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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