A Year by Year Breakdown of Key Knowledge and Skills' Expectations

These booklets aim to support class teachers in knowing exactly what the expectations, in terms of key knowledge and skills, are for each subject on a year-by-year basis.

They start by providing a full breakdown of reading, writing, and mathematics (these are set out on a termly basis). Writing is supported by key characteristics for the genre to be covered, and suggestions are made about poetry coverage.

For science, the key knowledge and skills are identified, taking account of the National Curriculum's yearly programmes of study. Although the National Curriculum provides guidance on a two-year basis for working scientifically, the booklets have separated the skills needed for each year to enable teachers to better understand what is expected.

For all non-core subjects, there is year-by-year guidance. However, for history, there may be a need to switch years depending on each school's agreed coverage. To a certain extent, this may also be appropriate in geography. As for other non-core subjects, the yearly guidance will likely be accurate across all schools.

The main aim is to provide teachers with an overview of the year group they are working with. These could also support parents' understanding of expectations for their children.