Welcome to Friday Coffee Mornings!10th October 2014

The New Curriculum 2014

The lingo!

Curriculum: course of studyStatutory: requiredNon-statutory: not requiredKS1: Y1 and Y2KS2: Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6

What is the national curriculum?

• A programme of study for children between the age of 5 – 16• A document that sets out the subjects and assessment for

children from Year 1 to Year 11• First version was developed in the late 1980’s and been

changed several times.• Includes a list of compulsory subjects that all children must

be taught

What subjects are taught from The National Curriculum at primary school?

12

National Curriculum Subjects

EnglishMaths

ScienceDesign & Technology

Information & Communication TechnologyHistory

GeographyArt & Design

MusicReligious Education

Citizenship, Personal, Social and Health EducationMFL

• From September 2014 primary schools had to implement big changes to the curriculum.

• Y1,Y3,Y4,Y5 are already being taught the “new” curriculum• Y2 & Y6 changes will be implemented from September 2015

Why change?

• To raise standards• To be more in line with higher achieving countries such as Singapore,

Hong Kong and Finland

To produce a productive, creative and well educated society

Some of the changes to Academic Learning• More focus on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling from

Y1• Handwriting is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy• Spoken English to be more advanced – debating and presentation skills to be

taught• 5 years olds expected to learn to count up to 100 (20) and learn number bonds to

20 (10)• Simple fractions will be taught in KS1 • By the age of 9 children should know all their times tables up to 12x12• No calculators will be used until end of KS2

Some of the changes to World LearningICT• From 5 children will learn to write and test simple programs and organise, store and

retrieve data• From 7 they will be taught to understand the internet• Internet safety will be taught

MFL• A modern foreign language is compulsory from Year 3

PE• Greater emphasis again on competitive sport, being active and healthy lifestyles

Big changes to topics taught in History & Geography and Science (Topic)

• Children are to be taught much more about England, London, The Queen and The British Empire• Children should be taught history in chronological order. Go through

the ages from stone age, bronze age, ancient greeks, ancient Egyptians, Romans, Normans, Anglo-Saxons, Victorians, WW2• In Year 6 children learn about Islamic Civilisation• Children learn about key famous people in Black History throughout

KS1 and KS2

What does a new curriculum mean for you and your kids?

Refreshed topicsExciting learning

Much more discovery and independent learning

Expansion of general knowledge – more fact based

Higher expectation in academic skills

Discovery

Children are asked questions such as…

Why can’t a meerkat live in the north pole? (Y1)What makes the earth angry? (Y3)Were the Vikings always Victorious and Vicious (Y6)

How can I find out what my child is learning about?• After half term information about what your child is learning will be

on the school website

• www.goldstarfederation.org

• Go to the class pages

• Come and see our Orion Timeline!

Questions

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