The Framework for secondary English aims to:
- support schools in raising standards and closing attainment gaps through guidance on planning and teaching to ensure effective progression
- promote continuity and progression from Key Stage 2 through to the end of Key Stage 4 in line with the new programmes of study
- provide a basis for target setting and promote high and consistent expectations for the achievement of all pupils
- give a sharper focus to tracking pupils' progress by integrating existing guidance on assessment
- emphasise the place of personalised learning, thinking skills and functional skills in the English curriculum
- provide a flexible electronic format to support planning for progression
- build on existing National Strategies resources and further develop guidance, especially on the new areas of the curriculum.
