2.  New National Curriculum from September 2014

3. Key stage 3Key stage 4 Year groups7 – 910 – 11 Core subjects English  Mathematics  Science  Foundation subjects Art and design  Citizenship  Computing  Design and technology  Languages  Geography  History  Music  Physical education  Structure of the national curriculum

4. Key stage 3Key stage 4 Year groups7 – 910 – 11 Religious education  Sex and relationship education 

5.  These have been removed from the new national curriculum  However schools must still assess and report on students’ attainment and progress

6.  Graded differently – scale 1-9  Vast majority of GCSEs will not have Higher and Foundation levels  Exams will be main form of assessment  Exams can only be sat at the end of the course

7.  Length of exams will increase  Much greater emphasis on literacy, and spelling, punctuation and grammar  Content will be more difficult

8.  English language  20% of the marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar  Assessed by exam only  Only one tier of paper  English literature  5% of the marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar  Texts more challenging

9.  Will be tiered  A shift in the content of current Higher tier exam to Foundation tier  Exams will be longer than the current GCSE maths exams

10.  There will be a mixture of “old” and “new” GCSEs  New GCSEs Science Modern Foreign Languages History Geography Religious Studies Art Music PE Design Technology Computer Science Drama

11.  Prepare students at Key Stage 3 for the increased demands of KS4 ◦ Skills ◦ Subject content ◦ Characteristics of successful learners  Greater focus on literacy and numeracy  Assessment methods to reflect these changes