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Village Infants' School

Village Infants' School is a primary school in Dagenham for ages 3 to 7.

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Daily maths in the order Village Infants' School teaches it, where its maps give one. English keeps to the usual order for their year. Start with a free five-minute class.

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At a glance

Type
Community school, run by the council
Ages
3 to 7
Pupils
296
Who it's for
Boys and girls
Address
Ford Road, Dagenham, RM10 9JS
Phone
02082 706589

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What each year group is learning

From Village Infants' School's curriculum maps.

Reception

Maths
Understanding number to 10, including the composition of each number. Recognising quantities up to 5 without counting. Recalling number bonds up to 5 and some to 10, including double facts. Counting beyond 20 and recognising the pattern of the counting system. Comparing quantities up to 10 using greater than, less than and equal. Exploring patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds and sharing equally. Learning the language of shape, position and measures. Recognising and sorting coins. Telling the time and understanding days, months and dates

Year 1

Maths
Sorting, counting and representing objects. Number bonds to 10
Science
Seasonal changes in Autumn
Computing
Giving instructions to a programmable robot
Art
Portraits and self portraits
RE
The festival of Diwali

Year 2Spring and Summer

Maths
Subtracting one- and two-digit numbers and multiples of 10. Telling the time to quarter past, quarter to, half past and o'clock. Knowing the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Solving simple division problems such as finding half of numbers. Number bonds to 20. Recognising, writing and ordering numbers to 100. Place value and partitioning numbers to 100. Collecting and recording information on block graphs and pictograms. Telling o'clock, half past and quarter past on an analogue clock. Counting forwards and backwards in steps of 2, 5 and 10. Recognising all coins. Multiplication using repeated addition and arrays. Division using sharing and arrays. Answering questions using graphs and tables. Partitioning numbers and using place value on an empty number line. Names and properties of 3D shapes. Counting in steps of 2, 3, 5 and 10. Recalling facts for doubles and halves. Recalling facts for 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Adding three numbers. Rotating using clockwise and anti-clockwise movements. Using all four rules to solve number problems. Using different coins to make amounts of money. Using a ruler to measure and draw lines in centimetres. Solving problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
English
Understanding and using nouns, adjectives and adverbial phrases. Word endings such as ing, ed, ly, ful, un, dis, less, est
Reading
Answering questions about texts read. Exploring characters within a text. Answering questions about the texts they read. Reading and interpreting a range of texts
Writing
Looking at different types of recounts such as diary entries and newspaper reports. Writing in sentences using past tense and retelling and creating stories and poems. Looking at recounts such as diary entries and newspaper reports. Understanding the structure of a story. Creating an own story based on a familiar text. Re-telling a story and writing their own version. Using exclamation marks and question marks in writing. Understanding and using nouns, adjectives and adverbial phrases. Joining handwriting. Re-telling a story and writing their own version. Using exclamation marks and question marks in writing. Joining handwriting
Phonics
Reviewing phonemes learned so far. Using the phonic code chart to spell. Common spelling patterns and rules
Science
Nocturnal animals. Life cycles and simple food chains. What plants need to grow and stay healthy. How a microhabitat suits a minibeast. Simple fieldwork and observational skills, recording findings
History
The Great Fire of London. Remembrance Day. The Gunpowder Plot. Famous people including Samuel Pepys and Guy Fawkes. Comparing school life now with school life in the past. Finding out about the past using books, artefacts, people and photographs. Famous people from the past such as Queen Victoria and William Morris. Guy Fawkes and Remembrance Day. Famous explorer Christopher Columbus. An important event in the past, Amelia Earhart's solo flight. Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer. Amelia Earhart and an important event in the past
Geography
Naming the 4 compass points. Identifying and naming minibeasts and their habitats. Using maps and understanding the four points of a compass. Using compasses. Naming the 4 compass points. Learning about the explorer Ernest Shackleton. Basic geographical vocabulary and key physical and human features. Using maps and aerial photographs
Computing
E-safety. Coding. E-safety. Finding information using a search engine. Word processing short text. Presenting ideas using a diagram. Staying safe online. Using a digital device to take a photograph. Making choices when taking a photograph and improving photos. Using tools to change an image. Recognising that photos can be changed. Interpreting pictograms. Changing font size, colour and style
Art
Painting portraits. A famous designer from the past and his style of work. Printing in the style of William Morris. Observational drawings. Creating a boat out of clay. Using gradient and tones. Drawing from observation. Learning about the painter Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh. Using gradient and tones
Design and technology
Designing a group project (shoe box habitat). Using levers to move objects in habitats. Designing, making and evaluating aeroplanes using axles. Designing, making and evaluating pizzas including the packaging. Making aeroplanes using axels
PE
Following instructions and steps in dance. Developing running skills through pace and distance in athletics. Improving personal best in athletics. Copying, repeating and creating movement patterns in dance. Attacking and defending tactics in invasion games. Finding an appropriate space to attack and defend. Underarm throwing and catching skills and game rules. Working and playing together in teams
RE
How special food and fasting help people in their faith
PSHE
The importance of rules. Setting realistic goals and how to achieve them. Reflecting on sharing success with other people. Different ways to say sorry. Friendships have ups and downs and can change and how to mend them. What trust is. What to do if they feel unsafe around adults. That there are many different types of family
Other
Learning about explorer Ernest Shackleton

Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Reception page and the school's Year 1 page and the school's Year 2 page. The maps: Maths EYFS workshop, Year 1 Term 1A Parent’s Topic Map 26, Term 1b – Year 2 parent topic web 24/25, Term 1a – Year 2 parent topic web 24/25, Term 2a – Year 2 parents topic web 24/25, Term 2b – Year 2 parents topic web 24/25, Term 3a – Year 2 parents topic web 24/25, Term 3b – Year 2 parents topic web 24/25.

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