Towards the National Curriculum for English

This document should be used alongside the Curriculum guidance for the Foundation Stage , the Primary Framework for teaching and the QCA guidance Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties . It provides examples of what pupils should know, understand and be able to do at P levels 1 to 8. The examples are linked to both the Early Learning Goals and the NLS Reception objectives. The examples are not intended as a ‘scheme of work’, nor are they intended to be used as a ‘textbook’. They reflect the curriculum but should not determine it. Their purpose is to illustrate, for each P level, a selection of what pupils should be able to demonstrate.