The ‘School’ curriculum at Key Stage Two level comprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils – Whereas the ‘National’ Curriculum is an important element of the school curriculum.
The school curriculum aims are as follows,
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- To provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve their goals.
- To build on pupils' strengths, interests and experiences and develop their confidence in their capacity to learn and work individually and collaboratively.
- To prepare them with the essential learning skills of literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technology, promoting an enquiring mind and capacity to think rationally.
- By providing rich and varied contexts for pupils to acquire, develop and apply a broad range of knowledge, understanding and skills, the curriculum should enable pupils to think creatively and to solve problems.
- To provide an opportunity for pupils to become creative, innovative, enterprising and capable of leadership to equip them for their future lives as workers and citizens.
- To develop their physical skills and encourage them to recognise the importance of pursuing a healthy lifestyle and keeping themselves and others safe.
- To promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and, in particular, develop principles for distinguishing between right and wrong.
- To develop their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of their own and different beliefs and cultures, and how these influence individuals and societies.
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The final aim in the School Curriculum is to groom pupils for the next steps in their education, training and employment and to help them to make informed choices at school and throughout their lives, enabling them to appreciate the relevance of their achievements to life and society outside school, including leisure, community engagement and employment.
These curriculum intentions as listed above all support each other. The personal development of pupils, spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, at Key Stage Two level; plays a significant part in their ability to learn and to achieve in life.
The school curriculum should also promote equal opportunities and enable pupils to challenge discrimination and stereotyping. It should develop their awareness and respect for the environments in which they live, and secure their commitment to sustainable development at a personal, local, national and global level. It should also equip pupils as consumers to make informed judgements and independent decisions and to understand their responsibilities and rights.
The school curriculum should also promote equal opportunities and enable pupils to challenge discrimination and stereotyping. It should develop their awareness and respect for the environments in which they live, and secure their commitment to sustainable development at a personal, local, national and global level. It should also equip pupils as consumers to make informed judgements and independent decisions and to understand their responsibilities and rights.
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