Globe Primary School
Globe Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 2 to 11.
Daily practice for Globe Primary School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 412
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Gawber Street, London, E2 0JH
- Phone
- 02089 801738
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What each year group is learning
From Globe Primary School's curriculum maps.
Reception
- Maths
- Recalling number bonds for numbers 0 to 5 and 0 to 10. Comparing length, weight and capacity. Composing and decomposing shapes, combining shapes to make new ones
- English
- Learning new vocabulary. Learning rhymes, poems and songs. Listening to and talking about non-fiction books. Singing a large repertoire of songs. Starting and continuing conversations with adults and friends. Describing events in some detail
- Phonics
- Recognise and use print: spotting rhymes and identifying words with the same initial sound
- PSHE
- Following instructions involving several ideas or actions. Playing and working cooperatively and taking turns with others. Showing sensitivity to their own and others' needs. Being assertive and talking with others to solve conflicts
Year 1
- Maths
- Counting within 100. Numbers 0 to 20. Position and direction. Time. Addition and subtraction within 20. Counting in groups and money
- Reading
- Read, Write Inc reading scheme curriculum
- Writing
- Narrative writing from stories and traditional tales. Identifying and writing past tense action verbs. Identifying and writing simple subjects and capital letters to begin sentences. Identifying and writing nouns. Identifying and writing questions
- Science
- Understanding plants. Understanding animals and humans. Investigating living things
- History
- Toys from the past. Florence Nightingale. Queen Victoria. The Great Fire of London. The Gunpowder plot. Rosa Parks. Neil Armstrong and the moon landings. The Great Fire of London
- Geography
- Mapping the world. Climate and weather. Australia, including comparison with the UK. Mapping the world. The United Kingdom. Continents and oceans
- Art
- In the jungle (collage). The beauty of flowers (sculpture). At the Seaside: Claude Monet (painting). Portraits
- Design and technology
- Frame structures. Portable snacks. Lever mechanisms. Wheel and axle mechanisms
- PE
- Gymnastics. Dance. Movement and tactics and strategy. Games (striking and fielding). Dance (movement patterns and performance)
- RE
- Christianity
- PSHE
- Family and people who care for me. Caring friendships. Mental wellbeing. Being safe. Respectful relationships. Physical health. Family and people who care for me. Caring friendships. Being safe. Respectful relationships. Physical health
Year 2
- Maths
- Numbers to 100, place value. Money
- English
- Writing narrative, exposition and expository texts such as letters and reports. Reading and responding to narrative and information texts. Learning to spell using a published spelling scheme. Grammar: common and proper nouns, lists and commas
- Science
- Investigating materials
- Geography
- Australia and comparison with the UK
- Computing
- Computer networks, communication and collaboration and productivity
- Art
- Collage and sculpture inspired by the jungle and flowers. Painting in the style of Claude Monet
- Design and technology
- Frame structures and making portable snacks
Year 3
- Maths
- Multiplication tables, including the 2, 4 and 8 times tables. Measures: grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres. Right angles and parallel and perpendicular sides in polygons. Fractions, including non-unit fractions
- English
- Writing sentences with compound sentences using conjunctions and, but, yet, so and or. Writing exclamations and comparative and superlative adjectives. Apostrophes for singular and plural possession. Converting spoken words into direct speech with a reporting clause
- Reading
- Reading information texts, narrative extracts and poems and answering test questions
- Science
- Animals, humans and living things. Rocks and materials. The water cycle. Magnets
- Geography
- Describing maps of the world and climate change
- Art
- Symbolism in the style of Edvard Munch and abstract art. Cityscape art using digital art
- Design and technology
- Design inspiration and the design process, including pneumatics technology
- PE
- Movement skills, tactics and strategy and games. Striking and fielding games and net and wall games
Year 4
- Phonics
- Spelling following a Read, Write, Inc. scheme of work
Year 5
- Maths
- Area and volume, including scaling
- Reading
- Prioritising the teaching of reading, with a reading test in the final term
- Writing
- Expanding noun phrases with prepositional phrases and relative clauses. Using similes, metaphors and personification in writing
- Phonics
- Spelling taught through a Read, Write, Inc. spelling scheme of work
- Science
- Understanding humans, living things and evolution and inheritance. Electrical circuits and the Earth's movement in space
- History
- Explorers through the ages
- Geography
- Using maps and studying North and South American rivers and mountains. Physical features and geographical vocabulary
- Art
- Artists and artisans and the Pop Art of Andy Warhol
- Design and technology
- Design process and design inspiration through the electronic motors mini-topic
- PE
- Games skills such as striking and fielding, invasion and net and wall games. Gymnastics and dance, including choreographing simple dances
- PSHE
- Caring friendships, mental wellbeing, being safe and respectful relationships
Year 6
- Maths
- Multiplying and dividing by two digit numbers. Place value for numbers up to 10 000 000. Ratio and proportion. Solving problems with two unknowns using algebra. Area, perimeter, position and direction
- English
- Reading test practice using an information text and two narrative extracts
- Reading
- Stories and traditional tales from around the world
- Writing
- Narrative writing and persuasive exposition. Sentence structures including compound and complex sentences. Colons, ellipsis and dashes in direct speech for characterisation. Rhetorical devices such as anaphora, epistrophe and exaggeration
- Phonics
- Spelling with prefixes, suffixes, silent letters and homophones
- Science
- Human biology, living things, evolution and inheritance. Electrical circuits and the Earth's movement in space
- History
- World War 2 and its impact in Bethnal Green. Explorers through the ages
- Geography
- North and South American rivers and mountains. Using maps and local geography
- Art
- Pop Art and Andy Warhol prints. Textiles through the work of Richard Kimbo
- Design and technology
- Design process and design inspiration through electronic motors
- PE
- Striking and fielding games. Gymnastics and dance
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's The Globe Curriculum page. The maps: Personal, Social and Emotional Development - progression of skills from Nursery to end of Reception, Communication and Language Development - progression of skills from Nursery to end of Reception, Literacy Development - progression of skills from Nursery to end of Reception, Mathematics Development - progression of skills from Nursery to end of Reception, Year 1 Curriculum Map, Year 1 Curriculum Map, Year 2 Curriculum Map, Year 2 Curriculum Map, Year 3 Curriculum Map, Year 4 Curriculum Map, Year 5 Curriculum Map, Year 6 Curriculum Map.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100902. Checked 9 November 2026.
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