Where can I check senior school curriculum is being covered?

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I have lost a bit of faith in my DS's school and would like to check independently that the curriculum is being covered. Other than buying a CGP type book, is there anywhere the curriculum for each year is laid out by subject? So I can tick off what's done and what isn't?

Thanks all.

www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum

Only applies to LA schools though, doesn't it?

Yup,
If they are an Academy, a Free school or a private school they can do what they like
(and that covers over half of secondary schools)

However any school that eventually takes GCSEs will have to be working towards them in the lower years.

So should be developing the skills and/or knowledge needed to provide the foundations for GCSE specifications.

So any school that decides not to develop analytical skills in English, or understanding of bias in history, or algebra in maths is soon going to come unstuck.

The curriculum they teach should be on their website.
Check this against your child's work, if it doesn't match then that's where the problem lies.

What makes you think they aren't following the 'curriculum'

The national curriculum doesn't really exist anymore.
Most schools will be teaching a 5 year GCSE.
They should be looking at the outcomes needed at the end of y11. And mapping backwards to Y7.

Do you have a specific area of concern?