This document lists the National curriculum attainment targets for Music in key stages 1 and 2. It links the units in Kapow Primary Music scheme of work that enable pupils to achieve each target across:
Key Stage 1 Music
Lower Key Stage 2 Music
Upper Key Stage 2 Music
For the Early Years Foundation Stage, it outlines the Development Matters statements or Early Learning Goals covered by each unit.
The Curriculum overview document also shows the five Kapow Primary strands: Performing; Listening; Composing; The history of music; and the Inter-related dimensions of music. It shows which of these strands links to each National curriculum statement.
The starred (*) units are those which are wholly or partially included in our Long-term plan - condensed version. Schools following this condensed curriculum can be assured that pupils will have opportunities to work towards all of the National curriculum statements for Music
Please note this document was updated on 19.08.24 to reflect changes to our long-term plan. See the Music: Long-term plan to find out more about these changes.
Do Kapow Primary’s Music units offer full national curriculum coverage?
Kapow Primary offers full coverage of the KS1 and KS2 Music curriculum, including EYFS. This easy-to-reference document shows how we have achieved this, and maps our units to the statutory requirements for the subject.
The content of Kapow Primary’s Music units has been categorised into five key strands: Listening and evaluating; Creating sound; Notation; Improvising and composing; and Performing with opportunities to recognise and apply the inter-related dimensions of music across each strand. We have plotted our Music units against the Development matters statements and the Early learning goals for EYFS, and the national curriculum statements for KS1 and KS2 Music, and identified which of the strands each unit covers.
We have also added a section to show cross-curricular links within each unit.
The result? A handy guide for teachers, school leaders, parents and outside bodies, clearly demonstrating how Kapow Primary’s Music units provide full and balanced coverage of statutory requirements not only in Music, but in the wider curriculum too!
Read moreWho will benefit from this national curriculum mapping document?
This document provides a quick and easy reference tool for anyone wishing to check curriculum coverage or cross-curricular links. It is especially useful to:
- Music subject leaders
- Governors (especially Music link governors)
- School curriculum leads
- Inspection bodies
It can also help teachers to adjust units to fit curriculum and time constraints while meeting national requirements.
