Briefings for Governors National Curriculum 2014

1. Briefings for Governors National Curriculum 2014

2. Aims • To build a curriculum vision for the Derbyshire family of schools • To brief governors on the new national curriculum’s aims and programmes of study • To support change management

3. ‘The national curriculum is just one element in the education of every child. There is time and space in the school day and in each week, term and year to range beyond the national curriculum specifications. The national curriculum provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum.’ p6

4. Outstanding teaching and learning National Curriculum School Curriculum

5. Establishing the vision Think about your current school curriculum. What would you not want to change because you know it contributes to strong learning and progress?

6. Aims of the new curriculum ‘The national curriculum provides pupils with an introduction to the essential knowledge that they need to be educated citizens. It introduces pupils to the best that has been thought and said; and helps engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement.’

7. Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly basedand which: • promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and • prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

9. What will be the same and what will be different?

10. Subsidiary guidance – Ofsted September 2013 • ‘The majority of the national curriculum is being ‘disapplied (i.e. suspended) from September 2013 for one year in order to give schools the freedom to change what they teach in order to prepare for the new NC. …Whilst schools will still have to teach the NC subjects, what they teach will be up to them…Disapplication is a permissive measure – no school will be required to change what it teaches until September 2014’ • Teachers will still have to teach the NC for English, maths and science to pupils in Y1,2,5 and 6 in 2013/14 . This is to ensure they are sufficiently prepared for NC tests in KS1 and KS2 in summer 2014.

11. And don’t forget skills progression…..

12. Assessment 2014 • There are some changes to assessment for children in Y2 and Y6 this year. • See Assessment Newsletter in pack

13. Assessment • New KS1 and 2 tests start for Y2 and Y6 children in 2016

14. Assessment Proposals • national curriculum levels removed and not replaced • schools determine their own approach to formative assessment and progress tracking • end of KS2 SATS to be more demanding with an expectation that 85% pupils achieve and are considered “secondary ready.” 85% will be a floor standard • baseline to measure progress maybe from YR or from KS1 dependent on outcome of consultation

15. a scaled score will be used to report and compare pupils attainment against the national cohort. Report to parents example: In the end of KS2 reading test Sally received a scaled score of 126 (the secondary ready standard is 100) placing her in the top 10% schools nationally. The average scaled score for pupils with the same prior attainment was 114, so she has made more progress in reading than pupils with a similar starting point.

16. Staying the Same Post 2016: • statutory duty to report annually to parents • end of Y6 writing to be teacher assessed • end of KS2 SATS (although no L6 tests) • national sampling of science • phonics screening check • use of statutory data • testing at the end of KS1

17. Other sources of support and training • Teaching Learning and assessment cluster events: • English – October • Maths – March • Science/computing – June • Course and conference offer

18. In your Own Backyard A day of inspiration, workshops, activities and ideas to help plan, refresh and reinvigorate your local study Using local services to support the Primary Curriculum from 2014 Buxton Museum and Art Gallery | Derbyshire Libraries

19. Workshops, practical activities and learning outside the classroom opportunities from • Buxton Museum and Art Gallery • Derby Local Studies Library • Derbyshire Environmental Studies Service • Derbyshire Libraries • Derbyshire Record Office • Derby and Derbyshire School Library Service • Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site • North East Midland Photographic Record: Picture the Past With contributions from Derby Museums Trust Free resource pack to take away

20. Develop the skillsand confidence to delve into your local area – its history, heritage, events, lifestyle, people, arts, culture and landscapes, past and present Discoverthe resources from a variety of Derbyshire sources and how to use them to unlock learning about your area of Derbyshire Hear about the support available from local services and how to access these to provide enriching, challenging and inspiring cross curricular opportunities

21. Monday 24 March 2014 Venue: Cromford Mills Keynote Speaker: Sue Ricketts, Senior Consultant, Advisory Service, Teaching Learning & Assessment Guest Speaker: Matt Black, former Derbyshire poet laureate Fee: £40, subsidised by all partners and Derbyshire Arts Team Booking: book by 15 November for a 10% discount

22. To book: Please contact Becky Sheldon, Derbyshire Record Office Call 01629 539207 or email Rebecca.Sheldon@derbyshire.gov.uk Programme and Further Information: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/news/events Buxton Museum and Art Gallery | Derbyshire Libraries

23. Next steps – managing the change The 10 steps