1. THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR ENGLAND Graham Butt From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 UNIT 7.3

2. At the end of this unit you should be able to: understand the key terms associated with the National Curriculum understand the nature, scope and content of the National Curriculum understand why changes have been made to the National Curriculum since its inception understand the National Curriculum as it is experienced by pupils in state schools appreciate the place of your own subject within the National Curriculum framework. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 OBJECTIVES

3. CONTENT Background Scope of the National Curriculum The National Strategies Schemes of work Key Stage 3 strategy The current National Curriculum Structure of the subject orders From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

4. To explore this material further, read: Butt, G. (2009) ‘The National Curriculum for England’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER INFORMATION

5. Beck, J. (2000) ‘The school curriculum and the National Curriculum’, in J. Beck and M. Earl (eds) Key Issues in Secondary Education, London: Cassell. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER READING