History and Geography Curriculum
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Art and D&T
Art and Design Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary, we offer a creative curriculum which embraces the arts and broadens children’s horizons. Through art and design, we inspire and challenge all children to think innovatively and develop creative understanding. Children are encouraged to...
Music
Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary School, music teaching helps to develop creativity, imagination, good listening skills and collaboration whilst also giving our children the opportunity and ability to express themselves artistically and personally. Our music curriculum is based on the...
Autism Resource Provision
Welcome to Shoreditch Park School's Autism Resource Provision (ARP). This page provides information about the curriculum and the procedures in place for the ARP. Pictures and information for parents of current pupils can be found by visiting the Seuss or Sharratt class pages. Meet the Team Rochelle...
Year 6 - Anderson Shelter
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Year 2 - Black History Month 2019
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Year 4 - Black History Month 2019
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Year 2 - Big Bang History Lesson: Titanic
Our Big Bang history lesson on the Titanic sparked full engagement from Year 2 this week.The children acted as historians as they asked and answered questions about some artefacts from the Islington Library Service. Key questions included: What is this? Is it from the past, present or future? How...
Year 2 - National Careers Week Visit from Millie
During National Careers week, year two enjoyed a visit from Millie who recently launched her company, Stage Sisters. Millie works with her best friend and designs stage sets. She inspired us with her career history of dance, stilt walking and acting! Millie persevered through challenges and...
Year 2 - Art Week
...rt Week with a focus on Black History. In the photos below, children are creating patterns which were used in the Lewis Latimer inspired light bulb art. Children looked at a range of Ndebele art for pattern and colour inspiration....
Year 3 - Black History Month
...y Seacole. In our first Black History month lesson we were focusing on historical research. We researched who Mary Seacole was, where was she from and why she is still significant today. See our amazing work below!...
Art Week - Autumn 1 2020 - Black History Month
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Year 5 - Black History Month 2020
... work we have done over Black History Month. Including some pop-art inspired multi-coloured portraits of inspirational journalist, Sir Trevor McDonald (who we also studied) and our Ndebele-style paintings of lightbulbs inspired by Lewis Latimer, inventor of the lightbulb filament....
Seuss Class - Black History Month
...) have been celebrating Black History Month. Pupils learnt about Hackney carnival by dancing to Socca Music and making carnival masks. Children in Seuss class love crafts and are very creative. Their masks are now proudly displayed in the classroom. During our weekly 'food detectives' coo...
Design and Technology (D&T) Week - Autumn 2021
In the Autumn term, Shoreditch Park Primary held a design and technology week. Year 1-6 children examined and explored the process of manipulating the medium of air dry clay. The children incorporated creativity and history as they developed their own ideas and created a sculptural,...
Year 5 - Music Mission Company Enrichment
Year 5 took part in an onsite music enrichment with the Music Mission company. The day consisted of exciting teacher performances and a workshop. It was a fun and educational way for children to learn about drumming from many cultures. With so many children inspired - we look forward to offering...
Year 6 - IntoUniversity at the National Gallery
...ing their learning around Art History. They have had a fantastic tour learning about the first paintings from Cathedrals in Florence....
Year 2 - Visit to St Paul's Cathedral
Year 2 had a wonderful opportunity this week to visit St Paul's Cathedral to enrich their 'Our Wonderful World' topic. St Paul's is a remarkable place that stimulates the minds of children of all ages. The trip provided an interactive history session that allowed pupils to delve...
Year 2 - Great Fire workshop
During the Year 2's online workshop hosted by the Museum of London, the staff on the live stream discussed the events surrounding the Great Fire of London. They shared fascinating insights into how the fire started and how it eventually came to an end. Additionally, they highlighted various...
Year 1 - Exploring Family History
...uring the mid-20th century.......arning about ‘My Family History.’ The children have been exploring the similarities and ...
Year 1 trip to the Natural History Museum
... exciting trip to the Natural History Museum to further explore their dinosaur topic. First, we caught the bus to Monument and then took the underground all the way to South Kensington. The station was very busy, but we were so excited to get to the museum. Upon arrival, we met Mel, who taught us ab...
The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 7th February 2025
Year 4 had a fantastic time exploring the Limehouse basin this week. The children were able to learn about the history of the Limehouse basin, the origins of it name and its long standing impact over the years.
7th February 2025
Year 2 – Natural History Museum
...d dipping trip to the Natural History Museum. During the visit, they collected pond animals from the museum's wildlife pond and took part in activities designed to develop their observational and classification skills. The children also observed feeding habits and collaboratively constructed foo...
Year 4 - Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara
The Year 4 children had a wonderful time at the Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara. They learned more about the Sikh faith, they were shown the religious holy book and had a vegetarian meal (Langar). It was amazing to see how beautiful and respected their holy place of worship is. They were shown how Sikhs...
The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 24th October 2025
This October, our school marked Black History Month with enthusiasm and creativity.
24th October 2025
The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 25th September 2026
This year, we are looking forward to celebrating Black History Month under the theme Honouring Our Community.
28th September 2026
Year 5 - Black History Month: Sutton House
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Year 6 - Tower of London
Year 6 today (16th September 2019) went to the Tower of London to learn about their topic ‘Crime and Punishment’. We learnt about the history of the Tower and in particular its use as a prison and in keeping people captive since 1100. We also were lucky enough to take part in a workshop...
Year 6 - IntoUniversity: Art History
...ay on their course ‘Art History’. We focused on five artists, Utagawa Hiroshige, Artemisia Gentileschi, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Tamara de Lempicks. Today we did researched artists, recreated work from different cultures and created a fact file on our artist. This week we will build o...
Year 2 - National Maritime Museum Titanic Workshop
...he Titanic in line with their History and Geography topic. We were lucky enough to attend The National Maritime Museum where the children will attended a worshhop. The children spent an action-packed day as a passenger aboard the world’s most famous ship before it sank to the depths of the Atl...
BBC Bitesize - What was it like in a World War One trench?
Primary history resources looking at what it was like to live in a trench during World War One. Explore an interactive image and find out about a typical trench
DynaMo's History - A Step Back in Time!
Play this game to find out how people lived 100 years ago: can you spot the similarities and differences with the present day?
DynaMo's History - A Step Back in Time!
Test out your timeline skills by matching objects to the correct period of time in this game.
Fun Facts and Information for Kids about the Country of Brazil
Brazil facts for kids. Learn about the country of Brazil, with fun facts about Brazil’s amazon rainforest, population, geography, government and history here at National Geographic Kids.
History | Key Stage 2 | Greeks
Fun site with educational games about aspects of ancient Greece
Year 1 - Mythical Creatures
Year 1 will be learning about Myths and Legends this term. This week we had our first lesson exploring all sorts of mythical creatures! We will also be learning about the history of London and the legendary story of Dick Whittington
Year 1 Trip to the Museum of London
Year 1 had a fantastic time at The Museum of London this week. This term we have been learning about the history of London. The children have compared London during periods of time. They have been learning how London has changed since the Roman and Medieval times. The children were able to secure...
Year 2 - Great Fire of London Workshop
...t The Great Fire of London in History lessons. This week they had a workshop from the Museum of London. A storyteller came to school and conducted an exciting interactive workshop. This helped the children to imagine what it must have been like in London at this time! Ask you child what they know ab...
Year 2 - Sutton House Visit
...ut 500 years of Hackney's History under one roof. Sutton House provided the perfect place to learn all about how Hackney has changed through time, linking to our 'Our Local Area' topic this term. The children participated in a Time Machine workshop where they were invited into the Sutton...
BBC Bitesize - KS2 History - WWI Videos, Page 1
KS2 History WWI videos for adults, children, parents and teachers.
Year 3 - Mummify Oranges
Year 3 started off learning about Ancient Egypt this week by turning some oranges into mummies! Just like real Ancient Egyptian embalmers we started off by taking out all of the gooey insides. Then, we filled up our oranges with salt, just like the embalmers dried out bodies with natron. Finally,...
Year 3 - Roman Numerals up to 50
Children have been learning to read and interpret different number systems used in history. This week they learnt how to read, interpret and write Roman Numerals up to 50. As part of their final lesson they applied their learning to a real life context; they were reading Roman Numerals on buildings...
Year 3 - Visit Hackney Musuem
Pupils have been studying about their local area in Topic. To support their learning, pupils visited a workshop about suit case diaries in the Hackney Museum. Pupils discovered how Hackney has changed through the stories and suitcases of people who travelled to Hackney from all over the world and...
Year 3's Natural History Museum Trip
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Year 4 - Black History Month
...th their celebration of Black History Month with a workshop all about real life heros. They concluded that real life heros don't need to fly or have X-Ray vision to be super but rather have courage, inner strength, be supportive and respectful, just like real life hero Nelson Mandela....
Year 4 - Roman Britain
On Thursday afternoon year 4 donned wireless headphones and travelled back to Roman Britain for the Big Bang start of their history topic. They watched gladiators fight lions in Colchester amphitheatre, battled the Iceni and Boudica and experienced living in a Roman villa as a Roman child!
Year 4 Meet Elizabeth Rossiter
This week year 4 were extremely lucky to have a visit from Elizabeth Rossiter. Pianist Elizabeth Rossiter enjoys a busy career, primarily as a song accompanist, and has given concerts in all the major recital venues in this country. She has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, BBC2, Channel 4 and...
Year 5 - Learning to be Archaeologists
Year 5 had such a fun trip to the museum of archaeological archive. We got to dig like real archaeologists and learn all about the Saxon and Viking history of London. We even got to make our own Viking coin badges!
Year 5 Trip to Hackney Museum
... have been learning about the History of their local area. We went on a trip to Hackney museum to find out more about the different people who have lived in Hackney, even as far back as the Saxons. We had the opportunity to look through the suitcases and try and predict who the suitcase belonged to ...
Year 6 - Anne Frank Exhibition
Year 6 children visit the Anne Frank exhibition at the Mile End Arts Pavillion. We began our journey investigating the migration stories of people in the East End throughout history. We then explored the incredible story of Anne Frank, learning all about her life though images
Year 6 - Natural History Museum
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The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 23rd October 2026
What a fantastic way to celebrate Black History Month! Our school came alive with colour, creativity and excitement as children proudly shared their wonderful costumes, masks and artwork during our Black History Month Carnival.