Year 4 Curriculum Booklet - 2025-2026

Oct 1, 2026

Year 4 Curriculum Booklet 2025-2026 outlines the programme of study structure for each subject, designed to help parents understand the year’s learning journey. It introduces the school’s contemporary approach, combining the English National Curriculum and the International Primary Curriculum to balance rigour and challenge with personal growth. The booklet presents subject coverage from Mathematics to English, IPC, languages, PSHE, PE, music, drama, and collaboration, and references the Academic Long-Term Plan for teaching sequencing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 41 min

AccessFree to download

Welcome

Mathematics

English – Writing

English – Reading

International Primary Curriculum (IPC)

French A

French B

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)

Physical Education (PE)

Music

Drama

International Collaborations

Expected Grammar Mat

Appendix: Year 4 Long Term Plan 2025-2026

YEAR 4 CURRICULUM BOOK 2025-2026 CONTENTS Welcome ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Mathematics ..............................................................................................................................................................................................4 English – Writing ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 English – Reading.................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 International Primary Curriculum (IPC) ................................................................................................................................. 13 French A...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 French B .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) ...................................................................................... 25 Physical Education (PE) ................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Music ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Drama ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 International Collaborations ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Expected Grammar Mat ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Appendix: Year 4 Long Term Plan 2025-2026...................................................................................................................37 WELCOME Welcome to Year Four’s Curriculum Booklet This booklet sets out all the relevant information that will help parents to understand the structure and content of the year’s programmes of study for each subject. At LCIS, we have developed our own contemporary approach to learning to create an inspiring and personalised education for your children. Our programmes in the Primary school, based on the English National Curriculum and the International Primary Curriculum, have been selected to ensure academic rigour and challenge while providing an educational journey that allows your children to flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically. Our French A, native language programme is guided by the French and Swiss curricula, whilst our French B, foreign language programme supports the standards outlined by the Common European Framework. Our unique Performing Arts programme is the fruit of our collaboration with the worldrenowned Juilliard School. Our partnerships with MIT and UNICEF offer our students many enriching global opportunities, while our exclusive online learning platform, ‘Global Campus’, enables Nord Anglia students across the world to connect, discover and interact with

FAQs

What information does the Year 4 Curriculum Booklet provide for parents?

It sets out relevant information to help parents understand the structure and content of the year’s programmes of study for each subject.

Which curriculum frameworks inform the Year 4 programmes?

The programmes are based on the English National Curriculum and the International Primary Curriculum, selected to provide academic rigour and challenge.

How is the Mathematics learning sequence organised?

Mathematics follows the ‘White Rose Maths’ approach, using strands taught in blocks with incremental steps, then revisited throughout the year for progression in fluency, reasoning, and problem solving.

Oct 1, 2026

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