Learning Literacy at a Young Age Between the ages of key stage one and key stage two, children will be learning their basic literacy skills, which will provide them with the foundation to build a more solid and diverse understand in future years. The subject is commonly split up into 3 different factions. Reading, writing and spelling, however, in some cases spelling is often a sub structure of writing. These skills are fundamental and are tested and adapted throughout subjects across the academic curriculum as well as being essential to everyday life. The Importance of Outdoor Learning Traditionally, learning and education has always been conducted indoors in a safe and secure leaning and environment, however this has since been revised and looked into in more detail. The outdoor environment is a rich and dynamic natural space from which a lot can be learned through a physical and interactive process. Children from all ages will be able to learn in a fun and healthy environment when some classes are taken outside. How the National Curriculum Is Broken Down The National Curriculum is taught to all pupils who attend state or maintained schools and has been employed to help assess and advance the progress of national education standards. It has been typically broken down into significant year blocks which are more commonly recognised as key stages. How Educational Resources Have Changed As with all advancements in technology, many different sectors are directly influenced by the changes, sometimes for the good and sometimes not. Most industries that are hit first are those of business as these advancements can often affect their operations, marketing and production, etc. However, education in schools, colleges and universities are all influenced by the changes in technology. Understanding the National Curriculum and Key Stage Tests All schools are permitted to ensure that each and every child's performance is assessed at specific times and intervals; this is all part of the National Curriculum. These teacher assessments, as they are commonly referred to, are designed to give you, your child and the school, information about their progresses. From this, we will be able to identify their strengths and weaknesses. It is imperative that this is done early. Ghana Life: Meetings With Ghana's Snakes In the 1970s, the veteran curator of the reptile house of the University of Ghana, at Legon, near Accra, proudly told visitors that he had participated in a survey of the snakes of the Gold Coast led by George Cansdale, later of the London Zoo and famous for his BBC TV animal programmes of the 1950s. 'We found,' the curator would say, 'seventy different species of snakes, of which fourteen are venomous.' Even though it might seem that only twenty percent of Ghana's snakes pose an immediate danger to human beings, most encounters seem to involve the venomous species, or at least that's the way it appears in hindsight.