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Year 5 – Grade 4 – Curriculum

Curriculum Intent

We design a rigorous curriculum that represents a marked progression towards abstraction and strategic reasoning, nurturing independence, global awareness, and deep conceptual integration across all subjects.
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • French
  • Computing
  • Physical Education (PE)

Detailed Curriculum

1. English

  • Focus: Developing intellectually curious learners through complex grammar, sophisticated writing, and deep literary analysis.
  • Skills include:
    • Using expanded noun phrases, modal verbs, relative clauses, and passive voice
    • Applying complex punctuation (colons, semi-colons, brackets, dashes)
    • Analysing themes, symbolism, figurative language, and narrative perspective
    • Editing and refining work for cohesion, paragraph organisation, and stylistic control
  • Activities:
    • Engaging with challenging fiction, literary heritage texts, and modern narratives
    • Drafting narratives, persuasive texts, autobiographies, and creative compositions
    • Participating in debates, presentations, and performing dramatic works

2. Science

  • Focus: Developing intellectually curious learners through complex grammar, sophisticated writing, and deep literary analysis.
  • Skills include:
    • Using expanded noun phrases, modal verbs, relative clauses, and passive voice
    • Applying complex punctuation (colons, semi-colons, brackets, dashes)
    • Analysing themes, symbolism, figurative language, and narrative perspective
    • Editing and refining work for cohesion, paragraph organisation, and stylistic control
  • Activities:
    • Engaging with challenging fiction, literary heritage texts, and modern narratives
    • Drafting narratives, persuasive texts, autobiographies, and creative compositions
    • Participating in debates, presentations, and performing dramatic works

3. Mathematics

  • Focus: Advanced abstraction and strategic reasoning, handling larger numbers and complex mathematical relationships.
  • Skills include:
    • Demonstrating fluency in place value up to one million and powers of ten
    • Deepening understanding of factors, prime numbers, and exponential forms
    • Performing operations with interconnected fractions, decimals, and percentages
  • Activities:
    • Applying mental and formal written methods to solve complex multi-step problems
    • Performing complex unit conversions, and calculating perimeter, area, and volume
    • Studying angle properties, 3D representations, and geometric transformations
    • Interpreting line graphs and tabular data to analyse trends

4. Social Studies

  • Focus: Integrated study of history, geography, and moral education, emphasizing active citizenship and 21st-century skills.
  • Skills include:
    • Analysing historical sources, geographical data, and real-world social issues
    • Understanding change over time, cultural identity, and interdependence
    • Forming reasoned conclusions and developing research skills
  • Activities:
    • Exploring the history, culture, and heritage of the UAE alongside world civilisations
    • Engaging in group projects exploring sustainability and community development
    • Reflecting on values such as respect, honesty, empathy, and responsibility

5. French

  • Focus: Deepening confidence and competence across listening, speaking, reading, and writing using more complex structures.
  • Skills include:
    • Communicating ideas, opinions, and simple explanations in familiar contexts
    • Using extended sentences, basic connectives, and opinion phrases
    • Maintaining accurate pronunciation and grammatical awareness
  • Activities:
    • Describing family, school life, hobbies, weather, and travel experiences
    • Extending reading and writing tasks to include structured texts and short paragraphs
    • Developing fluency through conversation, role-play, and interactive tasks

Curriculum

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FS1 / Pre School

Focusing on prime areas of learning: Communication, Physical Development, and PSED through curiosity and exploration.

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FS2 / KG 1

Building on early foundations with a focus on advanced speaking, early reading fluency, number fluency, and emotional regulation.

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Year 1 – KG2

Building on the foundation stage with a focus on phonics mastery, basic number bonds, and transitioning into structured classroom learning.

Ages 5–6

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Year 2 – Grade 1

Building on early literacy with a focus on reading fluency, practical math application, and preparing for the transition to junior levels.

Ages 6-7

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Year 3 – Grade 2

Building on Key Stage 1 foundations with a focus on independent reading, introduction to multiplication, and broader scientific inquiry.

Ages 7–8

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Year 4 – Grade 3

Building on lower junior skills with a focus on times-table mastery, expressive writing, and developing collaborative project skills.

Ages 8–9

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Year 5 – Grade 4

Building on established core knowledge with a focus on complex fractions, abstract reasoning, and deepening historical understanding.

Ages 9–10

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Year 6 – Grade 5

Building on the primary journey with a focus on secondary school readiness, advanced grammar, and consolidating mathematical proficiency.

Ages 10-11

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