empathy 💛Concentration 🎯
FocusPSHEEnglishMathsScienceProject
September
Listening 👂
  • Notice our Senses

  • Sound walks,

  • "I Spy" games,

  • group stories

  • Leading Circles

  • Phonics Baseline & Gap Analysis

  • Read aloud every day

  • Notice English all around

  • Hunt for Letters

  • Embrace invented spelling

  • Highlight real-world examples of the written word

  • Play with expressive language

  • Numeracy baseline & Gap Analysis

  • Arithmetic – Number /number processes

  • (Addition – single/two digit)

  • (Subtraction – single/two digit)

  • Season changes: Autumn

  • Naming and grouping animals


  • Robots

  • Self-Regulation

  • Self-Awareness

  • Kindness

  • Developing Relationships

  • Working together

  • Self space
October
Following Instructions 📋

  • Creating Instructions for Others

  • Treasure hunts, step-by-step crafts
November
Politeness 😊 & Respectfulness 🙇

  • Modelling manners in peer leadership

  • ole-play scenarios, classroom "Kindness Cards"


  • Phonics intervention

  • Word class

  • Simple sentence


  • Numeracy intervention

  • Consolidate and expand

  • Arithmetic – Number and number processes

  • Addition– single digit – two digit

  • Subtraction – single digit – two digit


  • Seasons changes: Winter

  • Plants and identifying parts


  • Keep your body strong
December
Empathy 💛 & Concentration 🎯

  • Managing Focus during Transitions

  • Emotion cards, meditation jars, group mindfulness routines

🌱 Spring Term -
Growth & New Beginnings

Planting new skills and watching them grow

Value Emphasis:
Belonging, curiosity, inclusion
Core Skill Focus:
Social & Emotional Skills
Teamwork 🤝Communication 💬Cooperation 🧩
Tolerance 🌍Enquiry (Curiosity) ❓Resilience 🌈
FocusPSHEEnglishMathsScienceProject
January
Teamwork 🤝		Relationships

Group challenges, co-building towers or dens, Leadership in Team Roles		Library, Story Telling

Oracy, Information Texts		Place Value,


  • Arithmetic - Multiplication – times tables

  • short multiplication



Shape, Money		Seasons changes: SpringDiversity and Inclusion

All Around the World
February
Communication 💬		Story circles, expressive art, group presentations

Public Speaking & Debate Games		Vocabulary, Retrieve and Summarise, Inference, PredictionStates of MatterSuperheroes

British Values
March
Cooperation 🧩 & Tolerance 🌍		Buddy challenges, culture day, "What's Fair?" ScenariosSupporting Younger PupilsVocabulary Retrieve, Summarise, Inference, Prediction. Non Chronological Reports

Story Writing		Doubling and Halving

Multiplication – Times tables

Money Problems		Scientists and InventorsSmashing Stereotypes
April
Enquiry (Curiosity) ❓& Resilience 🌈		Wonder Walls, science explorations, "Ask Me Anything" weeks, Researching, Posing QuestionsLibrary

Story Telling – Resilience Stories		Multiplication and Division

Area

Position and Direction		Scientists and InventorsHow do I decide what is true on line

☀️ Summer Term -
Movement and Change

Lets grow our wings and fly!

Value Emphasis:
Responsibility, determination, leadership
Core Skill Focus:
Character-Building &
Higher-Order Qualities
Independence 🧠Adaptability 🔄Organisation 📅
Initiative 🚀Integrity 🧭Sensibleness 💡
FocusPSHEEnglishMathsScienceProject
May
Independence 🧠
& Adaptability 🔄		Growth Mindset Projects - resilience jars, self-help skillStory Telling – Change Stories, Poetry, "My Ideal Day"

Phonics, Spellings, Comprehension		Arithmetic - Addition and Subtraction

Data and Graphs,

Time		ForcesScience Experiment
June
Organisation 📅
& Initiative 🚀		Preparing for Transition (Secondary)

Change role-play, time planning games, planners		Story Writing – Change Animation

Phonics, Spellings, Comprehension		Arithmetic - Multiplication & Division

Data and Graphs,

Position and Direction		Seasons changes: Summer

Space		The World is bigger than us!

Making an activity plan
July
Integrity 🧭
& Sensibleness 💡		Passion projects, self-reflection journals,

Personal Projects & Legacy Tasks		Diary writing Recount

"Who am I?" booklets		ElectricityOrganise an event

Goals and Aspirations
🎯 Additional Notes for SEN Support

– Visual Timetables & Now/Next Boards for all tasks – Repetition & Routine to support memory and confidence – Multi-sensory Approaches (songs, role-play, visuals) – Celebration Circles weekly to reinforce and reflect on values

Curriculum Maps KS4

Curriculum Map KS4
SubjectYear 10 Autumn 1Year 10 Autumn 2Year 10 Spring 1Year 10 Spring 2Year 10 Summer 1Year 10 Summer 2
MathsAlgebraGeometryStatisticsProbabilityTrigonometryCalculus
EnglishLiterature StudyCreative WritingNon-fiction WritingDramaPoetryNarrative Writing
ScienceBiology: GeneticsChemistry: Organic ChemistryPhysics: Electricity and MagnetismBiology: EcologyChemistry: Analytical ChemistryPhysics: Waves
PSHEHealth and WellbeingRelationshipsLiving in the Wider WorldHealth and WellbeingRelationshipsLiving in the Wider World
PDAPPersonal DevelopmentAcademic SkillsPersonal DevelopmentAcademic SkillsPersonal DevelopmentAcademic Skills
Creative MediaDigital ArtVideo ProductionGraphic DesignAnimationPhotographyWeb Design
DT ConstructionDesign PrinciplesConstruction TechniquesMaterials and ProcessesProduct DesignEngineering ConceptsSustainable Design
PETeam SportsIndividual SportsFitness TrainingDanceOutdoor ActivitiesSwimming Techniques
Social SkillsCommunication SkillsTeamworkConflict ResolutionLeadershipEmpathyProblem Solving
LibraryReading for PleasureResearch SkillsReading for PleasureResearch SkillsReading for PleasureResearch Skills
DearIndependent ReadingGroup ReadingIndependent ReadingGroup ReadingIndependent ReadingGroup Reading
Humanities/IT/ArtCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular Projects

Curriculum Map KS4
SubjectYear 11 Autumn 1Year 11 Autumn 2Year 11 Spring 1Year 11 Spring 2Year 11 Summer 1Year 11 Summer 2
MathsAlgebraGeometryStatisticsProbability
EnglishLiterature StudyCreative WritingNon-fiction WritingDramaRevisionRevision
ScienceBiology: GeneticsChemistry: Organic ChemistryPhysics: Electricity and MagnetismBiology: EcologyRevisionRevision
PSHEHealth and WellbeingRelationshipsLiving in the Wider WorldHealth and Wellbeing/RelationshipRevisionRevision
PDAPPersonal DevelopmentAcademic SkillsPersonal DevelopmentAcademic SkillsPersonal DevelopmentAcademic Skills
Creative MediaDigital ArtVideo ProductionGraphic Design/PhotographyAnimation/Web DesignPortfolioPortfolio
DT ConstructionDesign PrinciplesConstruction TechniquesMaterials and ProcessesProduct DesignRevisionRevision
PETeam SportsIndividual SportsFitness TrainingDanceOutdoor ActivitiesOutdoor Activities
Social SkillsCommunication SkillsTeamworkConflict ResolutionLeadershipEmpathyProblem Solving
LibraryReading for PleasureResearch SkillsReading for PleasureResearch SkillsReading for PleasureReading for Pleasure
DearIndependent ReadingGroup ReadingIndependent ReadingGroup ReadingIndependent ReadingIndependent Reading
Humanities/ArtCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular ProjectsCross-curricular Projects
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