QCA produced and distributed the national curriculum statutory orders in 2000. These documents have Crown copyright and only available to purchase from The Stationery Office tel 0870 600 5522, or fax 020 7873 8247.
Teachers are entitled to free copies of these orders, and should approach the DfES publications order line if they need to obtain copies (tel 0845 602 2260). QCA does not supply these orders directly. However, QCA provides a free online version of the curriculum, including the full programmes of study for each subject, at http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/ (see entry 1.2 below).
| 1.1 Exemplification of pupils' work |
| short description |
Guidance for teachers - a website that provides examples of children's work across the curriculum. Each piece of work has a commentary written by QCA explaining which level of the national curriculum this work represents and why. Teachers can search for examples of work by key stage, by subject, and even by programme of study. |
| format and availability |
web - http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/ |
| date of publication |
first published in 2001, ongoing updates as new work is added |
| price |
free |
| 1.2 Statutory programmes of study |
| short description |
The statutory national curriculum for England online. This website provides the programmes of study for each subject in the curriculum, as well as the facility to search for relevant online resources that teachers may find useful for lesson planning. |
| format and availability |
web - http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/. This domain includes several related websites that cover specific areas of the national curriculum (see 1.4 below) |
| date of publication |
first published in 2000. The resource location function will be superseded by the new Curriculum On-Line (COL) portal provided by the DfES and partners at www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/. The National Curriculum online website is expected to continue to provide the programmes of study. |
| price |
free |
| 1.3 Schemes of work |
| short description |
Guidance for teachers - the schemes of work link the national curriculum programmes of study to actual teaching activities. Teachers can choose to use these QCA schemes of work for their own lessons, or adapt them, or write their own. Schemes are available for each of the national curriculum subjects at most key stages. |
| format and availability |
print and web - a full listing of printed versions is available in QCA's publications catalogue or at the QCA Orderline . Alternatively all of the current schemes of work are available online at www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes3/ for free download. |
| date of publication |
a rolling programme of publication by subject from 2000 to 2004 |
| price |
price - printed versions between £12 and £20, varies by subject. (free to download from www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes3/ ) |
| 1.4 Curriculum support and guidance |
| short description |
Various documents and websites are produced occasionally as needs are identified through business planning. Recent examples include:
- Timetabling the national curriculum in primary schools (2002)
- Flexibility in the secondary curriculum (2000)
- Report on SACRE activity (annual)
- National curriculum consultation and recommendations (1999)
- Education for citizenship (1999)
- Teaching gifted and talented pupils (2001)
- Teaching children with learning difficulties (2001)
- http://www.nc.uk.net/esd/ - Education for sustainable development (2001 and ongoing)
- http://www.nc.uk.net/safeswimming/ - guidance and good practice in teaching swimming
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| format and availability |
for paper publications a single printed copy is sent into schools, with a downloadable version placed on the QCA website |
| date of publication |
ongoing, typically distributed in monthly batch mailings to schools |
| price |
Price varies according to type and content, many are free. Full details are available in QCA's publications catalogue or online at the QCA Orderline . |
| 1.5 International comparisons |
| short description |
The archive of the International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks project, produced by QCA in partnership with NFER. The site currently includes national descriptions (country Archives) of the education systems in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and Wales. |
| format and availability |
a dedicated website at www.inca.org.uk/ |
| date of publication |
2001, with ongoing work added annually |
| price |
free |
