Knowledge Organisers

At Holwell Primary School, we have developed Knowledge Organisers for each of our topics across the whole school. They are used by staff to support the planning and resourcing of lessons. The Knowledge Organisers are a concise summary of the topic to be taught and include:

The learning objectives for each lesson of the unit
Suggested activities, investigations or experiments for the lessons
Areas of the National Curriculum the lesson will cover
How the new learning links with other subjects and what prior learning should be in place
A list of key vocabulary for the unit
Core knowledge – facts that are useful about the topic
Any opportunities for writing that could be incorporated into the unit
What the overarching question is for the unit – if applicable
Assessment questions
Coverage of the Experiences Passport
Any trips or enrichment activities
The "Wondering Why?" links to careers
Any lessons with a link to SEMH and emotions
Any resources needed for the lessons

These are working documents and are reviewed at the end of each half term by the class teachers and the subject leaders. This allows for successes to be shared and any point for development acted upon.

Please use the linked pages to look at the Knowledge Organisers for your child’s topics to enable you understand what they are learning about at school and to support their learning at home. They are organised by subject, year group and half term. Just click on the unit title to open the associated Knowledge Organiser.