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Business Education

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The importance of Business Education

Business studies prepares young people to take active roles in business and organisational settings. It develops essential communication, planning and evaluation skills and gives young people the knowledge and understanding to use these skills appropriately in the private, public and voluntary sectors. The teaching of business makes young people more aware of their roles as consumers, workers, citizens and ultimately as business owners.

Link to the QCA information on Business Studies

Link to the new National Curriculum statement on Enterprise


Physical Education

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The importance of Physical Education

PE develops pupils’ competence and confidence to take part in a range of physical activities that become a central part of their lives, both in and out of school.

Link to the National Curriculum for PE

Link to the new National Curriculum for PE at Key Stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for PE at Key Stages 1 and 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for PE at Key Stage 3

Link to the National Curriculum in Action site for PE


History

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The importance of History

History fires pupils' curiosity and imagination, moving and inspiring them with the dilemmas, choices and beliefs of people in the past. It helps pupils develop their own identities through an understanding of history at personal, local, national and international levels. It helps them to ask and answer questions of the present by engaging with the past.

Link to the National Curriculum for History

Link to the new National Curriculum for History at Key Stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for History at Key Stages 1 and 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for History at Key Stage 3

Link to the National Curriculum in Action site for History


Geography

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The importance of Geography

The study of geography stimulates an interest in and a sense of wonder about places. It helps young people make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world. It explains where places are, how places and landscapes are formed, how people and their environment interact, and how a diverse range of economies, societies and environments are interconnected. It builds on pupils’ own experiences to investigate places at all scales, from the personal to the global.

Link to the National Curriculum for Geography

Link to the new National Curriculum for Geography at Key Stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Geography at Key Stages 1 and 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Geography at Key Stage 3

Link to the National Curriculum in Action site for Geography


Modern Foreign Languages

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The importance of modern foreign languages

Languages are part of the cultural richness of our society and the world in which we live and work. Learning languages contributes to mutual understanding, a sense of global citizenship and personal fulfilment. Pupils learn to appreciate different countries, cultures, communities and people. By making comparisons, they gain insight into their own culture and society. The ability to understand and communicate in another language is a lifelong skill for education, employment and leisure in this country and throughout the world.

Link to the National Curriculum for MFL

Link to the new National Curriculum for MFL at Key Stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for French at key stage 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for French at key stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for German at key stage 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for German at key stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Spanish at key stage 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Spanish at key stage 3

Link to the National Curriculum in Action site for MFL


Assessment

Planning assessment

Assessment is an essential part of normal teaching and learning in all subjects. It can take many forms and be used for a range of purposes. To be effective, assessment must be ā€˜fit for purposeā€™; being clear about what you want the assessment to achieve will determine the nature of the assessment and what the outcome will be.

Link to QCA "Exemplification of standards"

Gifted and Talented

What do we mean by gifted and talented?

Gifted and talented children are those who have one or more abilities developed to a level significantly ahead of their year group (or with the potential to develop these abilities).

Link to the DCSF site for Gifted and Talented


Key Skills

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What are key skills?

Key skills are a range of essential skills that underpin success in education, employment, lifelong learning and personal development.

Link to the QCA "Welcome to the key skills website"


Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education

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Building personal development into the curriculum

Personal development in school is the means by which all young people are supported in their spiritual, moral, physical, emotional, cultural and intellectual development according to their needs, and regardless of their social and/or economic backgrounds. It promotes their wellbeing and enables them to develop their potential as healthy, enterprising and responsible citizens in our society.

Link to the National Curriculum for PSHE

Link to the new National Curriculum for Personal Development

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Citizenship at Key Stages 1 and 2

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Citizenship at Key Stage 3

Link to the QCA schemes of work for Citizenship at Key Stage 4

Link to the National Curriculum in Action site for Citizenship


Outdoor Education

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Aspects of good practice

Outdoor education gives depth to the curriculum and makes an important contribution to students’ physical, personal and social education.

Link to the Ofsted report "Outdoor education: Aspects of good practice (Word format)"


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