Throughout your child’s time at primary school, your little one's will be taught and learn a varied range of subjects to prepare them for exams, secondary school and their future. As a parent of a primary school pupil, knowing and being familiar with the National Curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2, and the subjects that are taught, can really help you to support your child's learning.
National Curriculum subjects
The National Curriculum, taught to all pupils in state or maintained schools, is made up of blocks of years, known as key stages, children in year 1 and 2 of primary school cover Key Stage 1, and children from years 3 to 6 cover Key Stage 2.
Compulsory National Curriculum subjects are the same for Key Stages 1 and 2, they are
· English
· Maths
· Science
· Design and technology
· Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
· History
· Geography
· Art and design
· Music
· Physical education
Schools also have a duty to teach religious education, although as a parent you have the right to withdraw your child from religious education if you desire. In addition, schools are advised to teach personal, social and health education (PSHE) and citizenship, together with at least one modern foreign language.
Your child’s school may cover these subjects under different names, and may teach more than one subject together under the same name. This is decided by the individual schools, but it is mandatory they are covering the National Curriculum specification.
Have you got an interest in online education at Key Stage Two Level, typically children aged 7-11?
Nowadays, more and more parents are seeking online educational tools to help teach their children. With the wealth of material that is now available online, it is very easy to teach your own child. I am not suggesting pulling them from school and doing it all yourself! Unless of course this is a route you have carefully considered.
You do not have to be qualified to teach your child, just access to the internet and ….. the time.
Spending as little as 40-50 minutes per night Monday to Thursday is more than enough to boost their learning with great noticeable results. I wouldn’t advise more than one hour as you do not want to ‘overload’ your wee one’s.
Combining games with learning is a fantastic way to teach children, making education fun for them is the key to success. Based on this rule www.keystagetwo.com, a virtual learning environment has now become one of the top websites for Key Stage Two pupils. The website successfully manages to combine learning while kids play Buccaneers and Lobsters, which is great fun for the little ones - and with the added benefit of learning at the same time!
As KeyStageTwo.com is compliant with the National Curriculum in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, UK schools are now availing of the service. On completion of quick set-up and installation, Schools and teachers use it for…..
-Saving time on marking tests.
-By issuing homework online, reducing photocopying and paper costs.
-By using the individual and class results summary, pinpointing areas requiring improvement, thus raising children’s performance.
-Clearly viewing children’s analysis displaying strengths and weaknesses, allowing the teacher to focus on them and provide feedback where necessary.
Parents use the system under two scenarios, firstly if their children’s school is enrolled in the system already, parents can log on and view their own child’s performance and results, tracking their progress. They also use it to read teacher feedback and use the system with their little ones on a one-to-one basis. Secondly, if a child’s school is not yet enrolled parents can sign up to the system for just ten pounds per month offering unlimited anytime access to all the resources, effectively tutoring the child themselves, at a tiny fraction of the traditional tutoring costs.
Finally, and most importantly KeyStageTwo.com offers fantastic benefits for the kids, too many to mention here! Nip over to the website to learn more, for which I have provided a link here.... <a href="http://www.keystagetwo.com/" title="http://www.keystagetwo.com%22%3ehttp//www.KeyStageTwo.com%3C/a>
We would love to have you on board, whether you are a school, primary teacher, parent, tutor or even just a casual reader seeking educational resources with a difference!
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