Curriculum

The National Curriculum

The National Curriculum was introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as a nationwide curriculum for primary and secondary state schools following the Education Reform Act 1988. Notwithstanding its name, it does not apply to Independent Schools, who by definition are free to set their own curriculum, but it ensures that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

The Education Reform Act 1988 requires that all state students be taught a Basic Curriculum of Religious Education and the National Curriculum.

The purpose of the National Curriculum was to ensure that certain basic material was covered by all pupils. In subsequent years the curriculum grew to fill the entire teaching time of most state schools.

There are two principal aims to the National Curriculum:

Aim 1: The school curriculum should aim to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve.
Aim 2: The school curriculum should aim to promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.

Our Policies

Click on the links below to find copies of some of our school policies.

Hartford Year Group Weekly Timetables

We will be adding a general copy of the timetabes for each Year group so you have a better idea about what lessons your children are studying and when. Of course due to training days, or special events within school these might alter occasionally. For details about what topics your children are studying specifically the information included in your Lively Leaflet is there to help. For further inforation about topics please see the QCA website which outlines them in more detail and also gives links to the Literacy and Numeracy strategies.

Year 3

Year 5