Derbyshire
County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Briefings for Governors
National Curriculum 2014
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Derbyshire
County Council
Aims
Children and Younger
Adults Department
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
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‘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
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Outstanding teaching
and learning
National Curriculum
School Curriculum
Derbyshire
County Council
Establishing the vision
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Think about your current
school curriculum.
What would you not want to
change because you know it
contributes to strong learning
and progress?
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Derbyshire
County Council
Aims of the new curriculum
Children and Younger
Adults Department
‘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.’
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Derbyshire
County Council
Every state-funded school must offer a
curriculum which is balanced and broadly
based and which:
Children and Younger
Adults Department
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.
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Derbyshire
County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
What will be the same and
what will be different?
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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.
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And don’t forget skills
progression…..
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Derbyshire
County Council
Assessment 2014
Children and Younger
Adults Department
There are some changes to
assessment for children in Y2
and Y6 this year.
See Assessment Newsletter in
pack
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Derbyshire
County Council
Assessment
Children and Younger
Adults Department
New KS1 and 2 tests start for
Y2 and Y6 children in 2016
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Derbyshire
County Council
Assessment Proposals
Children and Younger
Adults Department
 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
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consultation
Derbyshire
County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
 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.
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Derbyshire
County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
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
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Derbyshire
County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Other sources of support
and training
Teaching Learning and
assessment cluster events:
English – October
Maths – March
Science/computing – June
Course and conference offer
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In your Own Backyard
Using local services to support the Primary Curriculum from 2014
A day of inspiration, workshops, activities
and ideas to help plan, refresh and
reinvigorate your local study
Buxton Museum and Art
Gallery | Derbyshire Libraries
Workshops, practical activities and learning outside the
classroom opportunities from
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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
Develop the skills and confidence to delve into your
local area – its history, heritage, events, lifestyle,
people, arts, culture and landscapes, past and
present
Discover the 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
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
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
Derbyshire
County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Next steps – managing the
change
The 10 steps
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