The New Primary
National Curriculum
St Helen’s CE Primary
School
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By the time a pupil leaves St Helen’s CE Primary school…
… what type of person would you want her/him to be?
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Key messages about the primary
curriculum 2014
The National Curriculum will:
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act as a new benchmark for all schools
be slim, clear and authoritative
set out only the essential knowledge and understanding
have a greater focus on subject content
outline what children should expect to know in core
subjects
• allow a greater degree of freedom in how knowledge
might be acquired and what other teaching should
complement the core knowledge
• continue to inform the design and content of assessment
at the end of Key Stage 2
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The school curriculum in England
Aims
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.
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.
Maintained schools in England are legally required to follow
the statutory national curriculum which sets out in
programmes of study, on the basis of key stages, subject
content for those subjects that should be taught to all
pupils. All schools must publish their school curriculum by
subject and academic year online.
All schools should make provision for personal, social,
health and economic education (PSHE), drawing on good
practice. Schools are also free to include other subjects
or topics of their choice in planning and designing
their own programme of education.
we know that education
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Compliance or growth?
IMPLEMENT
GROW
Thinking skills:
Key skills:
Working with others
Reasoning
Enquiry
Communication
Problem solving
Creative thinking
ICT
Information processing
Application of number
Improving own learning and
performance
Evaluation
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Personal, social and emotional development
and its impact on learning
•Self awareness
•Managing feelings
•Motivation
•Empathy
•Social skills
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The learning environment
and its impact on learning
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The outstanding curriculum offers…
A nourishing and appetising
feast that will sustain learners
and meet their needs
Provides memorable
experiences
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If we want our pupils to engage in
learning we must make opportunities for
them to:
evaluate effects of ideas and actions
represent ideas in a variety of ways
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Fire pupils' imagination through
Using stimulating starting points such as artefacts, problems,
stories with human interest, topical events
looking for opportunities to encourage pupils
to apply their prior learning creatively
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The richness of the curriculum in schools
and, in particular, the achievements in the
arts, contribute strongly to the development
of pupils’ imagination and the creative use
of media and materials.
The growth of pupils’ self-confidence, which
these achievements inspire help them to
tackle more challenging work and develop
a more positive attitude towards school.”
The Curriculum in Successful Primary Schools, Ofsted
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Thereconnections
is no right answer
makes
questioning thirst for knowledge
but your description
confident takes risks
undoubtedly includes
some of the
following:
listens
and reflects
independent
willing to have a go
makes a difference
gets on well with others
persevering
generates ideas
literate
critical self-editing
communicates well
self-esteem
creative
shows initiative
compassionate
shaper
respectful
skilled
flexible
curious
‘can do’ attitude
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acts with integrity
loves learning
learns from mistakes
thinks for themselves
The outstanding curriculum offers…
A nourishing and appetising
feast that will sustain learners
and meet their needs
Provides memorable
experiences
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