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Year 1 - Geometry - position and direction

New Curriculum

  • describe position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns.

Non-Statutory Guidance

Pupils use the language of position, direction and motion, including: left and right, top, middle and bottom, on top of, in front of, above, between, around, near, close and far, up and down, forwards and backwards, inside and outside. Pupils make whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns in both directions and connect turning clockwise with movement on a clock face.

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