Guidance and regulation

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for English at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 16 July 2014

• National curriculum in England: English programmes of study

  Purpose of study English has a pre-eminent place in education and in…

The full national curriculum framework for key stages 1 to 4, including programmes of study and attainment targets.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 December 2014

• National curriculum in England: framework for key stages 1 to 4

  1. Introduction 1.1 This document sets out the framework for the national…

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 September 2021

• National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study

  Purpose of study Mathematics is a creative and highly interconnected…

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for science at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 May 2015

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for physical education (PE) at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for history for key stages 1 to 3.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for geography at key stages 1 to 3.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for design and technology at key stages 1 to 3.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for art and design at key stages 1 to 3.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for computing at key stages 1 to 4.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for languages at key stages 2 and 3.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 September 2013

The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for music at key stages 1 to 3.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 26 March 2021

Information about the subjects and qualifications that count towards the EBacc.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 August 2019

Subject content and assessment objectives for GCSEs in English language and English literature.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 November 2013

Subject content, aims and learning objectives for the British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 December 2023

Subject content, aims and learning objectives for modern foreign language GCSEs for teaching from 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 December 2022

Subject content and assessment objectives for GCSE in mathematics.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 November 2013

Subject content, aims and learning objectives for GCSE in history for teaching from 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 9 April 2014

Grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1. Designed to provide an indication of the likely level of performance at grades 2, 5 and 8. 

• From: Ofqual
• Updated: 6 September 2017

Subject content, aims and learning objectives for French, German and Spanish GCSEs from 2024.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 February 2023