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.
*If you need to reset your password, it will still work as usual. Please check your spam folder if the reset email doesn’t appear in your inbox.
What your child learns in Year 5 maths, English and science
As your child progresses in their primary education, they’ll be expected to draw on what they’ve learned in previous years to move forward in maths, English and science. Whether you’re looking to bone up on past concepts or get a sneak peek at new ones, you can help your child prepare for Year 5 by knowing what they’re likely to be taught.
Download TheSchoolRun's Year 5 Taster Pack for free for an overview of what your child will learn and some English, maths and science activities to try at home with them.
Year 5 maths
Children in Year 5 will be expected to be confident enough with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to know which one to use in what situation.They need to be confident in their methods for using all four operations with larger numbers (three digits and then four digits). They should also be able to see how maths fits into everyday life, and other areas of study.
Children will be learning about fractions, decimals and percentages. They will need to calculate the area and perimeter of different shapes. Children will need to solve measurement problems that involve converting between units of measurement. They will learn to draw and measure angles and also calculate the size of missing angles. They will need to interpret information in line graphs and tables.
Start the Year 5 Learning Programme today!
- Weekly maths, science & English worksheets direct to your inbox
- Follows the National Curriculum
- Keeps your child's learning on track
Our Year 5 maths parents' guide offers a more detailed look at the curriculum.
Practice makes perfect! Use our free Year 5 maths worksheets to review times tables, fractions, percentages and more.
Year 5 English
In Year 5, children will read a range of different genres. They will continue to use their skills of inference of characters' motives and feelings and will start to think about figurative language and how it is used. They will learn to spell a variety of more sophisticated words with different prefixes and suffixes.
When writing a text, they will carefully select vocabulary (including adverbs) and use a variety of presentational devices to structure text (including time connectives). They will use a range of punctuation correctly, including brackets, dashes and commas.
Read more about the Year 5 English curriculum in our introductory guide.
Help your child with spelling, punctuation, and even writing poetry by downloading our free Year 5 English worksheets.
Year 5 science
This year, children will learn about:
Living things and their habitats, including lifecycles of a mammal, amphibian, insect and bird.
Animals including humans, focusing on changes from birth to old age.
Properties and changes of materials, including dissolving, separating and reversible changes.
Earth and space, looking at the movement of the sun, earth and moon.
Forces, including gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction.
Our free Year 5 science worksheets can help your child consolidate what they're learning in class; the Year 5 science curriculum is examined in more detail in our guide for parents. Download and print them for free today!
Know what to expect with SATs and more in Year 6 with our helpful summary, and make revising for Key Stage 2 SATs easier by running through the highlights of what your child learned in Year 3 and Year 4. Or, go all the way back to the beginning to see how far your child has come by reviewing curriculum targets for Reception, Year 1, Year 2.
