Curriculum Overview
Point in Year
Unit of Work Title
Starting Point
Curriculum Content
Core Knowledge
Curriculum Content
Core Skills
Mid-term and Final Assessments
Autumn Term 1
Statistics
and
Number
7a1: Delta 1 &
7a2: Theta 1 &
7b1: Pi 1
Analysing & displaying data
7a1: Delta 1 &
7a2: Theta 1
Number skills
7b1: Pi
Calculating
Identifying different Types of Number
Order of calculations with and without a calculator
- Read and construct grouped tally charts and frequency tables.
- Choose the most appropriate average for a set of data.
- Four operations with whole numbers
- Recognise multiples.
- Use approximation to estimate division calculations.
- Identifying and understanding factors, multiples and prime numbers.
- Representing Data and analsing data
- Calculating and comparing Averages and range
- Calculate the mean of a set of data.
- Find the HCF and LCM of two numbers.
- Check answers using inverse operations.
- Solve problems involving time and money using a calculator.
Beginning of term Assessment – Prior learning doddle assessment
Mid Term Assessment – doddle assessment
End Assessment – Examination question testing skills that are specifically linked to the units.
Autumn Term 2
Algebra
Number
Geometry and Measure
7a1: Delta 1 &
7a2: Theta 1 &
7b1: Pi 1
Equations, functions & formulae
7a1: Delta 1
Fractions
7a2: Theta 1
Decimals & measures
7b1: Pi 1
Graphs
Forming and simplifying algebraic expressions
Understanding and using function machines
Use mental and written strategies for multiplication.
- Four operations with fractions and mixed numbers
- Area and perimeter of rectangles and simple 2D shapes
- Understand the difference between multiples, factors and primes.
- Use mental and written strategies for multiplication.
- Use simple negative numbers.
- Recognise square numbers.
- Add numbers together in different ways.
- Use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Expanding and factorising expressions
- Substituting into expressions and formulae
- Area and perimeter of rectangles and simple compound shapes
- Reading, plotting and linear graphs of simple functions and real-life situations
- Solve problems involving time and money using a calculator
- Use approximation to estimate division calculations.
- Recognise and use square numbers, square roots and triangle numbers.
- Round whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000
Beginning of term Assessment – Prior learning doddle assessment
Mid Term Assessment – doddle assessment
End Assessment – Examination question testing skills that are specifically linked to the units.
Spring Term 1
Geometry and Measure
Number and
Probability
7a1: Delta 1
Angles & shapes
Decimals
7a2: Theta 1
Fractions
Probability
7b1: Pi 1
Factors & multiples
Decimals & measures
Rounding, ordering decimals and four operations with decimals
Choosing the correct units to measure and reading scales
Compare and simplify fractions.
- Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals
- Order, compare decimals and carry out four operations using decimals
- Identifying primes, factors, multiples, HCF and LCM
- Work out simple fractions of amounts.
- Recognise multiples of 2, 5, 10 and 25.
- Begin to identify factors of numbers.
- Recognise and use multiples, factors and primes.
- Consolidate and extend mental calculation methods, including decimals.
- Round amounts on a calculator to 2 decimal places.
- Calculating interior and exterior angles of polygons
- Simple transformation of shapes (rotational and reflective)
- Calculating fractions, percentages and decimals & real-life problems
- Multiplication and division of a 3digit by 1 or 2 digit number
- Work with equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
- Calculating and comparing probabilities of equally likely events
- Fractions, percentages and decimals and real-life problems
- Use a calculator to solve multiplication and division problems.
Beginning of term Assessment – Prior learning doddle assessment
Mid Term Assessment – doddle assessment
End Assessment – Examination question testing skills that are specifically linked to the units.
Spring Term 2
Algebra
Ratio and proportion
Geometry and measures
7a1: Delta 1
Equations
7a2: Theta 1
Ratio & proportion
7b1: Pi 1
Lines & angles
Writing and forming 1 and 2 step equations
Use direct proportion to solve simple problems
Identifying parallel and perpendicular lines
- Solve problems using equations.
- Understand and use the relationship between ratio and proportion.
- Writing and simplifying ratios
- Use fractions and percentages to compare proportions
- Use ratios and measures.
- Use a compass directions and amount of turn.
- Recognise acute, obtuse and reflex angles.
- Estimate the size of angles.
- Solving equations with unknowns on both sides
- Solving equations with brackets
- Use trial and improvement to find solutions to 1 decimal place.
- Reduce a three-part ratio to its simplest form by cancelling.
- Split by ratios and use the unitary method to solve problems
- Estimate, measure and identify the type of angle
- Find missing angle around a point and on a straight line.
Beginning of term Assessment – Prior learning doddle assessment
Mid Term Assessment – doddle assessment
End Assessment – Examination question testing skills that are specifically linked to the units.
Summer Term 1
Ratio and proportion
Geometry and measure
Number
7a1: Delta 1
Multiplicative Reasoning
Perimeter Area and Volume
7a2: Theta 1
Lines & angles
Sequences & graphs
7b1: Pi 1
Measuring & shapes
Fractions,
Percentages
Decimals
Use direct proportion to solve problems
Reading & plotting coordinates in all quadrants.
Understand and identify line and rotational symmetry of regular polygons
- Use direct proportion to solve problems
- Measuring, drawing and labelling lines, angles and triangles accurately
- Adding and subtracting fractions and finding fraction of amount
- Write and simplify ratios and split amounts using the unitary method to solve problems
- Area and perimeter of compound shapes
- Draw Nets, apply properties surface area
- Calculate volume of 3D shapes
- Using angles facts to find missing angles in 3 and 4 sided shapes
- Generating sequences and finding the nth term
- Drawing linear graphs from sequences and linear equations
- Finding equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions
- Find and solve problems of perimeter of rectangles and regular polygons
End Assessment – Examination question testing skills that are specifically linked to the units.
Summer Term 2
Geometry and measures
7a1: Delta 1
Sequences and graphs
7a2: Theta 1
Transformations
7b1: Pi 1
Transformations
Recognise and continue arithmetic and geometric sequences
Identifying congruent shapes
- Reading and plotting coordinates in all quadrants
- Recognise line and rotational symmetry
- Identifying quadrilaterals using their properties
- Generating a sequence from a rule and finding the nth term of arithmetic sequence
- Drawing graphs from equation and from real-life data
- Rotating and translating shapes on a grid
Beginning of term Assessment – Prior learning doddle assessment
Mid Term Assessment – doddle assessment
End Assessment – Examination question testing skills that are specifically linked to the units.