This renewed Framework's main aims are to:
- provide guidance on planning and teaching to ensure effective progression and to support schools in raising standards and closing attainment gaps
- set high and consistent expectations for achievement and provide a basis for target setting
- incorporate existing guidance on day-to-day and periodic assessment and give a sharper focus to effective tracking of pupil progress
- increase the emphasis on the key concepts, key processes and functional skills
- support planning, using a flexible electronic format
- build on existing National Strategies resources and further develop guidance, especially on the new areas of the curriculum.
