1. Leadership must ensure that all pupils' education and experience of the school's curriculum results from leaders' effective implementation of appropriate plans, schemes of work, and programmes of activities that are appropriate to pupils' needs in the following areas:
    • linguistic
    • mathematical
    • scientific
    • technological
    • human and social20
    • physical21
    • aesthetic and creative
    • speaking, listening, literacy22 and numeracy
    so that all pupils have the opportunity to learn and make progress.
  2. Leadership must ensure that pupils' experience of the curriculum takes into account pupils' ages, aptitudes and needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  3. For pupils below compulsory school age, leadership must ensure that pupils experience a programme of activities which is appropriate to their educational needs in relation to their communication and language development, with reference to the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework currently in place.