The National Curriculum 2014

An All Saints’ Approach

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• In September 2014 the primary school curriculum is to get a radical shake-up.

• The main aim is to raise standards

• It has been designed to produce productive, creative and well educated students.

• We see this as a great opportunity

“The most effective way to manage change is to create it.”

Peter Ducker

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• The new curriculum is intended to be more challenging

• The content is slimmer than the current curriculum

• It focuses on essential core subject knowledge and skills such as essay writing and computer programming

• Schools are free to decide how to teach the new curriculum. We believe that alongside the teaching of knowledge, children need to learn the life skills to be the best they can be in the things that they want to do.

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KEY FACTS ABOUT THE NEW CURRICULUM

• In Maths there will be a greater emphasis on arithmetic, and the promotion of efficient written methods of long multiplication and division. There will also be a more demanding content in fractions, decimals and percentages.

• In Science there is a stronger focus on the importance of scientific knowledge and language and a greater emphasis on the core scientific concepts underpinning pupils’ understanding. For the first time primary aged children will learn about evolution and inheritance.

• The English programmes of study will embody higher standards of literacy. Pupils will be expected to develop a stronger command of the written and spoken word. Through the teaching of phonics pupils will be helped to read fluently.

• History is taught chronologically

• The current ICT curriculum is replaced with a new computing curriculum with a much greater emphasis on computational thinking and practical programming skills.

• These are important changes that will have a huge impact on our children

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But is this all that we want for the children?Is this enough?

“Education is what is left when you have forgotten everything you learnt at school”

WHAT DO WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR SCHOOL?

Confident.

Competent readers, writers and

mathematicians.

Able to get on well with others – be able to show

empathy.

Honest, empathetic and trustworthy – effective

members of society

Be able to learn independently and

love learning!

Young adults with high aspirations for themselves.

Responsible.

IT competent – able to use new technologies which may not even

have been invented yet

Able to communicate effectively (high levels of

oracy)

Resilient and reflective.

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Engage• gain memorable first-hand experiences, such as going on a visit or inviting a special

visitor into school• enjoy ‘WOW’ experiences• get an exciting introduction to a topic or theme• begin researching and setting enquiry questions• get lots of opportunities to make observations• develop spoken language skills• take part in sensory activities• have lots of fun to fully 'engage' with their new topic.

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Develop• improve their knowledge and understanding of the topic• develop and practice their new skills• compose, make, do, build, investigate, explore, write for different purposes and

read across the curriculum• research their own questions and those set by others• follow new pathways of enquiry based on their interests• complete homework activities that support their learning.

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Innovate• apply skills, knowledge and understanding in real-life contexts• solve real or imagined problems using everything they’ve learnt• get inspired by imaginative and creative opportunities• revisit anything not fully grasped at the ‘Develop’ stage.

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Express• become the performers, experts and informers• share their achievements with parents, classmates and the community• evaluate finished products and processes• link what they have learnt to where they started• celebrate their achievements

Life after Levels

• Each year children will be expected to master the skills and knowledge associated with a particular year group. For example, year 6 will be expected to complete all the objectives within the year 6 curriculum.

• Children will be judged on how well they have mastered these objectives. Emerging means the child has only just begun to learn work within this year group, developing shows the child is doing well but still need some practice. Secure means the child has mastered the objectives within this year group and is ready for the next stage of their education.

• To find out more visit our school website.

Our School Grades

Class Nursery Nursery 2 Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7

New Grades

22 – 36mts 36 - 50mths 40 – 60mths 1e 1d 1s 2e 2d 2s 3e 3d 3s 4e 4d 4s 5e 5d 5s 6e 6d 6s 7e 7d 7s

Old Levels

W W W Level 1 – 2 Level 1 - 3 Level 2 - 3 Level 2 - 4 Level 3 - 5 Level 3 - 6 Level 4 - 6

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ANY QUESTIONS?