NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM From September 2015

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM Maintained schools in England are legally required to follow the statutory national curriculum which sets out in programmes of study, on the basis of key stages, subject content for those subjects that should be taught to all pupils. All schools must publish their school curriculum by subject and academic year online.

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly based. It must: promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and prepare pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM Teachers should set high expectations for every pupil. They should plan stretching work for pupils whose attainment is significantly above the expected standard.

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM Teachers have an even greater obligation to plan lessons for pupils who have low levels of prior attainment or come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM Teachers should use appropriate assessment to set targets which are deliberately ambitious.

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM All state schools are also required to make provision for a daily act of collective worship and must teach religious education to pupils at every key stage and sex and relationship education to pupils in secondary education. All schools should make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE), drawing on good practice.

NEW NATIONAL CURRICULUM Barriers to Learning / Achievement - Inclusion SEND Code of Practice (Disability) EAL Literacy – Reading, Writing & Spoken Language Numeracy Removal of Levels Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) Linear GCSE courses

WHOLE-SCHOOL LITERACY . WHOLE-SCHOOL LITERACY Subject specific word banks with relevant vocabulary prominently displayed. Whole school spelling policy to be applied by all staff.

WHOLE-SCHOOL LITERACY As far as possible, pupils should be responding to written questions with full-sentence answers. All staff to take equal responsibility for correction of spelling and punctuation errors; also for monitoring and correcting as appropriate the sense of written responses.

WHOLE-SCHOOL LITERACY All subject areas to maximise writing opportunities; incorporating extended writing, writing for different audiences and purposes, and use of different forms of writing. Teachers should take every opportunity to make learning outcomes explicit to pupils, highlighting literacy skills involved.

WHOLE-SCHOOL LITERACY All teachers should be aware of their own use of spoken language for different purposes, audiences and situations, and equally should encourage pupils to use appropriate language themselves

WHAT NEXT? IN SUMMARY:   Design new / adapt existing KS3 Programme of Study (using new subject guidelines) Effective Assessment & Tracking Barriers to Learning / Achievement - Inclusion SEND Code of Practice EAL Literacy – Reading, Writing & Spoken Language Numeracy Update Subject Website