Courses/Programs offered
event_available Secondary English
• The English foundation course will be removed, but English will no long exist as a single subject and will instead by split into English Language and English Literature.
• English Language will no longer assess spoken language, and speaking and listening will no longer count towards the overall grade.
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar will be given much more weight towards the final grade however, contributing 20% of the overall marks instead of 5%.
• Students studying English Literature will be required to read a wider range of texts but there will be no set texts. They will be tested on four areas of classic literature, including Shakespeare and Charles Dickens, although Of Mice and Men is not on the new curriculum.
event_available Science
event_available Primary Maths
• Five-year-olds are now expected to learn to count up to 100 (compared with 20 under the previous curriculum) and learn number bonds to 20 (previously up to 10).
• Simple fractions (eg 1/4 and 1/2) are now taught from KS1.
• By the end of primary school, children should be able to convert decimal fractions to simple fractions.
• By the age of nine, children are now expected to know times tables up to 12x12 (previously 10x10 by the end of primary school).
• Calculators will not be introduced until near the end of KS2, to encourage mental arithmetic.
event_available English
• Stronger emphasis on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling (for example, the use of commas and apostrophes will be taught in KS1).
• Handwriting – not currently assessed under the national curriculum – is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy.
• Spoken English has a greater emphasis, with children to be taught debating and presenting skills.
event_available Secondary Maths
• Maths will now include harder subject material and teachers will particularly have more to teach in the classroom for this subject.
• Children should be able to use probability, reasoning with algebra and geometry.
• Greater emphasis on solving mathematical problems that require multi-step solutions.
• New topics to be covered including set theory, functions and iterations.
• Students will be expected to learn key mathematical formulae by heart.
