Year 2 – St Leo's and Southmead

Welcome to Year 2

There are two Year 2 classes, Oak Class and Willow Class.

The children in Y2, as the oldest children in our school, have the opportunity to take on several roles and responsibilities. These roles include class based jobs as well as whole school supporting roles including Peer Mediators and Playground Leaders. These jobs support our community to have happy and safe break times.

As the children are at the end of their Key Stage 1 education; they are assessed to measure how much progress they have made since the end of Reception. These assessments will assess the children's application of key skills they have learnt throughout the Key Stage One Curriculum. The teacher assessments are made by the child's class teacher throughout the year in Y2.

Year 2 Learning Journey

Below you will find the Curriculum Overviews for each half term in Year 2; this helps you understand more about the curriculum in Year 2.

Autumn 1 - Autumn 1

Autumn 2 - Autumn 2

Spring 1 - Spring 1

Spring 2 - Spring 2

Summer 1 - Summer 1

Summer 2 -


Children have personalised learning outcomes for lessons in both of the two Y2 classes so activities are really tailored to meet their needs. Children are taught in classes for all subjects including a class based phonics programme. We follow the Twinkl phonics scheme - please see this guide for more information Twinkl Phonics Overview Level 5 Phonics - Level 5 Overview Level 6 Phonics - Level 6 Overview

Children take part in a range of activities including workshops with outside visitors. Autumn One: Florence Nightingale visits the children in Autumn One where they take part in a workshop about the life and events in her life. Autumn Two: sees Year 2 delving deep into language rich stories around the theme - 'Into the Forest'. These are all linked by the Author Anthony Browne. Spring One: Fire! Fire! Year 2 go back to The Great Fire of London learning about the historical event and capture the landscape in Art. Spring Two: School trip time! Bringing the woods to life, looking at woodland creatures using different writing genres. Summer Term: is the 'Big Splash' exploring seaside environments looking at the past and present. This topic will involve time travel, traditional beach style games and plenty of fun with creative stories.