Learning in October 2026
Choose a year group to see what children are learning each week, in every subject.
Half term
October half term: Monday 26 to Friday 30 October — school closed.
- Early Years Foundation StageReception · Wrens
- English
- Phonics Phase 2 and stories for autumn
- Maths
- Early mathematical experiences; numbers 1, 2 and 3
- Science
- Autumn and harvest
- History
- All about me — then and now
- Key Stage 1Year 1 · Robins
- English
- Traditional tales: The Little Red Hen
- Maths
- Place value within 10; addition and subtraction within 10
- Science
- Seasonal changes (autumn) and animals
- History
- Toys through time
- Key Stage 1Year 2 · Finches
- English
- Coming to England by Floella Benjamin: recounts and diaries
- Maths
- Place value within 100; addition and subtraction
- Science
- Living things and their habitats
- History
- Significant individuals: Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale
- Key Stage 2Year 3 · Kingfishers
- English
- Stone Age Boy and performance poetry
- Maths
- Place value within 1,000; addition and subtraction
- Science
- Animals including humans: nutrition, skeletons and muscles
- History
- Stone Age to Iron Age
- Key Stage 2Year 4 · Swallows
- English
- Escape from Pompeii: narrative and newspaper reports
- Maths
- Place value to 10,000; addition and subtraction
- Science
- States of matter
- History
- The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
- Key Stage 2Year 5 · Owls
- English
- Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman: poetry and narrative
- Maths
- Place value to 1,000,000; the four operations
- Science
- Earth and space
- History
- The Kingdom of Benin (c. AD 900–1300)
- Key Stage 2Year 6 · Kestrels
- English
- Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll: letters and narrative
- Maths
- Place value to 10,000,000; the four operations
- Science
- Light
- History
- Britain at war, 1939–1945