... statutory guidance like P.S.H.E and citizenship, and foreign language (KS2). All these subjects are organised into four key stages. 'For each key stage, programmes of study set out what pupils should be taught, and attainment targets set out the expected standards of pupils' performance'. (DFEE (1999), p17) The programmes of study set out what pupils should be taught in each subject at each key stage, and provide the basis for planning schemas of work. It is up to the schools to decide upon the programmes of study for each subject in order for the pupils' to reach the attainment targets. Attainment targets set out the expected standards of pupils' performance. They range from level 1 to level 6 and are a way of assessing pupils' attainment. 'Levels of descriptions provide the basis for making judgements about pupils' performance at the end of key stages 1, 2 and 3. At key stage 4, national ...

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