year: Year 2
Knowledge organiser: Music – Y2 Myths and legends
Music: Intent, implementation and impact
This document outlines: the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s Music curriculum, how to deliver it and how to measure pupil progress. This information can be used to help create your school’s bespoke Intent, Implementation and Impact statement, tailored to your school.
Our Kapow Primary music scheme is first and foremost to help children to feel that they are musical and to develop a life-long love of music. We focus on developing the skills, knowledge and understanding that children need to become confident performers, composers, and listeners. Our curriculum introduces children to music from all around the world and across generations, teaching children to respect and appreciate the music of all traditions and communities.
Our National curriculum mapping shows which of our units cover each of the National Curriculum attainment targets as well as each of these strands within it.
Our Progression of skills shows the skills that are taught within each year group and how these skills develop year on year to ensure attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage.
Design and technology: Intent, implementation and impact
This document outlines the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s Design and technology curriculum, how to deliver it and how to measure pupil progress.
This further information can be used to help create your school’s bespoke Intent, Implementation and Impact statement, tailored to your school.
- Long-term plan for Design and technology.
- National curriculum overview shows which of our units cover each of our strands and the National curriculum statements for KS1 and KS2 or Development matters statements and Early Learning Goals for EYFS (Reception).
- Progression of knowledge and skills shows the skills that are taught within each year group and how these skills develop to ensure that attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage.
Knowledge organiser: Y2 Music – Dynamics, pitch, tempo and motifs
Knowledge organiser – Y2 Music: West African call and response song (Animals)
Knowledge organiser for the Year 2 Key Stage 1 Music unit: West African call and response song. This resource encapsulates the unit’s key knowledge, progression of skills, vocabulary and national curriculum content. This engaging, digestible document is perfect for displaying in classrooms in A3 or handing out to the children to take home.
In the West African call and response song unit, children learn a traditional Gahnian call and response song and recognise simple notation. They also compose animal-based call and response rhythms. The knowledge organiser for this unit helps to consolidate the knowledge learned across the lessons in this unit.
You can find other Knowledge organisers for Kapow Primary Music units here: Year 1 Knowledge organisers.
RSE & PSHE: Intent, implementation and impact
An outline of the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s scheme of work for RSE and PSHE for KS1 and KS2 that provides full coverage of the statutory and the non-statutory elements of the new national curriculum for relationships, sex and health education as well as covering the PSHE Association’s guidance. The document explains how the scheme is implemented as a whole school approach with strands of learning relating to family and relationships, health and wellbeing, safety and the changing body, citizenship and economic wellbeing and provides guidance on assessing the impact of the approach.
Computing: Intent, implementation and impact
This document outlines the intent and rationale behind Kapow Primary’s Computing scheme of work as well as how to implement it and how to measure pupil progress and impact.
Kapow Primary’s Computing scheme of work enables pupils to meet the end of key stage attainment targets outlined in the national curriculum and the aims align with those in the national curriculum. When used alongside Kapow’s RSE & PSHE scheme, our Computing scheme of work also satisfies all the objectives of the DfE’s ‘Education for a Connected World framework’. This guidance was created to help equip children for life in the digital world, including developing their understanding of appropriate online behaviour, copyright issues, being discerning consumers of online information and healthy use of technology.
Our National curriculum mapping document shows which of our units cover each of the national curriculum attainment targets as well as each of these three strands.
Our Subject leader overview: Progression of skills and knowledge document shows the skills that are taught within each year group and how these skills develop year on year to ensure attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage. It also outlines the key knowledge gained in each of our key areas.
Computing: Staff presentation
This presentation opens the door to our Computing scheme, featuring alignment with the national curriculum, Online Safety units and dedicated CPD support. Our staff presentation serves two purposes:
New to Computing?
If your school is new to our Computing curriculum, this presentation provides an ideal introduction and starting point for staff to start exploring.
Eager to explore?
For those keen to discover Computing, this presentation is your launching pad. It’s an effective tool to create awareness about what Kapow Primary can offer your school. Following the presentation, we recommend starting a 14-day school free trial. This allows your colleagues to dive into the scheme themselves.
