1. National Curriculum September 2015

2. Objectives To develop clearer understanding of the expectations of the new national curriculum To gain knowledge into the national curriculum assessments To share Tudor’s use of assessments in ensuring progress and attainment To share how assessments will be communicated to parents

3. National Curriculum There are changes to the content of all subjects in the national curriculum. A summary can be found on the Department for Education website. In maths, children will be expected to learn more at an earlier age - for example to know their 12 times table by the age of nine History will take a more chronological approach than under the old curriculum In English, pupils will learn more Shakespeare and there will be more importance placed on spelling The new computing curriculum will require pupils to learn how to write code In science, there will be a shift towards hard facts and "scientific knowledge“ Generally, the new curriculum is more content-focused and less skills-based

12. Designing our Curriculum Maths, English, Science (usually), R.E., Modern Foreign Languages, Computing, PSHE, Music and P.E taught separately and as discrete subjects History, Geography, Design and Technology and Art themed

13. Chris Quigley

14. National Curriculum National Tests Phonics in Year 1 Year 2: a)Reading (two papers) b)Spelling, punctuation and grammar (two papers) c)Mathematics (two papers) Year 6: a)Reading (one paper) b)Spelling, punctuation and grammar (two papers) c)Mathematics (three papers)

15. National Curriculum Tests Year 2 – Reading (approx. 30 mins) Paper 1 – short reading and answers:

16. National Curriculum Tests Year 2 – Reading (approx. 40 mins) Paper 2 – Long texts; separate answer book

17. National Curriculum Tests Year 2 – Spelling, punctuation and grammar Paper 1 – Spelling

18. National Curriculum Tests Year 2 – Spelling, punctuation and grammar (approx. 20 mins) Paper 2 – Questions

19. National Curriculum Tests Year 2 – Maths (approx. 20 mins) Paper 1 – Arithmetic

20. National Curriculum Tests Year 2 – Maths (approx. 35 mins) Paper 2 – Reasoning

21. National Curriculum Tests Year 6 – Reading (60 mins) Paper 1 – Reading booklet (three texts) with separate answer booklet

22. National Curriculum Tests Year 6 – Spelling, punctuation and grammar (45 mins) Paper 1 – Questions

23. National Curriculum Tests Year 6 – Spelling, punctuation and grammar (approx. 15 mins) Paper 2 – Spelling

24. National Curriculum Year 6 – Maths (30 mins) Paper 1 - Arithmetic

25. National Curriculum Tests Year 6 – Maths (40 mins) Paper 2 – Reasoning

26. National Curriculum Tests Year 6 – Maths (40 mins) Paper 3 – Reasoning

27. Assessment at Tudor Children assessed in age-related bands Band 2 = Year 2; Band 5 = Year 5 Each band separated into six steps: Beginning/Beginning Plus Working Within/Working Within Plus Secure/Secure Plus As with most schools, children will stay in their age related band and will only move up to the higher year band in exceptional circumstances

28. Assessment at Tudor

30. We will be sending home data sheets four times a year; one of which will make up part of the annual teacher’s report Most children will start the year working in the previous year’s band and should be at the age-related band by the summer term

31. Assessment at Tudor Progress and Achievement Data will be sent home at regular intervals to help keep you informed about your child’s journey through school. Proposed Timetable: w/c 9.11.15 w/c 21.3.16 w/c 11.7.16