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Mathematics // Algebra
Algebraic NotationUse and interpret algebraic notation including: ab for a × b, 3y for y + y + y, a² for a × a, a/b for a ÷ b, coefficients as fractions, and brackets for…
Ages 11 to 12LanguageMathematics // Algebra
Expressions & Equations VocabularyUnderstand and use the concepts and vocabulary of expressions, equations, inequalities, terms, and factors; distinguish between an expression (no equals sign)…
Ages 11 to 12LanguageMathematics // Data & Statistics
Statistical Analysis VocabularyRead, write, and use the vocabulary of statistical analysis — mean, median, mode, range, frequency, data, sample, average, chart, table, graph, pie chart…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageMathematics // Fractions
Decimal & Percent NotationRead, write, and use decimal and percentage notation correctly — decimal, decimal point, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, percentage, per cent, % symbol…
Ages 8 to 11LanguageMathematics // Geometry
Types of angles (age 11+)Use conventional geometric terms and notation to describe, sketch, and draw points, lines, parallel and perpendicular lines, right angles, regular polygons, and…
Ages 11 to 13LanguageMathematics // Probability
Likelihood LanguageUse probability language to describe and compare the likelihood of everyday events using words such as certain, likely, even chance, unlikely, impossible
Ages 9 to 10LanguageMathematics // Ratio & Proportion
Percentages (age 9+)Know and use the vocabulary of ratio and proportion — ratio, proportion, percentage, scale, equivalent, unequal, relative size, part-to-part, part-to-whole, and…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageMathematics // Ratio & Proportion
Proportional Reasoning VocabularyKnow and use advanced vocabulary of multiplicative reasoning — direct proportion, inverse proportion, ratio, rate, unit rate, compound unit, scale factor…
Ages 11 to 14LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Terms: Modal Verbs and ClausesKnow and use Year 5 grammar terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause, parenthesis, bracket…
Ages 9 to 10LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Terms: Voice and PunctuationKnow and use Year 6 grammatical terminology accurately: subject, object, active voice, passive voice, synonym, antonym, ellipsis, hyphen, colon, semi-colon…
Ages 10 to 11LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Literary and Language TerminologyDiscuss reading, writing, and spoken language with precise and confident use of linguistic and literary terminology — including terms for word classes, sentence…
Ages 11 to 14LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Discussing and Questioning New WordsAsk and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known
Ages 5 to 11LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Formal and Informal EnglishRecognise and compare formal and informal uses of English, understanding that language choices vary based on audience, purpose and context
Ages 7 to 10LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Domain Vocabulary Across Subject AreasAcquire and use accurately academic and domain-specific vocabulary relevant to grade-level topics, including words that signal precise meaning in informational…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Choosing Formal VocabularyDistinguish between formal and informal vocabulary, selecting words appropriate for formal speech and writing such as 'discover' instead of 'find out' and…
Ages 10 to 11LanguageEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Craft VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of writing craft and effect — form, structure, register, tone, voice, coherence, cohesion, argument, evidence, perspective…
Ages 8 to 11LanguageScience // Earth's Systems
Types of rocksUse vocabulary for Earth's geological processes and rock types — igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, erosion, weathering, deposition, fossil, sediment, strata…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Human impact on environmentsUse vocabulary for human impact on the environment — pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, non-renewable…
Ages 8 to 11LanguageScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Ecology VocabularyUse vocabulary for feeding relationships and ecological roles — producer, consumer, predator, prey, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer, food chain, food…
Ages 8 to 10LanguageScience // Energy
Circuit vocabularyUse technical vocabulary for electrical circuits — circuit, component, cell, battery, current, voltage, resistance, conductor, insulator, switch, series…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageScience // Forces & Motion
Force & Motion VocabularyUse technical vocabulary for force and motion — balanced forces, unbalanced forces, resultant force, acceleration, deceleration, speed, moment, lever, fulcrum…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageScience // Matter & Materials
Material Properties VocabularyUse technical vocabulary to describe and compare material properties — conductor, insulator, thermal, electrical, transparent, opaque, translucent, soluble…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageScience // Organisms & Life Processes
Inheritance VocabularyUse vocabulary for variation and inheritance — inherited characteristic, acquired characteristic, variation, offspring, trait, species, breed, genetic…
Ages 8 to 10LanguageScience // Organisms & Life Processes
Organ Systems VocabularyUse technical vocabulary for the major organ systems — organ, organ system, circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, skeletal system, muscular…
Ages 9 to 11Language