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The structure of the Framework

The renewed Framework has a two-dimensional structure: objectives are arranged vertically by year group from Year 7 to Year 11, and horizontally in four strands of progression across the secondary age range.

Vertically (by year) the objectives:

  • show entitlement in the new programmes of study by describing the range of learning in ICT
  • set minimum expectations for learning for the majority of pupils in that year.

Horizontally, the strands:

  • show progression in key processes and range and content across the secondary age range
  • are intended to be used in planning in an interrelated way, so that pupils make better progress by understanding the connections within ICT.