Year 6

'Our aim is to prepare children for the future and for lifelong learning in a diverse and everchanging world with opportunities as well as challenges.'

Mathematics

At Hatchell Wood, we use the National Curriculum and the accredited White Rose Maths to structure the long term and medium term overview of our mathematics teaching.

The vast majority of children are taught in their own year groups, in mixed abilities. In every year group, concepts are taught using concrete resources, moving on to pictorial methods before developing abstract working. This approach means that most children can access the same learning while building a solid understanding. Where appropriate, some children have a personalised curriculum. All children are given an equal opportunity to achieve to their highest potential.

As well as discrete maths lessons, children also consolidate their understanding during topic lessons and through daily Maths Meetings which include key mathematical facts.

English

At Hatchell Wood, we believe that every pupil has the right to be able to read, write and communicate with others effectively. English is the main medium through which the rest of the curriculum is learned and taught and a major way in which children interpret the world around them, develop knowledge and understanding and communicate with other people. The teaching of English, in all of its forms, has a high profile within the school.

Writing 

We teach writing using the 'Pathways the Write' approach and over the year we cover six different texts which include Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandt and Can We Save The Tiger By Martin Jenkins.. Within each unit, pupils focus on non-negotibles/basic skills (Gateway Keys) and are then taught national curriculum expectations through the use of Mastery Keys and Feature Keys. The Keys are repeated, practiced and applied in new contexts in preperation for the Writeaway at the end of each unit.

Grammar and Punctuation

At Hatchell Wood, we use the National Curriculum to structure the long term and medium term overview of our spelling and grammar teaching.

Spelling

In Year 6, we use the Purple Mash Spelling Scheme to help our pupils develop confidence, accuracy, and enjoyment in their spelling. The scheme provides a structured and engaging approach that supports all aspects of the National Curriculum for spelling.

Activities allow pupils to explore patterns, rules, and meanings in a fun, accessible way—both in school and at home. The online platform gives instant feedback and allows teachers to track progress and provide tailored support.

As part of our Year 6 learning routine, pupils:

• Practise new spelling patterns and rules.

• Access online games and quizzes that make learning interactive and enjoyable.

• Apply their spelling knowledge across all areas of writing.

• Take part in weekly spelling tests to reinforce progress and celebrate success.

Using Purple Mash, our aim is to help pupils become confident spellers who can apply their skills independently as they prepare for secondary school.

Guided Reading

In Year 6, we follow the Pathways to Read programme to develop confident, fluent, and thoughtful readers who enjoy exploring a wide range of texts. This structured approach builds on pupils’ comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary, ensuring they are well-prepared for the challenges of secondary school and beyond.

Each week, children take part in carefully planned reading lessons that use high-quality, engaging texts. These lessons focus on key reading skills such as inference, retrieval, summarising, and understanding language choices. Through guided discussion, independent work, and group activities, pupils learn to read critically and with enjoyment.

Our Pathways to Read sessions aim to:

• Expose children to rich and varied texts from a range of genres and authors.

• Deepen comprehension through structured questioning and discussion.

• Strengthen vocabulary and language understanding.

• Build reading stamina and confidence for Year 6 and beyond.

We encourage all pupils to read regularly at home, talk about what they’re reading, and share their favourite books with others. Together, we help foster a lifelong love of reading.

Text Study

Every half-term the children will engage in a whole class shared text that may have a theme linked to their current topic project. Year 6 children will also enjoy daily ‘story time', as well as this being a vital element of creating a positive, pleasurable experience, we also aim to:

• Provide opportunities to encounter new words and enriching vocabulary – they experience words that would almost never come up in conversation.

• Help students appreciate the beauty and rhythm of language

• Provide opportunities for children to enjoy and understand texts beyond their own reading ability.

• Enhance imagination and observation skills

• Improve critical and creative thinking skills

• Expands a student’s general knowledge and understanding of the world

• Developed empathy as they make connections with the experiences of the characters in the text and with each other

• Provide opportunities to experience fluent, expressive reading as it is modelled

• Enables them to make meaning from more complex texts

• Encourage a desire to read independently

A range of texts are covered over the year to encompass different genres. Examples covered in year 6 include poetry such as In Flanders Fields and a variety of non-fiction texts linked to the topics

At Hatchell Wood we use the Kapow approach to deliver exciting and engaging project based learning.

These are the projects that we cover in Year 6: 

PSHE

We use to EC publishing scheme of work to prepare children/young people for life, helping them really know and value who they are and understand how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world.

*Our Sex and Relationship Education Progression Map can be found here.

Religious Education

We use KAPOW RE scheme of work to learn about different religions and beliefs. Christianity is taught in every year group, with Christmas and Easter given new treatment each year, developing the learning in a progressive way. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism are also covered.

Art and DT

 We follow the KAPOW scheme of work for Art and DT an rotate these lessons half termly

Autumn parents overview to download:/uploads/503/files/Autumn - parents overview (1)(1).docx

Home Learning

School Spider is our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) provider and can be accessed via our school website: www.hatchellwood.com
Year 6 children have access to Times Tables Rock Stars to ensure that they can practise leaning their multiplication facts on a regular basis.	Year 6 children have access to SATSBOOTCAMP to complete interactive mathematics based home learning on a weekly basis.
Year 6 children are required to read at home to an adult at least 4 times per week.