Why haven’t level descriptions been revised to reflect the areas of learning? Doesn’t this undermine the new curriculum?
Sir Jim’s review recommended that the existing subject-specific level descriptions be retained. Primary schools use level descriptions for English, maths and science for teacher assessment and external tests. Level descriptions have been revised to reflect changes made to the primary curriculum. Retaining the current level descriptions means teachers can use standards they are familiar with to better manage and report on pupils’ transition into Key Stage 3. The new curriculum outlines progression more clearly than ever, but teachers may still find the level descriptions useful to refer to in the later stages of primary.
