Achievement objectives
At each curriculum level, a series of achievement objectives is introduced. The achievement objectives are not intended to be associated only with the curriculum level at which they are first introduced. Each achievement objective should be revisited from time to time as learners progress through the curriculum levels. In this way, learners can be introduced gradually to a range of ways of achieving the same objective, and with more complex language as their proficiency increases. The approach to achievement objectives is intended to be cumulative, the revisiting of objectives allowing for an upward spiral of achievement as learners progress through the teaching programme.
The achievement objectives introduced at each level represent core expectations for that level. They need not be introduced in the order in which they are listed, nor need they be introduced separately. There may, for example, be advantages in combining aspects of more than one achievement objective at a particular level in a single lesson.
In planning their programmes, teachers may draw on the achievement objectives in different ways. For example, at level 3, some teachers may wish to combine objectives 3.1 and 3.4, incorporating how people travel (3.4) into discussion of habits and routines (3.1).