Topics
Years 1 to 6, with Year 7 bridging for the move to secondary school.
Year 6 Upper Key Stage 2
Mathematics
Numbers to ten million
6NPV-1 to 6NPV-3 — Place value, position and order of numbers up to 10,000,000
Read big numbers in groups of three digits: millions, thousands, ones.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Splitting powers of ten; scaling known facts
6NPV-4, 6NF-1 — Divide powers of 10 into 2, 4, 5 and 10 parts; apply place value to known facts
A quarter of 1 is 0.25, so a quarter of 10,000 is 2,500. A known fact works at any place value.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Additive and multiplicative relationships
6AS/MD-1, 6AS/MD-2 — Numbers related additively or multiplicatively; derive related calculations
4 → 12 is '+ 8' and also '× 3'. One calculation can unlock many others.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Problems with two unknowns
6AS/MD-4 — Solve problems with two unknowns
When two amounts are unknown, use both facts. A bar model shows how they fit together.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Simplifying, common denominators and comparing fractions
6F-1 to 6F-3 — Simplify using common factors; express in a common denomination; compare
Divide top and bottom by a common factor to simplify. Use the same denominator to compare or add.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Building and naming shapes from their properties
6G-1 — Draw, compose and decompose shapes according to given properties
Shapes are named by their properties: equal sides, parallel sides and right angles.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Pie charts, line graphs and the mean
6S-1 — Interpret pie charts and line graphs; calculate the mean
A pie chart shows fractions of a total. The mean shares the total out equally.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Passive voice and formal language
E6-G-PASSIVE, E6-G-FORMAL — Passive voice; formal and informal vocabulary, including the subjunctive
The passive puts the thing that something happens to first. Formal writing avoids chatty words.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Semi-colons, colons and hyphens
E6-G-COLON, E6-G-HYPHEN — Semi-colons, colons and dashes between clauses; hyphens to avoid ambiguity
A semi-colon joins two linked sentences. A colon introduces a list or an explanation. A hyphen links words to make the meaning clear.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Synonyms and antonyms
E6-G-SYN — Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms mean nearly the same. Antonyms mean the opposite. Choose the synonym that fits best.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Reading across a text: summarise, predict, compare
2c, 2e, 2f, 2h — Summarise; predict; how content adds to meaning; make comparisons
Step back from single words. Ask: what is the whole text about, what will happen, and how has it changed?
0/4 attempted
Science
The heart, blood and a healthy body
S6-ANIMALS — Circulatory system; impact of diet, exercise and drugs
The heart pumps blood round the body. Blood carries oxygen, food and water to every part.
0/3 attempted
Science
Fossils, inheritance and adaptation
S6-EVOL — Fossils; inheritance; adaptation and evolution
Offspring are similar to but not the same as their parents. Over a very long time, helpful features become more common.
0/3 attempted
Science
How light travels and how we see
S6-LIGHT — Light travels in straight lines; how we see; shadows have the same shape as the object
Light travels in straight lines. We see things when light bounces off them into our eyes.
0/3 attempted
Science
Changing circuits; circuit symbols
S6-ELEC — Brightness and volume vary with the number and voltage of cells; circuit symbols
More cells make a bulb brighter. More bulbs on one cell make each dimmer.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Multiplying fractions by whole numbers
Y5 statutory, revisited in Year 6 — Multiply proper fractions by whole numbers
Repeated groups of a fraction: the denominator names the part, the numerator counts it.
0/4 attempted
Mathematics
Fractions, decimals and percentages
6F11 — Recall and use equivalences between FDP
Three ways to write the same proportion of a whole.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Ratio and proportion
6R3 — Solve problems involving unequal sharing
Comparing part to part, and scaling a whole into shares.
0/3 attempted
Mathematics
Angles and geometric properties
6G4 — Find unknown angles in triangles, quadrilaterals and on lines
Angle facts as tools for reasoning about unseen measurements.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Inference versus retrieval
2d — Make inferences from the text; 2b — Retrieve key details
Retrieval finds what is written. Inference works out what is meant.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Figurative language
2g — Identify how meaning is enhanced through choice of words
Similes, metaphors and personification create meaning beyond the literal.
0/3 attempted
English & Reading
Tier 2 academic vocabulary
2a — Give and explain the meaning of words in context
High-utility words used across every Year 7 subject.
0/3 attempted
Science
Scientific enquiry and fair tests
KS2 WS — Plan enquiries, recognising and controlling variables
Change one thing, measure one thing, keep everything else the same.
0/3 attempted
Science
Classification systems
Y6 LT — Classify living things based on characteristics
Grouping organisms by shared observable features.
0/3 attempted