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Pupils are assessed at the ages of 5 (Foundation Stage Profile), 7, 11, 14 and 16, and parents can see progress reports for each subject after these assessments.

You can get more details about the national curriculum and the assessment framework from:

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
129 Bolton Street
London
W1Y 7PD

Children aged 3 - 5

Children aged between 3 and 5 are entitled to the Foundation Curriculum. It is organised into 6 areas of learning.

• Personal, social and emotional development
• Communication, language and literacy
• Mathematical development
• Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Physical development
• Creative development

Progression in learning is described by stepping stones towards the Early Learning Goals. The Early Learning Goals set out what is expected for most children by the end of reception (Foundation 2).

The curriculum for children of statutory school age (5 – 16)

Pupils aged 5 – 16 study the national curriculum as part of the school’s own curriculum.

Pupils also study religious education as part of the basic curriculum unless parents ask for them to be withdrawn from lessons.

Children aged 5 – 11

The national curriculum covers the following subjects for pupils aged 5 to 11 (Key Stages 1 and 2)

English Physical Education
Maths Art
Science Design and Technology
History
Music
Geography
Information Technology

Schools are also expected to cover personal, social and health education and citizenship

Children aged 11 - 14

The national curriculum covers the following subject areas for pupils aged 11 to 14 (Key Stage 3)

English
History
Maths
Geography
Science
Art and Design
Music
Physical Education
Foreign Language
Citizenship
Information Technology

Schools are also expected to cover personal, social and health education.

Children aged 14 - 16

The national curriculum for 14 – 16 year old pupils (Key Stage 4) includes the following subjects

English
Technology
Maths
Physical Education
Science
Citizenship

Also compulsory at this Stage are careers education, sex education, and work related learning.

Entitlement areas include

The Arts
Design and Technology
The Humanities
Modern Foreign Languages

Complaints about the curriculum

We have a procedure for complaints about the curriculum. We can settle most complaints quickly and informally at school level. The complaints procedure exists for those parents who want to follow up a complaint using more formal channels.

Parents can get a copy of the complaints procedure from schools or direct from the Management Information Section in the Children and Young People’s Department
Tel: (0151) 666 2000.