1 / 24

The New Curriculum September 2014

The New Curriculum September 2014. English. Continued focus on quality writing Grammar objectives for all year groups Focus on reading for pleasure Read a broad range of authors and text types Reciting poetry Required spelling wordlists to be taught. Maths. Larger numbers earlier

vine
Download Presentation

The New Curriculum September 2014

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The New CurriculumSeptember 2014

  2. English • Continued focus on quality writing • Grammar objectives for all year groups • Focus on reading for pleasure • Read a broad range of authors and text types • Reciting poetry • Required spelling wordlists to be taught

  3. Maths • Larger numbers earlier • Tables to 12x12 by end of Year 4 • Earlier introduction to formal written methods • Focus on fractions • Focus on problem solving

  4. Maths • No data handling in Year 1 • No probability • No use of calculators until the end of KS2

  5. Science • Less content in KS1 • Continued emphasis on working scientifically in both key stages • Increased emphasis on terminology and vocabulary • KS2 now includes history of Science and notable Scientists • In KS2 some topics have moved between year groups – no children to miss topics during transition to new curriculum • Evolution in Y6 • Human life cycle now included

  6. KS1 • English • Continued focus on phonics • Additional spelling sessions • Maths • Use of number lines, hundred squares and partitioning • Increase focus on times tables • Earlier introduction and handling of fractions

  7. KS1 • Science • Additional units include, light, electricity, sound, forces • History • Chronological order • Significant events, people and places • Geography • Naming of continents and oceans • Increased focus on vocabulary

  8. KS1 • Computing • Focus on early programming skills • Continuation of cross-curricular ICT skills • MFL • Not statutory • Other Subjects (Music, Art, DT, PE) • No significant change to our current practice

  9. KS2 • History • Clear timeline of changes in Britain from the Stone Age • Focus on chronology • Geography • Naming countries of the world. • Naming counties, geographical regions and cities of the UK, Europe and the Americas.

  10. KS2 • Computing • Emphasis on programming • Use of ICT skills across the curriculum • E-safety • MFL • Focus on one language – French • Balance of spoken and written language • Basic understanding of grammar

  11. KS2 • Other Subjects (Music, Art, DT, PE) • No significant changes • Focus on competitive sport (PE) • Focus on healthy cooking (DT)

  12. RE (KS1 and KS2) • Not included in the new national curriculum • Continue to follow the objectives set by the Diocese • Core to the life of the school PSHE (KS1 and KS2) • Not included in the new national curriculum • Continue to follow current scheme

  13. Assessment Introduction of new curriculum

  14. Assessment • Levels are being removed • July 2015 will be the last year ‘Levels’ are used at the end of Key Stages • No official guidance on what will replace the levels

  15. Assessment • As far as we know beyond July 2015… • SATs are staying for the end of both key stages • KS1 • Combination of teacher assessments and national tests (marked in school) for Reading, Writing and Maths • Inclusion of a Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar test for Y2 in 2016 • Phonics screening in Y1 will continue

  16. Assessment • As far as we know beyond July 2015… • KS2 • National tests (externally marked) for Reading, SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) and Maths • Writing will remain as a teacher assessment • We will keep you updated!

  17. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 1 Complete the noun phrase about the school. The __________, ____________ school.

  18. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 2 Which word shows what Ricky did? Circle one word. Ricky shouted loudly so that his friends could hear him.

  19. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 2 Which word shows what Ricky did? Circle one word. Ricky shouted loudly so that his friends could hear him.

  20. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 3 Fill in the gaps in the sentence below, using the past progressive form of the verbs in the boxes. While I __________ in the park, my mum _____________ my sister on the swing. to play to push

  21. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 3 Fill in the gaps in the sentence below, using the past progressive form of the verbs in the boxes. While I was playing in the park, my mum was pushing my sister on the swing. to play to push

  22. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 4 Put a cross in each row to show the type of noun in each sentence.

  23. Let’s have a go at some SPaG… Question 4 Put a cross in each row to show the type of noun in each sentence.

  24. Useful SPaG resources to help with terminology Published by Usborne Published by Oxford University Press

More Related