Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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What are the parts of a circle?
What is a circle?
A circle is a 2D curved shape, every point of which is the same distance from a fixed point in the centre.
When do children learn about circles in primary school?
Children begin learning about 2D shapes in Year 1, where they learn to recognise and name circles, triangles, squares and rectangles.
They may also discuss the properties of different shapes, for example the fact that circles have curved sides and triangles have straight sides.
In Year 2, children start to look at 3D shapes and will be asked to recognise 2D shapes on these. For example, they will be asked to say how many circular faces they can see on a cylinder (there are two):
At the end of KS2, in Year 6, children will be asked to illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference.
What is the circumference of a circle?
The circumference is the measurement all the way around the outside edge of a circle.
What is the radius of a circle?
The radius is the distance from the centre of the circle to the edge of the circle.
What is the diameter of a circle?
The diameter is the straight line going through the centre of a circle, connecting two points on the circumference.
Y6 children may be given various circles and asked to measure their circumference (using string), radius and diameter.
They will learn that the diameter of a circle is twice the radius and may be introduced to the formulae to help them calculate the circumference of a circle (2 x π x r) and the area of a circle (π x r²).
