Primary and Secondary Strategy

The Government has launched a review of the National Curriculum in England with the aim of developing a coherent curriculum which allows children to build their knowledge systematically and consistently, and supports transition through from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.

The new National Curriculum will set out only the essential knowledge that all children should acquire, and give schools and teachers more freedom to decide how to teach this most effectively and to design a wider school curriculum that best meets the needs of their pupils. Further information about the National Curriculum review can be found on the Review of National Curriculum page.

While the review is being conducted, the existing National Curriculum requirements for both primary and secondary schools will remain in force and schools should plan on that basis.

The Primary National Strategy supports teachers and schools to raise standards across the whole curriculum.

Further information on the Primary National Strategy can be found at http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/

The Primary Framework has been designed to support teachers and schools to deliver high quality learning and teaching for all children. It contains detailed guidance and materials to support literacy and mathematics in primary schools and settings.

Further information on the Primary Framework can be found at http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/primaryframework/

Secondary Strategy

The Secondary Strategy has developed renewed frameworks for delivering the curriculum from Sept 2008

Further information can be found at http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/secondary/framework/