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99 Nights in the Forest: The Science of Survival

Explores how physics and chemistry explain the natural wonders of life in the forest — from campfires and sound to light, forces, and magnetism — showing that science is everywhere in nature.

The Mystery of Light and Shadows

Explores how light travels in straight lines, creates shadows, reflects off surfaces, and reveals its strange wave-particle duality and observer effect in quantum science.

The Story of Atoms – From Stardust to You

Explores what atoms are, where they came from, how they form elements, and how they connect everything in the universe — from stars to human beings.

Tutankhamun and Ancient Egypt

Explores the life, death, and legacy of Tutankhamun, the boy king of Ancient Egypt, and the discovery of his tomb by Howard Carter in 1922.

Understanding Artificial Intelligence

Explores how AI learns from data using datasets, training, and inference, and how it impacts society, from recognising images to supporting medicine and translation.

Year 5 Computing

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Explores how ancient Egyptians created and used hieroglyphics, their importance in religion, administration, and storytelling, and how they were finally decoded after 1400 years of mystery.

Plant Detectives: How Plants Shape Our World

Explores how plants provide us with food, clothes, buildings, medicines, and everyday materials, showing their importance and the need for sustainability.

The Story of Numbers

Explores how numbers were invented and developed through history, from pebbles and tally marks to Roman numerals, zero, and the digital age.

The Human Senses and Perception

Explores how our senses detect information, how signals are transmitted to the brain, and how perception and sensory integration work together to shape our understanding of the world.

Asking Why: The Science of Curiosity

Explores how curiosity leads to scientific discovery, explaining the scientific method, famous discoveries, and how asking 'why' helps us understand the world.

Mini-Me vs Transformation: Animal Life Strategies

Explores the two main growth strategies in animals: the 'mini-me' plan where young resemble adults, and the 'transformation' plan where they undergo dramatic change to survive different environments.

Animal Life Cycles

A study of how animals grow and change from birth to adulthood, exploring offspring, growth patterns, direct and indirect development, special names for baby animals, and the importance of understanding life cycles in nature and conservation.

Everyday Materials and Their Properties

A KS1 topic exploring common materials, their properties, and how they are used for different purposes in everyday life.

Journey Through the Digestive System

An exploration of how food travels through the human digestive system, from the mouth to the large intestine, and how the body extracts nutrients and energy.

Precocial and Altricial Animals

Exploring how different animals are born and develop, comparing 'ready-to-go' precocial species with dependent altricial ones, and how these strategies relate to evolution and survival.

Parts of a Flowering Plant

Explores the four main parts of a flowering plant—roots, stems, leaves, and flowers—and how they work together to help the plant live, grow, and reproduce.

Exploration of Viking runes, their origins, meanings, uses, and cultural importance from everyday life to magical beliefs.

The British Empire

Exploring how the British Empire expanded across the world, its impact on different peoples, cultures, and economies, and the lasting legacy it left behind.

The Gunpowder Plot

A KS2 topic exploring the events of November 5th, 1605, when Guy Fawkes and a group of conspirators planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in protest against religious persecution under King James I.

Diwali – The Festival of Lights

Exploring the meaning, traditions, stories, and global significance of Diwali, a five-day festival celebrating light over darkness and good over evil.

Year 4 Religious Education

Viking Gods and Myths

An exploration of Viking mythology, key gods like Odin, Thor, Freyja, Loki, and Heimdall, and the lessons behind their stories and beliefs.

AI and the Parent Portal

Exploring how a school plans to replace old systems with one smart AI-powered Parent Portal that helps teachers, parents, and students manage learning, communication, and data safely.

Year 6 Beyond the Curriculum

Understanding Money: Earning, Saving, Spending, and Borrowing

A KS2 guide to understanding how money works, covering earning, saving, budgeting, borrowing, and giving. It explains where money comes from, how it grows, and why making smart choices matters.

Year 5 Beyond the Curriculum

Eastbury Manor, The Great Plague, and The Great Fire of London

A KS1 topic exploring life in the 1600s through Eastbury Manor, the Great Plague, and the Great Fire of London — how people lived, what happened during these disasters, and what lessons were learned.

The Science of Dreams

This topic explores what dreams are, why we dream, the stages of sleep, and how our brains stay active at night to sort memories, practise emotions, and even solve problems.

Where Does the Sun Go at Night?

A child-friendly exploration of day and night, explaining how the Earth's rotation makes the sun appear to rise and set, and how this affects life on Earth.

The Science of Rainbows

Exploring how light and water droplets create rainbows, the order of colours, the science of refraction, and myths and facts about rainbows.

Digital Detectives: Online Safety and Digital Footprints

A Year 4 lesson about online safety, understanding digital footprints, protecting personal information, and behaving kindly and responsibly online.

Year 4 Computing

Stone Age: From Rocks to Farming

An exploration of how humans lived, invented, and evolved during the Stone Age, from nomadic hunters to settled farmers building villages like Skara Brae.

Evolution of Human Communication

A KS2 exploration of how human communication evolved from early gestures and sounds to speech, writing, and modern language systems.

Understanding Big Numbers and Factorials

An engaging exploration of how quickly numbers grow using factorials, illustrated through shuffling cards and understanding possibilities.

Myths and Legends: Magical Creatures and Lessons

KS1 topic exploring famous mythical creatures, their stories, and the lessons they teach about courage, kindness, and imagination.

Exploring the Universe: Gravity, Time, Quantum, and the Big Bang

Introducing children to the universe, gravity, space-time, time travel, quantum theory, string theory, the Big Bang, black holes, and the idea that we are made of stardust.

Introduction to Space and the Universe

Introduces space and the universe, covering the Solar System, Earth’s rotation and seasons, key scientists, and common space myths and misconceptions.

Biological Symbiosis: Types and Importance

Explains symbiosis and its types—mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism—with examples, activities, and emphasis on their role in ecosystem balance.

The Life and Growth of Tiger Cubs

Summarises tiger cub life for KS1, covering their birth, growth, diet changes, survival needs, and the mother’s vital role in protection and hunting lessons.

The Viking Age: Life, Travel, and Legacy

Explores the Viking Age, covering their roles as warriors, farmers, traders, and explorers, daily life, beliefs, language, runes, and lasting cultural influence.

Year 4 Geography: World Knowledge

Summarises Year 4 Geography, covering world regions, landmarks, climate, settlements, resources, and essential mapping and fieldwork skills.

Year 4 Geography

Introductory World Geography for Young Learners

Introduces world geography for young learners, covering continents, oceans, UK countries, place comparisons, key geography terms, and basic map and fieldwork skills.

Year 1 Geography

Classifying Animals, Diet, and Human Senses

Introduces Year 1 animal science, covering animal classes, diets, body adaptations, and the human body with its five senses.

Basic Plant Identification and Structure

Introduces Year 1 plant studies, covering wild and garden plants, deciduous and evergreen trees, plant parts and functions, with activities for observation and comparison.

Essential Principles of Electricity and Circuits

Introduces electricity and simple circuits, explaining components, switches, conductors, and insulators, with safety guidance and ideas for scientific observation.

The Fundamental Science of Sound

Introduces sound as vibrations travelling through different media, explaining pitch, volume, and distance, with examples and simple experiments for students.

States of Matter and Phase Changes

Explains states of matter and their changes, with examples, links to the water cycle, and ideas for simple investigations to observe these processes.

Properties and Uses of Everyday Materials

Summarises everyday materials, their properties and suitability, how they can be changed in shape, and their links to inventors and scientific exploration.

Animal and Human Life Cycles and Needs

Introduces animal and human life cycles, basic survival needs, and human health, highlighting exercise, diet, hygiene, and scientific observation of life changes.

The Lifecycle and Needs of Plants

Explains the plant lifecycle from seed or bulb to maturity, highlighting essential needs like water, light, and temperature, with suggestions for simple growth investigations.

Living Things, Habitats, and Food Chains

Introduces living things, their habitats and micro-habitats, food chains, and interdependence, helping Year 2 students explore local ecosystems scientifically.

Animal Biology: Digestion, Teeth, and Food Chains

Explains the human digestive system, types of teeth and their functions, and food chains, showing how energy moves from plants to animals.

Living Things, Habitats, and Classification Basics

Introduces living things and their classification, covering vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, habitats, environmental change, and scientific observation skills.

The Anglo-Saxon Era: A Concise Overview

Summarises the Anglo-Saxon period, covering their migration, village life, religious shift from paganism to Christianity, and ending with the Norman Conquest in 1066.

The Great Plague of London, 1665–1666

Explores the Great Plague of London, its causes, misconceptions, desperate measures, eyewitness accounts, and the role of the Great Fire in halting future outbreaks.

Animal Classification: Groups, Diets, and Body Structure

Introduces animal classification for young learners, explaining vertebrate groups and diets, while encouraging observation, comparison, and scientific inquiry.

The Great Fire of London 1666

Covers the Great Fire of London, tracing its timeline, causes, destruction, eyewitness accounts, and lasting changes to the city’s buildings and fire safety.

The Black Death and the End of Feudalism

Explores the Black Death, its causes, forms, and ineffective medieval remedies, while highlighting its profound impact on society, labour, and public health.

Demystifying Evolution: Adaptations, Theories, and Evidence

Summarises evolutionary biology, explaining natural selection, scientific theories vs laws, adaptations, and fossil evidence, with resources for teaching children.

The Legacy of the Titanic

Provides an overview of the Titanic disaster, covering its design, sinking, survivor stories, cultural legacy, and lasting impact on maritime safety.