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Curriculum Overview

The National Curriculum was introduced in 1988 and it is compulsory for all children of statutory school age (5+ onwards). There have been several amendments to the curriculum and the 1998 interim revision requires that schools teach the four core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) with some coverage of the other subjects ie, History, Geography, Design & Technology, Music, Art, and Physical Education. In addition to this there is Religious Education.
The Government has specified programmes of study and attainment targets for various age groups for the core subjects while schools have more discretion about the breadth and depth of teaching in the other subjects. Our revision of the taught curriculum in school is currently taking place and we will aim to ensure that our teaching of the National Curriculum draws on the advantages of a topic approach but at the same time recognises that some subjects are frequently more effectively covered if taught by more separate consideration. With the exception of the Reception year the curriculum is taught in a two year cycle. The school does currently follow an agreed syllabus for RE which has been produced by the Local Authority. Back to top