National Curriculum, Assessments & Expectations

National Curriculum Made Easy

 Curriculum Planning 

The following publication, ‘National Curriculum Made Easy’, is aimed at primary school leaders who are supporting staff to implement the 2014 national curriculum. It has been written to break the curriculum into chunks and focuses solely on the curriculum content and assessment of reading, writing and mathematics. 

National Curriculum Made Easy

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The following publications explain the changes to the KS1 and KS2 assessments (SATs):

KS2 SAT's Assessment information

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Letter to Parent Regarding Assessment

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Interim Teacher Assessment Frameworks

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These documents show the expected standards for the National Curriculum at the end of the academic year, for each year group:

End of Year 1 Expectations Documents for Parents

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End of Year 2 Expectations Documents for Parents

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End of Year 3 Expectations Documents for Parents

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End of Year 4 Expectations Documents for Parents

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End of Year 5 Expectations DocumentS for Parents

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