Long-Term Plan 2026-2027 Year 4 - Curriculum Overview

Q: What English learning activities are scheduled across the terms?

The plan includes stimulus texts, stories set in historical or imaginary worlds, recounts such as newspapers and diaries, film narrative work, explanation texts, myths and legends, letters, and poetry such as haikus and cinquains.

Q: Which maths topics are covered in Year 4 over the year?

Topics include place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; measurement (area, length and perimeter); fractions; decimals; money and time; and consolidation, alongside shape, position and direction, and statistics.

Q: What does Computing cover in Year 4?

Computing includes online bullying, modelling and simulations, control and programming using tools like Transum Logo, producing and editing media with Audacity and Paint.net, and digital communication, sharing information, and online reputation using platforms such as PowerPoint and Gsuite.

Aug 27, 2026

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Annual curriculum timetable covering Year 4 learning across autumn, spring and summer terms. English focuses on stimulus texts, historical and imaginary settings, recounts, film narratives, diaries, explanations, myths, letters and poetry. Maths covers place value, operations, measurement, fractions, decimals, money, time, shapes, statistics and consolidation. Science themes include electricity, sound, states of matter, animals including humans and living things. Computing includes online bullying, simulations, control and programming, digital media, communication and online reputation. Subjects also include history, geography, art, design technology, music, PE, PSHE, RE, foreign languages and SMSC.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Curriculum by Term

English

Maths

Science

Computing

History & Geography

Art & Design Technology

Music & PE

PSHE & RE

Foreign Languages & SMSC

Class Visits/Outdoor Learning

Author of the Term

| (Allocated
teaching time) | AUTUMN TERM | | | SPRING TERM | | | SUMMER TERM | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ENGLISH
(5 hours per
week) | Stimulus Text – Escape from Pompeii
Descriptive settings (1 week) Stories with historical settings (3 weeks) Recounts (Newspapers) (3 weeks)
Stimulus Text – The Snowman (Film Narrative)
Film Narrative (3 weeks) Creating Images (Personified poems) (3 weeks)
Review of School Pantomime (1 week) | | | Stimulus Text – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Stories set in imaginary worlds (3 weeks)
Recounts (Diaries) (3 weeks)
Stimulus Text – The lron Man
Science Fiction (3 weeks) Autobiographies (2 weeks) | | | Stimulus Text – Greek Myths
Myths and legends (3 weeks) Explanation texts (3 weeks) Theme Week / Free Writing (1 week)
Stimulus Text – The Butterfly Lion
Stories from other cultures (3 weeks)
Letters (2 weeks)
Poetry (Haikus and Cinquains) (2 weeks) | | | | MATHS
(5 hours per
week) | Place Value (4 Weeks)
Addition and Subtraction
(3 weeks) | | Multiplication and Division
(3 weeks)
Measurement: Area
(1 week)
Measurement: Length and Perimeter (2 weeks)
Consolidation (1 week) | Multiplication and Division (3 weeks)
Fractions (2 weeks) Consolidation (1 week) | | Fractions (2 weeks) Decimals (3 weeks) | Decimals (2 weeks) Money (2 weeks) Time (2 weeks) Consolidation (1 week) | | Shape (2 weeks) Statistics (1 week)
Position and Direction
(2 weeks)
Consolidation (2 weeks) | | SCIENCE
(2 hours per
week) | Electricity | | Sound | States of Matter | | Animals
(including Humans) | Living Things and Habitats | | | | COMPUTING
(1 hour per
week + cross
curricular
learning) | Online
Bul lying | Modelling and
Simulations
(Duck Builder) | Control and Programming
(Transum Logo) | Self-image
and Identity | Producing and
editing Media
(Audacity) | Digital Communication and Sharing Information
(PowerPoint) | Online
Reputation | Producing and
editing Media
([Paint.net](Paint.net)) | Digital Communication and Sharing Information (messaging, forum, blogs)
(Gsuite) | | HISTORY
(One hour 45
minutes per
week) | Roman Empire and its impact on Britain | | | | | | Ancient Greece | | | | GEOGRAPHY
(One hour 45
minutes per
week) | | | | Why are rivers important? | | | | | What is life like near a Volcano? | | ART
(One hour 45
minutes per
week) | | Sculpture Papier-mâché and paint (Yayoi Kusama – Pop Art) | | Painting
Poster Paint
(Salvador Dali –
Surrealism) | | Drawing
Charcoal and Chalk Pastels
(Paul Cezanne – Observational Drawing) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
(One hour 45
minutes per
week) | Buggies | | Bread | | Money Containers | | | MUSIC
(One hour per
fortnight) | Drumming and percussion (Essex Music Service) | | Singing-Rounds and Harmonies | | Pentatonic scale-Musicianship | | | PE
(Two hours per
week)
Sports
Coaches | Gymnastics/Dodge Ball
Tag Rugby | Dodge Ball/Gymnastics
Hockey | Dance
Netball | Fitness/Circuits
Football | Rapid Fire Cricket
Athletics | Athletics
Rounders | | PSHE
(One hour per
fortnight) | Being Me in My World | Celebrating Difference | Dreams and Goals | Dreams and Goals | Healthy Me | Relationships | | RE
(One hour per
week) | Where do Christian beliefs come from?
Christianity
(Theology Lens) | What do we mean by truth?
Is seeing believing?
Multi-faith, Sikhism
(Philosophy Lens) | How do/have religious groups contributed to society and culture?
Hinduism, Christianity
(Human & Social Science Lens) | Why is there so much diversity of belief within Christianity?
Christianity
(Human & Social Science Lens) | What does sacrifice mean? Multi-faith, Humanism (Philosophy Lens) | Hinduism Review and in-depth study<

FAQs

What English learning activities are scheduled across the terms?

The plan includes stimulus texts, stories set in historical or imaginary worlds, recounts such as newspapers and diaries, film narrative work, explanation texts, myths and legends, letters, and poetry such as haikus and cinquains.

Which maths topics are covered in Year 4 over the year?

Topics include place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; measurement (area, length and perimeter); fractions; decimals; money and time; and consolidation, alongside shape, position and direction, and statistics.

What does Computing cover in Year 4?

Computing includes online bullying, modelling and simulations, control and programming using tools like Transum Logo, producing and editing media with Audacity and Paint.net, and digital communication, sharing information, and online reputation using platforms such as PowerPoint and Gsuite.

Aug 27, 2026

Upload by Valentina