FETTES PREPSCHOOL SCHOOL FETTES PREP CURRICULUM CURRICULUMHIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
FETTES PREP CURRICULUM MAP 2026-27 Year Subject
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Maths English
Maths English
Humanities Science French Spanish Art Music
Autumn Place value
Spring Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
Addition and subtraction
Investigating angles
Length and perimeter
Statistics
Fractions
Multiplication
Area
Coordinates
Angles
Shapes
Research and non-chronological reports
Short story writing competition/Newspaper reports
Properties of shapes
Time
Poetry aloud competition
Time
Powers of 10
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Estimation
Presentation of data
The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny by Philip Ardagh
Short story writing competition
Research and non-chronological reports on the rainforest
Diary writing, mystery writing and formal letters
List poems
Poetry aloud competition
Scotland and investigating our local area/Moral stories
Celts
Natural hazards – volcanoes, earthquakes, floods
Classification
States of matter
Electricity
Digestion
Sound
Caring for the environment
Habitats
Introductions and classroom language
Where I live
Family
Birthdays and pets
Describing people
Retrieval and presentation projects
Introductions, classroom language, birthdays
Family
Town
Retrieval and presentation projects
Pets
Weather and retrieval
Colour/mark making
Flaura/Fauna
Organic
Singing games – pulse, rhythm, pitch and musical literacy
Singing games – pulse, rhythm, pitch and musical literacy
Instruments of the orchestra
Superheroes project
Recorder – playing in an ensemble
Noteflight
Singing games – pulse, rhythm, pitch and musical literacy Music and Outer Space project – listening, performing and inventing Classroom percussion Noteflight
Drama
Money
Myths and Legends based on the class reader The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith
Place value
Summer
M, P+S Christmas play rehearsals
Costume and stage makeup design
Script work
Showcase rehearsals
Script writing
PE
Games skills, gymnastics and swimming
Gymnastics, Health related fitness and swimming
Athletics and tennis
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MakeDo construction
Game design
2D design
PSHE
My Worries; Social detectives; Mindfulness
Self-regulation; Healthy relationships
Belonging and identity; Gratitude
FETTES PREP CURRICULUM MAP 2026-27 Year Subject
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Maths English
Autumn Large and negative numbers
Spring Decimals and rounding
Addition and subtraction
Division and multiplication
Summer Fractions, decimals and percentages
Types of number
Balanced arguments and debating
Who Let the Gods out! by Maz Evans
Poetry aloud competition
Sikhism
Explores
WW2
Coastlines (UK and the World), past and present equipment for exploration, famous explores, oceans, use of compass and directions
WW2
Holocaust Memorial Day
Christmas Story
Art Music
Space
Forces
Properties of materials
Describing animals / Family / Christmas and New Year in the Francophonie Basics for talking about self / Family members
Reversible changes
Music games and rhymes – developing pitch, rhythm and musical literacy
Identity and belonging Philosophy / current affairs Chemical changes
Food and drink / Opinions and reasons with adjective agreement Sports and opinion phrases Linking language (for example of sports and the weather)
Life cycles
Adaptation and habitats
Sports, weather and time expressions / End of year presentations Places in town and describing where you live
Elements
Natural world
Music games and rhymes – developing pitch, rhythm and musical literacy Cotopaxi project – Music of the Andes – performing, listening and inventing
Music games and rhymes – developing pitch, rhythm and musical literacy
Classroom percussion
Musical theatre project for summer concert
Classroom percussion M, P+S Christmas play rehearsals
Europe Judaism Separating mixtures
Building
Petrushka project – performing, listening and inventing
Drama
Persuasive writing
Biographies and diary entries
Judaism
Spanish
Transformations and reflections
Measurement
Shapes
Short story writing competition: characters, settings, wow words, editing skills
Europe
French
Displaying data
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo – reading comprehension and discussion skills
Humanities
Science
Fractions
Noteflight The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Script work
Showcase rehearsals
Devising and script writing
PE
Games Skills, gymnastics and swimming
Gymnastics, health and fitness and swimming
Athletics and tennis
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Crumble controllers
Game design
2D digital design
PSHE
Emotional literacy; Mental health; Mindfulness
Diversity, equity, inclusion; the UNCRC
The environment; Citizenship; Mindfulness
FETTES PREP CURRICULUM MAP 2026-27 Year Subject Autumn
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Maths English
Place value
Spring
Four operations
Order of operations
Comparing fractions
Arithmetic with fractions
Transformations
Decimals
Percentages
Pyramus and Thisbe from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: rewriting playscripts
Short story writing competition: characters, settings, wow words, editing skills
Poetry of monsters
Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone – reading comprehension and discussion skills
Narrative rewrite of The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
History
Arithmetic with fractions
Summer
Science
Classification and keys
French
Talking about self / Discussing activities in different weather / Descriptions of self and others
School subjects and preferences
Spanish
Hot and cold
Indicators
Healthy living
Talking about self
Describing yourself and others using adjectives
Saying where you are from and languages that you speak
Food and drink with opinion phrases
Art
Mechanical
Identity
Music
Music games to develop rhythm, pitch and musical literacy Macbeth project – listening, performing and inventing African drumming ensemble/singing Christmas Music – performing/listening/inventing
Script work
Traditional pantomime
Collaborative research and non-chronological reports: Arctic and Antarctic animals Poetry aloud competition
Map work - Scotland
OS map work
Microbes
Evolution and inheritance
Free time activities with negations Giving opinions on school subjects Still life
Music games to develop rhythm, pitch and musical literacy
Music games to develop rhythm, pitch and musical literacy
Winter Landscape Project - P/LI Classroom percussion and ukuleles/singing
The music and instruments of China – performing/listening/ inventing
Noteflight
Classroom percussion – playing in an ensemble
Noteflight
Drama
Script writing
Voice and movement
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Rehearsals
PE
Games skills, gymnastics and swimming
Gymnastics, health related fitness and swimming
Athletics and tennis
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Programmable Lego
Game design
Thinking 3D
RME
What matters to me?
PSHE
Transition to T Form; Diversity, equity, inclusion
Properties of shapes
The Vikings
Asia
Climate change Changing electrical circuits
Pie charts and mean
The Benin Kingdom
Weather and climate
Light and sight
Perimeter and area
Holocaust Memorial Day
The Romans: Roman life, The Empire, Roman Britain
Geography
Algebra
Creation stories Easter story Online safety; the UNCRC
Belief in our community Financial literacy; Enterprise and entrepreneurship, Metacognition; Revision and stress management
FETTES PREP CURRICULUM MAP 2026-27 Year Subject Autumn
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st Maths English
Four operations
Spring
Order of operations
Rounding
Factors and multiples
Decimals and negative numbers
The Tempest: different representations, character and language analysis Gothic poetry Introduction to academic analysis part 1
History Geography Science
Four operations with fractions
Ratio
Probability
Short story writing competition
Holocaust Memorial Day
The Plague
The Suffragettes
Weathering and landscapes
Glaciation
Working scientifically Cells
Lines and angles
Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick – reading comprehension and discussion skills
Norman Invasion
Medieval life Rocks
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Summer
Elements, atoms and compounds Reactions
Weekend plans / Making plans to go out
Spanish
Giving basic information about yourself and others
Free time activities using full verb conjugation and negations
Holidays in the preterite tense
Time and daily routine with reflexive verbs
Construction
Change
Drama
Graphs of linear functions
Thematic exploration: TRUTH in Hugo Cabre Poetry aloud competition
Magna Carta
Reproduction Acids and alkalis Light
Sound
Places in town and negations / Directions / European Day of Languages
Music
Linear equations
Population and urbanisation
French
Art
Manipulating algebra
Scottish Wars of Independence
Structure and function of body systems
Particles and their behaviour
Junior Maths Challenge/ averages
Holiday plans combining using the future tense / Extended spoken conversations Making weekend plans using the future tense Collection
Rhythm and notation
Fanfares - performing/listening/inventing
The music of India – performing/listening/inventing
Preparation for spring concert
Music and Advertising – performing/listening/inventing
Christmas music – P/L/I
Classroom percussion/singing
Sibelius/Noteflight/Logic Pro X
Sibelius /Noteflight
Sibelius /Noteflight
Script work
Voice and movement
Script writing
Mask and mime
PE
Play rehearsals Athletics and tennis
FET
Lego computer science and AI
Game design
Laser cutting design
RME
World religions - religious festivals
Introduction to Christianity
World Religions – belief and philosophy
Social skills; Healthy habits; Mental health; Mentors in Violence Prevention scheme
Peer pressure; Body image; Substance abuse; Sexual orientation and gender literacy; LGBTQ+ History Month; Inclusivity and homophobia; the UNCRC
Diversity, equity, inclusion; Metacognition and learning to revise; Managing anxiety and pressure; Practising gratitude
PSHE
FETTES PREP CURRICULUM MAP 2026-27 Year Subject Autumn
2
nd Maths
Decimal Operations
Spring
Factors and multiples
English
Rounding
Using a calculator
Arithmetic with fractions
Short story writing competition
Rivers
Graphs and linear
Transformation
Rearranging formula
Simultaneous equations
1950s collaborative research and presentation project Poetry aloud competition
Holocaust Memorial Day
Tudor Life
The Tudors; Mary I, Elizabeth I
The Transatlantic Slave Trade - Scottish role in it
Mary Queen of Scots Natural disasters
Health and lifestyle Separation techniques
International development
Giving basic information and yourself and others Speaking about holidays using the perfect tense
Africa
Metals and acids
Ecosystem processes
Energy
Adaptation and inheritance
Using opinions and the present tense to talk about music and films / Use the perfect tense to talk about TV and recent trips to the cinema
Clothes with the future tense and accurate adjective agreement
Ordering in a restaurant, places in town and what to do in the local area
Talk about holiday plans and activities in the future tense
Electricity and magnetism
Spanish
Percentages
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner – reading comprehension and discussion skills
Henry VIII
French
Circles
Persuasive speech writing
History
Science
Angles in polygons
Poetry and spoken word on the theme of SPEAKING OUT Introduction to academic analysis part 2
Geography
Algebra
Summer
Use the future tense to talk about jobs
Giving basic information and yourself and others Making and responding to invitations to go out, giving excuses and using the time
Latin
3rd declension nouns/Mixed conjugation verbs/Translation skills/ Vocabulary/Non-linguistic studies
Translation skills/Vocabulary/Non-linguistic studies/Research project
Introduction to Ancient Greek/ Revision techniques and skills/ Civilisation studies
Art
Inside/outside
Everyday
Curved and straight
Music
Drama
Rhythm and notation
Film music project - P/L/I
Minimalism in music project – performing/listening/inventing Christmas music – P/L/I
Composing music to accompany a short film clip. Exploring more complex rhythm patterns and African music - Djembe skills
Sibelius/Noteflight/Logic Pro X
Sibelius/Noteflight/Logic Pro X
Script work
PE
Voice and movement
Play rehearsals
Songwriting project Guitar/Bass guitar/Drumkit skills Sibelius/Noteflight/Logic Pro X Play rehearsals
Rotation of outdoor education/Badminton/Health and fitness/Handball
Athletics and tennis
FET
Technical drawing and 3D design
Game design
Enterprise competition
RME
An introduction to Islam
An introduction to Judaism
Religion, peace and conflict
My identity and values; Adolescence – neuroscience and social experience; British politics; Mentors in Violence Prevention scheme
Peer pressure and body image; Sexual orientation and gender literacy; Relationships and sex education; Bold Voices Ambassador scheme (gender-based violence)
Mental health, including Mental Health Ambassadors peer led scheme; Metacognition and learning to revise; managing anxiety and stress; transition to Senior School
PSHE