Schools should, however, check the contents of the new curriculum to ensure they are covering all the required elements for each subject. PSHE and Citizenship Schools should assume that they now have breathing space in which to consolidate the curriculum. The new framework offers schools a significant degree of flexibility. It has been designed to enable all schools to respond effectively to national priorities but also to meet the individual learning needs of all pupils and to develop a distinctive approach which properly reflects each school's character and community. Church schools, for example, will wish to ensure that the curriculum reflects and promotes their aims and values.
Schools have a number of options.
There are no nationally prescribed time allocations for individual subjects. QCA has provided a recommended range of times for each subject and the DfES has issued guidelines for the length of the school day. However, the time spent on each subject and any additional aspects of the curriculum remains something for schools to decide. Decisions about time allocations, therefore, are likely to vary from school to school. Schools are not required to teach subjects separately.