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National
Curriculum
Curriculum
basics
State-funded
schools in England and Wales follow the National
Curriculum . Scottish and Northern Irish schools have their own systems.
Under
the National Curriculum, all students from 5-14 study:
- the
main subjects of English, maths, science, design and technology, history,
geography, music, art and physical education. (from 11 – 14, a modern
language is also studied)
- cross-curricular
programmes (throughout the school) - Personal, Health and Social Education (PHSE),
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and citizenship
- religious
education (throughout the school) - the curriculum must include world
religions, whilst acknowledging that British religious culture is
predominantly Christian
- in
Wales students also learn Welsh.
The
National Curriculum is organised into Key Stages by age group:
KS1
age
5-7
KS2
age
7-11
KS3
age
11-14
English,
maths and science are tested formally by National Tests (known commonly as SATs)
at the end of Key Stages 1-3 (science from KS2). Other subjects are
teacher-assessed.
KS4
age
14-16 – students study for the General Certificate of Secondary Education
(GCSE) in English, maths and science and a choice of other subjects.
Assessment combines formal exams at age 16 and coursework.
From
16-18 students can take:
Advanced
Level -
academic style courses or General
National Vocational Qualification ( GNVQ ) which are more
technical or practical vocational qualifications.
National
Curriculum by subject
Teaching Resources
Schemes
of work
To
find out more about:
England
and Wales
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Wales
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