English in the New Curriculum

English

Stronger emphasis on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling (for example, the use of commas and apostrophes will be taught in KS1).

SPAG Year 2

What type of word is ‘branch’ in the sentence below?

The bird flew to the top branch of the tree. a)  a  noun                                              b)  an  adjec,ve  c)  a  verb                                                  d)  an  adverb  

SPAG Year 2

Tick the two sentences that are correct. •  The  children  is  wai,ng  for  the  rain  to  stop.  •  Holly  is  wai,ng  for  another  turn  on  the  swings.  

•  I  am  wai,ng  un,l  lunch,me.  •  He  are  wai,ng  for  the  bus  every  day.  

SPAG  Year  6  Use the following sentence to answer the question:

They provide spectacular scenes of mountains, meadows, moorlands, woods

and wetlands. What  does  the  word  ‘spectacular  ‘  mean  in  this  sentence?  a)  aerial                                          b)  enormous  c)  impressive                          d)  exci,ng  

SPAG Year 6 Use the following sentence to answer the question:

They provide spectacular scenes of mountains, meadows, moorlands, woods

and wetlands. Which  of  the  following  does  this  sentence  contain:  a)  a  simile                        b)  onomatopoeia  c)  allitera,on                d)  a  metaphor  

Children’s Literature is at the heart of the New Primary Curriculum.  

Reading •  Reading is at the core of the whole

curriculum with a big emphasis on reading for pleasure both at home and at school.

Poetry Poetry

Children will be expected to memorise and recite poetry off by

heart from Year 1.

Spoken English •  Spoken English is given greater emphasis,

with children being taught debating and presentation skills.

Handwriting

•  There will be a greater emphasis on handwriting. It is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy.

Mathematics in the New Curriculum

What’s new?

The name has changed- it’s no longer Numeracy but

Mathematics

Time scale

•  Years 2 and 6 are still following the old curriculum and will be assessed on that this year.

•  Other years have already started the new curriculum and the first tests will be in 2016; these will be taken by the current year 2 and year 5 classes.

Content

•  There is new content •  Some content previously in the key stage 3

programme of study is now in key stage2 e.g. more complex operations with decimals. •  There is a much stronger focus on fractions and

operations with fractions. •  Some content has been moved down to other

years. •  Overall the content is more demanding.

Content ( continued)

•  There is a renewed emphasis on solving word problems SO Identifying the steps and operations needed to solve word problems will be a key part of maths work.

Name changes •  Number and place value •  Addition and subtraction •  Multiplication and division •  Fractions (includes decimals and

percentages) •  Algebra •  Geometry(shapes) •  Geometry(position and direction) •  Measures •  Statistics

Calcula,ons  

•  Remain very important and the government has specified that pupils should know formal methods of long division and multiplication.

Year 1 Key new content examples

•  Moved down from Y2 •  count to and across 100 from any number

forwards and backwards •  Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 •  Understand 3/4 of a turn

Y 2 new content

From year 3 •  Count forward and back in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from 0

•  Recognise 1/3 in fraction work

•  Tell and write times to 5 minutes

•  In Year 3 new content

•  Column addition and subtraction of 3 digit numbers

Key New content

•  In year 4 •  Know all tables to 12 x 12 •  Roman numerals •  In year 5 •  Equivalents of metric and imperial measures •  Calculating volume •  Year 6 •  Working with circles •  Multiplying fractions

Summary

Children will be expected to apply maths through investigations. Expectations are higher but more emphasis will be placed on pupils having opportunities for enrichment activities and investigative work.

Science    New  Curriculum  

There are new headings for topics under the categories of:  

 •  Biology • Chemistry •  Physics • Working Scientifically

(These are the same terms used in secondary schools to make the transition easier.)

Key stage 1 Year 1 Plants Animals including humans Everyday materials Seasonal change. Year 2 Plants Animals including humans Uses of Everyday materials Living things and their habitats

Lower Key stage 2 Year 3 Plants Animals, Including humans Rocks Light Forces and Magnets Year 4 Living things and their habitats States of Matter Sound Electricity.      

Upper Key stage 2 Year 5 Living things and their habitats Forces Animals, including humans Earth and Space Properties and Changes of materials Year 6 Living things and their habitats Animals, including humans Evolution and inheritance Light Electricity    

What’s the same?

v Most of the subject knowledge and

understanding. v Most topics are very similar, but under

new names. v Most topics come up more than once, so

there is progression.

What else is new? v ‘Working scientifically’ and emphasis on

different types of enquiry. Such as: Observations/ measurements/ Tables/ Graphs. v More naming and identifying of things

(especially in KS1). v Some reference to how scientific ideas have

changed over time. v Studies of Key Scientists. v Some content has moved to different year

groups.

Overview    

•  Why… change from ICT?

•  What… is Computing?  •  How… are we going to implement Computing?

•  New Terminology

Why… change from ICT?

•  Since 1999, ICT in schools has focused on developing pupils’ skills using programs, such as Microsoft Office

•  ‘Learning using computers’ is very different to ‘learning about computers’

•  In 2011 Eric Schmidt, Google’s Executive Chairman, explained he was ‘flabbergasted’ that Computer Science wasn’t on the National Curriculum and England risked throwing away its great ‘computing heritage’.

Why… change from ICT?

•  Experts in the field called for the rebranding of ICT with increased focus on Computer Science.

•  Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education at the time, announced in 2012 that he would ‘disapply’ the old ICT programme of study

What… is Computing?

Computing

Computer Science

Information Technology Digital Literacy

•  Coding and Computer Programming.

•  Microsoft Suite •  Paint

Programmes •  Blogging

•  E-safety •  Being able to use

the correct terminology.

How we are implementing the new aspects of computing at OLOV

•  Through the use of coding software such as: J2E, Espresso Coding, Scratch, Kodu and Purple Mash.

•  By using the language of computers with children from a very early age.

•  Allowing the children to experiment with Code and learn through exploration.

•  By embedding digital literacy and E-safety in all that we do.

Terminology   A sequence of instructions. To adjust an algorithm or program when it isn’t functioning correctly. When sections of algorithms are repeated a fixed number of times or infinitely. A value in a game which can change (such as a score) Can be explained as imaginary box which holds numbers.

Algorithm  

Debug  

Repe77on  

Variables