SRE and National Curriculum Science

extracts from national curriculum 2000 / QCDA schemes of work

Programme of study: science

Key Stage 1 Sc2 life processes and living things

Pupils should be taught:

1. b  that animals including humans, move, feed, grow, use their senses and reproduce

2. a  to recognise and compare the main external parts of the bodies of humans and other animals f that humans and animals can produce offspring and that these offspring grow into adults

4. a  to recognise similarities and differences between themselves and others and treat others with sensitivity

Key Stage 2 Sc2 life processes and living things

Pupils should be taught:

1. a  that the life processes common to humans and other animals include nutrition, growth and reproduction

2. f  about the main stages of the human life cycle

Science Key Stage 3 Sc2 Life processes and living things

Pupils should be taught:

1. d that fertilisation in humans is the fusion of a male and a female cell

2. f about the physical and emotional changes that take place during adolescence

g about the human reproductive system, including the menstrual cycle and fertilisation

h how the foetus develops in the uterus, including the role of the placenta

n how the growth and reproduction of bacteria and the replication of viruses can affect health.

New Programme of Study for Science KS3

National Curriculum 2007

As of September 2008 the new curriculum came into force. It includes a new programme of study for science in KS3 (the one for KS4 was first used in 2006).

Essentially the same ground is being covered, it seems to be the way that it is phrased that has changed.

KS3 range and content

3.3 Organisms, behaviour and health
(b) the human reproductive cycle includes adolescence, fertilisation and foetal development
(c) conception, growth, development, behaviour and health can be affected by diet, drugs and disease.

Science Key Stage 4 Sc2 life processes and living things

Pupils should be taught:

2f the way in which hormonal control occurs, including the effects of sex hormones
2g some medical uses of hormones, including the control and promotion of fertility
2i the defence mechanisms of the body, including the role of the skin and blood

3d how sex is determined in humans

(New) Programme of Study for Science KS4

National Curriculum 2006

breadth of study
5 Organisms and Health
c the ways in which organisms function are related to the genes in their cells
e human health is affected by a range of environmental and inherited factors, by the use and misuse of drugs and by medical treatments.