National Curriculum 2014 Update

National Curriculum 2014 

Rushey Green School complies with all requirements regarding curriculum provision including the legal requirement to follow the statutory national curriculum as well as the requirement to make provision for a daily act of collective worship and teach religious education. In addition the school makes provision for personal, social, health, economic and citizenship education. The structure of the national curriculum, in terms of which subjects are compulsory at each key stage, is set out in the attached table above. Religious education is not counted as one of the compulsory national curriculum subjects although it is a statutory requirement at all key stages.

Promoting British Values

In 2011, the government defined British Values as democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. the table above shows how we promote these values through our own school values, curriculum and enrichment activities.

Information for parents on the National Curriculum 2014

As of September 2014 all maintained schools in England must follow the New National Curriculum. The new curriculum contains the programmes of study and attainment targets for all subjects taught from Key Stage 1 up to Key Stage 4 (Key Stage 1 refers to school years Y1 and Y2; Key Stage 2 is years Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6; The Early Years (Nursery and Reception) have their own curriculum – the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural Development