PPT-The new curriculum and assessment without levels at Halton

Aims to explain key curriculum changes in English and maths t o help parents understand how children are assessed in school and how this will be reported under the new assessment without levels framework . Professor Martin Fautley. Centre for Research in Education. Birmingham City University. Caveats. Curriculum: “…is a term…with several meanings” Kelly 2010:7 . “Assessment is not an exact science, and we must stop presenting it as such” (. The reasons for a new curriculum.. The most important changes in the national curriculum.. The BPS curriculum.. Why have levels been removed?. How we are assessing the new curriculum.. How are we working with our locality of schools?. Parent Workshop. Assessment. Children in reception are assessed against the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile. Expected, Exceeded or Emerging in the 17 areas of learning. . Baseline assessments.. National Curriculum begins in Year 1.. Curriculum . . In September . 2014, . the primary school curriculum . had . a radical shake-up. So why the big change, and how will it affect your child? . Children in Years 3,4 and 5 have followed the new programmes of study since September . Launch Event. Tracey . Coffey. Operational Director. Children and Families Services. 2. Why does neglect matter?. Nationally, neglect is the m. ost prevalent presenting issue for contacts . with Children’s Social Care . Quick Recap …... The new National Curriculum was first introduced in September 2013 with it being statutory from September 2014. Levels removed from September 2014. New National Curriculum – higher expectations. (Secondary) . Agenda. Overview of . the Victorian Curriculum F-10. Languages in the Victorian . Curriculum . Learning . area, moving from . AusVELS . to the Victorian . Curriculum F-10, . language specific approach. The reasons for a new curriculum.. The most important changes in the national curriculum.. The BPS curriculum.. Why have levels been removed?. How we are assessing the new curriculum.. How are we working with our locality of schools?. Leading Governance Through Change. Policy Directions in the Curriculum and Assessment. Understanding the changes needed to teaching, the curriculum and assessment in light of international comparisons...... Professor Martin Fautley. Centre for Research in Education. Birmingham City University. Caveats. Curriculum: “…is a term…with several meanings” Kelly 2010:7 . “Assessment is not an exact science, and we must stop presenting it as such” (. Levels. Parent Information Event. Why the change?. A new national curriculum was introduced in September 2014. . The new curriculum requires that children are able to independently access skills taught in their year groups across a wide range of contexts. Children are revisiting and deepening their understanding of what they have learnt improving their ability to apply learning in as many ways as possible.. A summary of the key changes and implications for Governors. .. ‘It . was . the Government's intention that the National Curriculum be slimmed down so that it properly reflects the body of essential knowledge which all children should learn and does not absorb the overwhelming majority of teaching time in schools. Individual schools should have greater freedom to construct their own programmes of study in subjects outside the National Curriculum and develop approaches to learning and study which complement it.’ . Parent Workshop. March 2016. Aims of the evening:. New National Curriculum- Sept 2015 where are we now?. Expectations of the new curriculum.. Progress reports- How they will change this year. . External tests- How will the Government assess pupils from 2016? What will be involved in end of key stage assessments and end of year tests?. Dr Vicky Gunn. Director. Learning and Teaching Centre. Curriculum . reform: . Historically recurring themes. . Creation of a good . society. Generation of manners / . mores. Association with ‘State’; strength of .