Year 6
The Year 6 teachers for 2025-26 are Miss Isobel MacDonald and Miss Verity Wilford. Miss Isobel MacDonald's 6IM class will be taught by Mrs Susan Alpar in the autumn term, while she is on leave. Please speak directly to a member of the teaching team if you have any queries or concerns.
Year 6 is also supported by Mrs Indra Hogg, Mrs Joyce Russell and Mrs Jane Wood.
The UKS2 Phase Leader is Mr Jude Rivers; he will help you if the class teacher is unable to do so. His direct e-mail address is j.rivers@talbotprimary.mlt.co.uk. If you have any suggestions about how we could improve communication further, please let us know.
Curriculum information:
Find out what's happening in school - Key dates
Learn more about life in Year 6 - Autumn newsletter
Learn more about what is being taught - Year 6 Long Term Plan
Year 6 Recommended reading list - guide for Parents and carers
Year 6 SATs briefing (full presentation) - January 2026
Year 6 SATs handout (key details only) - January 2026
Year 6 SATs stress resource pack - January 2026
Links to our learning:
Please take the time to have a look at some of the exciting things that Year 6 have done; hopefully, they will give you a flavour of the broad curriculum offered at Talbot.
Extending the PE curriculum - Bikeability training
Learning and performing poetry by heart – a strand of KS2 English
Writing personification poetry – a strand of writing
Religion and World Views - learning about the Sikh faith
Physical Education – Developing Teamwork
Big Art – Developing printing techniques
A Geographical Study – learning about the businesses on Street Lane
DT: cooking savory meals and an appreciation of WWII rationing
Memorable trips: learning about WWII at visiting Eden Camp
Getting Unstuck – Developing Resilient Learners
Year 6 Problem Solving Day – communication skills
Year 6 Jobs – Taking on more responsibility
On DB Primary, the children can also upload/download their learning, and find a range of online activities to support key skills. Click here. Individual login details are required.
