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1A Key Stages and Assessment: Early Years through Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

The National Curriculum – Key Stages 1 and 2 To find out:
How does your setting
Maintained Schools (those under local authority control) organise the curriculum?
have to teach the national curriculum. Academies and Some schools use topics or
Free Schools do not have to do so. themes especially for foundation subjects; others
use a ‘traditional’ subject timetable throughout.
But statutory assessment is based on the National Curriculum This information will be on the school’s website.
so the vast majority of all schools follow this.
Websites for further information:
Compulsory national curriculum subjects for key stages 1 https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/overview
and 2 are: https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/key-
stage-1-and-2
‘Core Subjects’
English
Maths
Science

‘Foundation subjects’ (not to be confused with ‘Foundation stage’)
Design and Technology (DT)
History
Geography
Art and Design
Music
Physical Education (PE), including swimming
Computing
Ancient and Modern Foreign Languages (at key stage 2)

Schools must also provide Religious Education (RE). This will
be from a locally agreed syllabus.

Schools normally also teach Personal, Social and Health
Education (PSHE) and Citizenship.

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