PART IITHE CURRICULUM

Statutory requirements relating to curriculum

SkillsI18

1

The curriculum for a grant-aided school must ensure, wholly or mainly through the teaching of the minimum content of areas of learning and religious education, the acquisition and development by pupils of—

a

the cross-curricular skills; and

b

any other skills specified by order of the Department.

2

The cross-curricular skills are—

a

communication;

b

using mathematics;

c

using information and communications technology.

3

The Department may by order specify, in relation to a cross-curricular skill and pupils in key stages 1, 2, 3 and 4, such levels of progression as it considers appropriate for that skill.

4

It is the duty of the Department so to exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (3) as—

a

to set in place as soon as is practicable levels of progression in relation to pupils in key stages 1, 2 and 3; and

b

to revise any existing levels of progression whenever it considers it necessary or appropriate to do so.