curriculum for science should be included in their curriculum. If so, they must school’s decide what it should consist of and how it should be organised, and keep a record of their decisions. All boards should reassure themselves that the school has a written statement of the 15. policy they adopt on sex education and make it available to parents. All schools providing sex education, including academies through their funding agreements, must have regard to . The PSHE Association has published the advice to supplement statutory guidance. 16. 6.1.4 Physical Education and Sport A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel 17. in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. All boards should be aware of the for primary schools. The premium must be used to 18. fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils, in the 2015 to 2016 academic year, to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. Guidance on has been published. 6.1.5 Religious education All state-funded schools must teach religious education (RE). Maintained schools 19. without a religious character should follow their locally agreed syllabus. Voluntary aided schools with a religious character should provide RE in accordance 20. with the trust deed or religious designation of the school, unless parents request the locally agreed syllabus. Foundation schools and voluntary controlled schools with a religious character should 21. follow the locally agreed syllabus, unless parents request RE in accordance with the trust deed or religious designation of the school. RE is also compulsory in faith and non-faith academies as set out in their funding 22. agreements. 6.1.6 Collective worship All maintained schools without a religious character must provide a daily act of 23. broadly Christian collective worship for their pupils. In community schools and foundation schools, the headteacher is responsible for arranging this after consulting the board. In voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and
curriculum for science should be included in their school’s curriculum. If so, they must decide what it should consist of and how it should be organised, and keep a record of their decisions. 15. All boards should reassure themselves that the school has a written statement of the policy they adopt on sex education and make it available to parents. All schools providing sex education, including academies through their funding agreements, must have regard to . 16. The PSHE Association has published the advice to supplement statutory guidance. 6.1.4 Physical Education and Sport 17. A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. 18. All boards should be aware of the for primary schools. The premium must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils, in the 2015 to 2016 academic year, to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. Guidance on has been published. 6.1.5 Religious education 19. All state-funded schools must teach religious education (RE). Maintained schools without a religious character should follow their locally agreed syllabus. 20. Voluntary aided schools with a religious character should provide RE in accordance with the trust deed or religious designation of the school, unless parents request the locally agreed syllabus. 21. Foundation schools and voluntary controlled schools with a religious character should follow the locally agreed syllabus, unless parents request RE in accordance with the trust deed or religious designation of the school. 22. RE is also compulsory in faith and non-faith academies as set out in their funding agreements. 6.1.6 Collective worship 23. All maintained schools without a religious character must provide a daily act of broadly Christian collective worship for their pupils. In community schools and foundation schools, the headteacher is responsible for arranging this after consulting the board. In voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and
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