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New National Curriculum from September 2014 Structure of the national curriculum Key stage 3 Key stage 4 7–9 10 – 11 English Mathematics Science Year groups Core subjects Foundation subjects Art and design Citizenship Computing Design and technology Languages Geography History Music Physical education Year groups Key stage 3 Key stage 4 7–9 10 – 11 Religious education Sex and relationship education These have been removed from the new national curriculum However schools must still assess and report on students’ attainment and progress Graded differently – scale 1-9 Vast majority of GCSEs will not have Higher and Foundation levels Exams will be main form of assessment Exams can only be sat at the end of the course Length of exams will increase Much greater emphasis on literacy, and spelling, punctuation and grammar Content will be more difficult English language 20% of the marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar Assessed by exam only Only one tier of paper English literature 5% of the marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar Texts more challenging Will be tiered A shift in the content of current Higher tier exam to Foundation tier Exams will be longer than the current GCSE maths exams There will be a mixture of “old” and “new” GCSEs New GCSEs Science Modern Foreign Languages History Geography Religious Studies Art Music PE Design Technology Computer Science Drama Prepare students at Key Stage 3 for the increased demands of KS4 ◦ Skills ◦ Subject content ◦ Characteristics of successful learners Greater focus on literacy and numeracy Assessment methods to reflect these changes