The New Curriculum Bearnes Voluntary Primary School October
2014
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The New Curriculum In September 2014 the primary school
curriculum received a radical shake up. The main aim is to raise
standards. All maintained schools have to follow the new curriculum
but Academies and Free Schools are exempt.
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Key Facts The new curriculum is intended to be more
challenging. The content is slimmer than the current curriculum.
The focus is on essential core subject knowledge and skills. The
content of the National Curriculum must be taught. It is very
knowledge based. How is down to individual schools.
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Key Facts The study of languages is compulsory in key stage 2.
ICT is replaced with computing. No PSHE or RE is contained within
the New Curriculum (still to be taught) Evolution will be taught in
primary schools for the first time.
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English Replaces literacy in old curriculum Increased
expectations Phonics still predominant in KS1. Children reciting
poetry, developing language use KS2 Vocabulary and SPAG
expectations have been raised (.C!? Now in year 1). Emphasis on
planning/drafting/evaluating/revising texts.
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Mathematics Increased expectations Five year olds will be
expected to count to 100 (20 in old curriculum) and learn number
bonds to 20 (was 10) Simple fractions (1/4 ) will be taught in KS1
and by the end of KS2 children will be expected to convert decimal
fractions to simple fractions.
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Mathematics By age nine, children will be expected to know all
times tables up to 12x12 (old curriculum expectations were 10x10 by
end of primary) Calculators will not be introduced until near the
end of KS2 to encourage mental arithmetic.
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External Assessment This year SATS will remain the same.
Details have not been published yet as to what will happen in the
future. Addition of new SPAG test in KS1 EYFS will be tested either
on entry or at the end of the year but we are awaiting further
instruction on this.
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Internal Assessment State schools were using a standard system
of assessing and reporting in all year groups. This has been
scrapped. There has been no nationally agreed new system. Schools
are still expected to track progress and report to parents but how
they do this is down to individual schools.
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Changes at Bearnes Tracking points IPC - curriculum mapping
(where parts dont fit we will teach independently) Experience days.
Natural learning. Discovery Time Learning detectives revamp of
marking and feedback policy.
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And finally Time of change for children, teachers and parents.
As we go through the year we will keep you fully updated so you
have a clear idea of what, when and how your child will learn. As
with all changes there are positive and less positive things about
it. It is important to us here at Hennock that our children remain
at the heart of what we do.
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Soon we will be asking.. What was the fuss all about!! Any
questions? (we wont promise to answer them all!)