National Curriculum Programmes of study
KS1

English

Speaking and listening

Speaking, listening, group discussion and interaction - covers all elements of speaking and listening, individually and in groups. (1a,b,c,d,e,f, 2a,b,c,d,e,f,3a,b,c,d,e)

Language variation

Pupils will have the opportunity to vary their speech in different circumstances and for different audiences. (6a,b)

Breadth of study

Speaking - covers telling stories, reading aloud, describing events and speaking to different people. (8a,b,c,d)

Listening - pupils will listen to each other. (9a)

Group discussion and interaction - provides purposes for making plans, sharing ideas, commenting and reporting. (10a,b,c)

Reading

Reading for information - covers organisational features such as captions and illustrations. (2a,b,c)

Literature - pupils will be required to express preferences and respond imaginatively in different ways to what they read. (3c,f)

Language structure and variation - Pupils will read with greater accuracy and understanding. (4)

Breadth of study

Literature - provides texts and pictures from texts where the use of language benefits from being read aloud and reread. (6g)

Non fiction and non-literary texts - pupils will make use of ICT-based information texts. (7a)

Writing

Composition - promotes the use of adventurous and wide-ranging vocabulary, put their ideas into sentences and uses a clear structure to organise their writing. (1a,c,d)

Planning and drafting - pupils will assemble and develop ideas on paper and on screen. (2b)

Language structure - pupils will compose their own texts and will consider word choice and how ideas may be linked in sentences. (7a,c)

Breadth of study

Promotes writing for a purpose. Including communication to others, creation of imaginary words, exploration of experience and organisation. (9a,b,c,d)

Provides a range of forms of writing. For example, captions, advertisements, instructions and narratives. (12)

Information and communication technology

Finding things out

Pupils will gather information from the Words Alive! Website, retrieve information that has been stored. (1a,b,c)

Developing ideas and making things happen

Pupils will use text, tables and images to develop their ideas. (2a)

Pupils will try things out and explore what happens in real and imaginary situations. (2d)

Exchanging and sharing information

Pupils will share their ideas and present their completed work effectively. (3a,b)

Breadth of study

Covers all elements of the breath of study. (5a,b,c)

History

Historical interpretation

Pupils will explore some of the different ways the past is represented. (3)

Historical enquiry

Covers all elements of historical enquiry (4a,b)

Breadth of study

Pupils will study the way of life in the more distant past and some of the past events from the history of Britain. (6b,d)

Geography

Geographical enquiry and skills

Pupils will be encouraged to ask geographical questions, express their own views about people, places and environments and communicate in different ways. (1a,c,d)

Pupils will use geographical vocabulary, use globes, maps and plans at a range of scales, use secondary sources and make maps and plans. (2a,b,c,d,e)

Knowledge and understanding of places

Pupils will identify and describe what places are like, recognise how places compare with other places and recognise how places are linked to other places in the world. (3a,d,e)

Art and design

Exploring and developing ideas

Pupils will ask and answer questions about the starting points for their work and develop their ideas. (1b)

Investigating art, craft and design

Pupils will investigate the possibilities of a range of materials and processes and represent observations, ideas and design. (2a,c)

Breadth of study

Covers all elements of breath of study. (5a,b,c,d)

National Literacy Strategy Links

Taken from The National Literacy Strategy DfEE 1998