Autumn term
Termly curriculum guide
What is taught in the Autumn term
A year-by-year guide to what children commonly learn this term across the English curriculum. Choose a year group to open the matching learning.
This is the term we are in nowReceptionEYFS
Phonics & LiteracyPhase 1–2, early mark-making
MathsNumber sense 0–5, shapes, colours
Understanding the worldAll About Me, family, Autumn, Harvest
Year 1
EnglishPhonics Phase 4–5, simple sentences, predictable stories
MathsNumber bonds to 10, place value to 20, addition & subtraction
ScienceSeasonal changes, everyday materials
HistoryToys past & present
GeographyUK countries & capitals
Year 2
EnglishGrammar basics, expanded noun phrases, comprehension
MathsPlace value to 100, addition & subtraction to 100
ScienceLiving things & habitats
HistoryThe Great Fire of London
Year 3
EnglishFables, adventure stories
MathsPlace value to 1,000, column addition
ScienceRocks
HistoryStone Age to Iron Age
GeographyUK regions
Year 4
EnglishMyths
MathsPlace value to 10,000
ScienceStates of matter
HistoryThe Romans
GeographyRivers
Year 5
EnglishLegends
MathsPlace value to 1,000,000
ScienceEarth & Space
HistoryVikings
GeographyClimate zones
Year 6
EnglishFormal writing
MathsAdvanced arithmetic
ScienceLight
HistoryWorld War 2
GeographyGlobalisation
Year 7
EnglishNovel study
MathsNumber foundations
ScienceCells, forces
HistoryMedieval England
GeographyMap skills
Year 8
EnglishShakespeare
MathsLinear equations
ScienceElectricity, digestion
HistoryThe Industrial Revolution
GeographyPopulation
Year 9
EnglishGothic literature
MathsAlgebra mastery
ScienceGCSE foundations
HistoryWorld War 1
GeographyNatural hazards
Year 10
EnglishLanguage Paper 1, Literature texts
MathsNumber, algebra
ScienceBiology (cells), Chemistry (atoms), Physics (energy)
Year 11
EnglishRevision of all papers
MathsFull syllabus revision
ScienceRequired practicals
Aligned to the LearnarooHub long-term plan (English National Curriculum). Maths follows White Rose Maths sequencing. Schools may teach in a different order.
