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Every theme opens a door to somewhere new.

With over 60 rich and engaging themes to choose from, you can create a curriculum journey that reflects your pupils, your school and the world around them.

60+Themes to choose from
Nurserythrough to Year 6
8Subjects with Pillars of Learning
2028Curriculum Guarantee

Step inside a few of our themes.

Each theme weaves several subjects around one big story, with films, songs, sources and hands-on activities along the way. Select a theme to look inside.

Nursery

Under The Sea

Life in the ocean, explored through play, stories and songs.

Reception

No Place Like Home

Houses and homes, from my house to tents, caves and dens.

Year 1

Books That Changed History

One letter to a poorly little boy led to the story about the most famous rabbit in the world.

Year 2

Come Fly with Me! Arctic Circle

Pupils follow Dr Jonas Frost north to the invisible line around the top of the world.

Year 3

The Rainforest Keepers

The class become conservation experts and build a proposal to save the Araká people's rainforest.

Year 4

When the Blitz Hits

Following Walter and Edith Wiggins from the 1939 wireless announcement to evacuation, the Blitz and the Home Front, told through the letters in the class postbag.

Year 5

Just Deserts

Follow a lost explorer into the world's deserts.

Year 6

Ra! Ra! Egypt!

The river that made a civilisation, the woman who ruled it as king, and the argument about her that is still going on.

Four big ideas behind every theme.

Communication, Conflict, Culture and Conservation run through the whole curriculum, from Nursery to Year 6, helping children explore their place in a complex and changing world.

Communication

How people share ideas, stories and knowledge, and how that has shaped the world.

Conflict

Why people disagree, how disputes are resolved and what fairness asks of us.

Culture

The beliefs, traditions and ways of life that make communities who they are.

Conservation

Caring for places, living things and the planet we all share.

Teachers looking through pupils' exercise books together, one holding a tablet showing a unit page

Pillars of Learning in every subject.

Behind the stories sits a clear progression framework.

Every subject is built on its own Pillars of Learning, the disciplinary threads that run through every unit, so knowledge, skills and vocabulary build year on year and subject leaders can see exactly where learning begins and where it goes next.

  • HistoryChronology · Continuity and Change · Perspectives and Interpretations · Similarities and Differences · Cause and Consequence · Evidence
  • GeographyLocations and Environments · Human Geography · Physical Geography · Fieldwork · Processes and Changes · Environmental Sustainability
  • ScienceLiving Systems · Materials and Matter · Forces and Energy · Scientific Enquiry · Science in Action · Communicating Science
  • ArtTechniques, Materials and Tools · 3D Art and Sculpture · People · Creative Thinking and Expression · Observation and Reflection
  • ComputingInformation Technology · Multimedia and Creativity · Digital Citizenship and Online Safety · Computer Science · Data and Information · Computing in Action
  • Design & TechnologyDesign and Solve · Making and Materials · Test and Improve · Systems and Structures · Food and Nutrition · Innovation and Impact
  • MusicSinging & Vocal Skills · Listening & Appraising · Pulse, Rhythm & Metre · Pitch, Melody & Harmony · Performing & Instrumental Skills · Creating Music
  • PSHEFamilies · Friendships · Respecting self and others · Mental health and wellbeing · Keeping healthy and well · Personal safety and first aid · and more

Built for every school, and everyone in it.

From a small village primary to a trust of many schools, the curriculum fits your context without losing consistency or progression.

Teachers

Ready-to-teach lessons with clear guidance, resources and everything to share with the class, leaving you free to teach, adapt and inspire learners.

Headteachers and curriculum leads

Coverage and progression mapped for every subject, with the Curriculum Mapper and subject overviews to show intent, implementation and impact.

Multi-academy trusts

A shared curriculum and a common language across every school, while each one keeps its own identity and community links.

SEND and specialist settings

Hands-on, visual learning that can be simplified or extended, with specialist adaptations at the touch of a button that save hours of planning, so every child is supported without lowering expectations.

International schools

Global themes and rich cultural content that build world awareness, flexible enough to reflect your own country and community.

Everything you need, beautifully connected.

The Connect platform brings every theme to life in the classroom and beyond, with tools that save time for teachers and leaders.

Home and school, closer together.

The Home Zone gives families a window into the learning, with songs, games and tools that make sharing children’s outcomes easy.

Map your whole curriculum in minutes.

The Curriculum Mapper shows coverage and progression across every subject and year group, ready for subject leaders and governors.

Learning visible from anywhere in the classroom.

Run the lesson from your device and gather pupils’ ideas on a shared board, so you can teach from among the class rather than the front.

Hands-on learning, packaged beautifully.

Films, songs, sources and practical activities come ready for every theme, with thoughtful pedagogy built into each step.

Out of individual books, into shared learning.

Group investigations, shared boards and whole-class outcomes help children build ideas together.

Coming soon

Assessment built into every theme.

Assessment woven through each theme, so you can see progress as the learning happens.

Subject schemes, ready to go.

Not looking for a full curriculum? Then explore Dimensions Schemes: the same care, structure and progression, but available subject by subject.

History

Twenty units from Year 1 to Year 6, each taught through the six History Pillars of Learning.

Explore the History scheme

Music

Singing, listening, performing and creating music, with progression built in.

Explore the Music scheme

PSHE

Relationships, wellbeing, safety and growing up.

Explore the PSHE scheme
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Geography

Places, maps and the world beyond the classroom.

Coming soon

Science

Questions, investigations and how things work.

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    What schools say about Dimensions.

    “As a primary pupil referral unit, creating genuine engagement is essential for our learners. We were looking for a curriculum that places children at the heart of everything and encourages them to immerse themselves in purposeful, meaningful activities. Dimensions has proved to be a strong fit because it enables our pupils to be active, curious learners rather than passive recipients of information. It brings learning to life in a way that motivates them and supports high-quality learning throughout. Plus, the children just love the curriculum!”
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    “As a school we are really pleased with our decision to go with Dimensions. It has changed the way we teach our topic lessons as a school and has elevated the quality and diversity of the topics taught throughout KS1 and KS2. It is wonderful how the same theme can be so diverse across all age ranges and it has given teachers the confidence to explore themes they may not have taught previously.”
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    SSophie Orton
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    St Andrew’s School
    “As a teacher, working in an international school in Hong Kong I have followed the Dimensions Curriculum Thematic Units for a few years now, and I cannot recommend these resources highly enough. I absolutely love how it engages my students, by making learning fun, relevant and interesting for them. … Oh, and I should also mention all the time they save me in planning.”
    KKarin Munkholm
    “Absolutely loved using the Dimensions Curriculum. It was flexible and creative and allowed us to shape the learning in our school in such a way that it was relevant and purposeful for everyone involved, including the teachers! I enjoyed working with Elaine throughout, and found the support provided to myself as curriculum leader and the staff training given to be excellent.”
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    “We have worked with Elaine and the Dimensions team for over 5 years. The staff enjoy teaching the theme units and the pupils love their learning. Ofsted were very impressed with our curriculum and praised the creative learning and experiences the pupils were encountering. … Our school love it.”
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