Books for Key Stage 1 for the Confused Parent

[GeorginaA]

In September, ds1 will move into Key Stage 1 and I'm wondering if there's a decent summary book of what the National Curriculum covers and how they're taught things (like in phonics & numeracy).

I don't want a book to help me be a pushy parent - so not looking for something with extra exercises or anything like that, and I trust the school to do its job. I'm just (a) curious and (b) want to make sure that if I'm asked a question at home then I follow the party line - I keep hearing that maths is taught differently from when we were kids, so I don't want to confuse the poor kid.

I did part of a PGCE once (long story), so I don't necessarily need a jargon free book - more a brief summary of everything a la those Letts Revise GCSE and A-Level books that we had (I've had a look at the Lett's books for Key Stage 1 and they seem much more of the "extra exercise to make you into a super brain" ilk)

Any recommendations?

I'm interested too, DS1 is starting KS1 in Sept and tbh I know NOTHING of what he will be taught and how the teachers will teach it.

Will keep an eye on this

Sorry, am really rubbish at finding stuff on internet so these suggestions may not work.
For foundation subjects, (ie everything that isn't literacy/numeracy) try the QCA website for schemes of work.
Literacy/numeracy - try National Numeracy Strategy /National Literacy Strategy website/links. If you can get through to the plans, it does explain in a little detail how the numeracy should be taught. For KS1 this does not tend to be some weird and wonderful ways, so would not be anything you don't know anyway.
The main difference with numeracy nowadays(as opposed to when I was taught) is that sums are done horizontally, not vertically and there is much more emphasis on mental calculation.
The phonics to be covered should be included on the Literacy Strategy plans.
These are the sites I would use for downloading info for school, so may be a bit tedious to trawl through.
Hope this makes sense and is of some use. Apologies again for inability to do links/remember websites.

One of the best things you can do is volunteer to help out in the class a few hours a week. Then you will see how your child's teacher teaches, what they have covered, how well the children took it in. And you can discuss with your children more meaningfully.

Yes flack, I know that would be the best thing - but I'm allergic to groups of children of 10 or more