Transcript School Curriculum - Pearson Schools and FE Colleges

Policy update
Julie McCulloch
Sept 2013
A quick rattle through…
• the latest on the new National Curriculum
• recent developments in primary assessment
• what this means for primary schools this year
National Curriculum
The story so far
January 2011
National Curriculum Review launched
February 2013
Draft programmes of study released for consultation
July 2013
Revised programmes of study released for consultation
September 2013
Final programmes of study released
The headlines
• All subjects remain
• Core subjects very detailed, foundation subjects ‘light touch’
• Greater challenge – especially in maths
• Focus on core knowledge and ‘nuts and bolts’ – phonics, SPAG, written
algorithms, times tables, trees and animals of Britain, kings and queens,
rivers and mountains…
• ICT now computing – aimed at creating a new generation of computer
scientists, getting children writing simple programs by the end of KS1
• Languages now statutory for KS2 – any language can now be taught
(previous suggestion was just French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin,
Latin or Ancient Greek)
The response
The story continues
September 2013 – July 2014
Old National Curriculum disapplied in many subjects and years, to enable
schools to start planning and implementing the new curriculum if they want
September 2014
New National Curriculum becomes statutory for all maintained schools (except
in English, maths and science in Years 2 & 6)
September 2015
New National Curriculum becomes statutory for all maintained schools in
English, maths and science in Years 2 & 6
Assessment &
accountability
The story so far
June 2010
Concern about SATs distorting primary education led to threats of mass
boycotts
Autumn 2010
Govt commissioned Lord Bew to examine KS2 testing, assessment and
accountability, and to set out recommendations for how it could be
improved
June 2011
Bew Review published. Recommendations included:
• teacher assessment of writing
• new SPAG test
• retaining National Curriculum levels for now, but re-examining this as
part of the curriculum review process
• ranking KS2 pupils on a vertical scale, and reporting their rank to pupils,
parents and teachers
The story so far (continued)
June 12
Phonics check introduced
June 13
SPAG test introduced
July 13
Consultation on primary assessment and accountability launched
The headlines
Driving principle is ‘secondary readiness’: ‘We believe that the single most
important outcome that any primary school should strive to achieve is making
sure as many of its pupils as possible are “secondary ready” by the time they
leave.’
SATs
• English, maths and science SATs remain, but will be more demanding
• Children will be ranked against the national cohort by decile
Baseline assessment
• A proposed new ‘baseline’ check on entry to Reception will enable schools
to demonstrate children’s progress throughout Primary school
The headlines (continued)
Ongoing assessment
• National Curriculum levels will be removed and not replaced
• It will be up to schools to decide how they measure children’s progress
• Schools’ assessment systems should demonstrate whether or not children
have acquired the core knowledge set out in the curriculum
• Ofsted ‘will expect to see evidence of pupils’ progress, with inspections
informed by the school’s chosen pupil tracking data’
Accountability
• New ‘floor standards’ will be based on both SATs results and pupil progress
• Schools will be expected to get at least 85% of their pupils to the new
‘secondary ready’ standard
The response
The story continues
October 2013
Consultation period closes
June 2016
New, harder SATs begin
?
Introduction of new baseline test in Reception?
What do schools
need to do now?
What do we need to do now?
Assessment
• Wait and see…
• Start thinking about approaches to formative assessment
• Consider responding to consultation
Curriculum
Some decisions to make and planning to do…
2013 -2014
2014 -2015
2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019
Children starting
Reception in
2013
Year 1
New curric
Year 2
New curric
New KS1 SAT
Year 3
New curric
Year 4
New curric
Year 5
New curric
Children starting Year 1
Y1 in 2013
Old curric (core)
Old or new curric
(found)
Children starting Year 2
Y2 in 2013
Old curric (core)
Old or new curric
(found)
Old KS1 SAT
Children starting Year 3
Y3 in 2013
Old or new curric
Year 2
Old curric (core)
New curric (found)
Old KS1 SAT
Year 3
New curric
Year 3
New curric
Year 4
New curric
Year 5
New curric
Year 6
New curric
New KS2 SAT
Year 4
New curric
Year 5
New curric
Year 6
New curric
New KS2 SAT
Year 4
New curric
Year 5
New curric
Year 6
New curric
New KS2 SAT
Children starting Year 4
Y4 in 2013
Old or new curric
Year 5
New curric
Year 6
New curric
New KS2 SAT
Children starting Year 5
Y5 in 2013
Old curric (core)
Old or new curric
(found)
Children starting Year 6
Y6 in 2013
Old curric (core)
Old or new curric
(found)
Old KS2 SAT
Year 6
Old curric (core)
New curric (found)
Old KS2 SAT
Key questions to think about
• Are staff confident to teach harder content, especially in maths?
• How will we help staff prepare to teach new content, e.g. computing, new
topics in history?
• Do we need to rethink our languages provision?
• How will we help children who are already part way through their primary
education make the leap to meet the new, higher expectations?
• When should we move over to the new curriculum? Different plan for
different years and subjects?
• How do we make sure we hold on to what we believe is right for children,
and don’t ‘abolish childhood’?
Don’t forget the National Curriculum isn’t
everything…
‘It is important to
distinguish between
the National
Curriculum and the
wider school
curriculum. There are
a number of
components of a
broad and balanced
school curriculum that
should be developed
on the basis of local
or school-level
decision making,
rather than prescribed
national Programmes
of Study.’
School Curriculum
Organisation
of school day
RE
Core
subjects
Foundation
subjects
Methodology
(mostly…)
Sex &
relationship
education
Core
knowledge
Local context
When content
is introduced
(within key
stage)