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.