UK English
England's National Curriculum, English Appendix 1, as it is: Year 1 to Year 6, with the statutory word lists marked as statutory.
Which curriculum your child sees
The Curriculum report shows which spelling rules your child has secured, grouped by school year. Which curriculum it follows depends on the English you chose for your child: UK, US, Australian or Indian.
Pick their English, and the report follows
Open your child's settings, then About them, and choose Which English does their school use? Then set their school year. The Curriculum report changes to match straight away.
What each child sees
US English
A US-adapted version of the same rules. Every example uses US spelling (neighbor, color), bands use US grade names from Kindergarten to 5th grade, British-only pairs such as licence and license are left out, and nothing is labelled statutory.
Australian English
The Australian Curriculum's own headings: its version 9 content descriptions, word for word with their codes, from Foundation to Year 6. Under each heading are the specific spelling rules that put it into practice.
Indian English
England's National Curriculum. India has no national spelling curriculum to follow, and Indian English uses British spellings. Settings use Indian class names.
Why every version starts from England's Appendix 1
It names the rules. Appendix 1 lists specific spelling rules for each year, such as -tion, silent letters or the y that becomes i. That is what lets the report say "secure on -tion" rather than "spelling is developing". The Australian Curriculum describes spelling knowledge in a few broad lines a year, and the US and India have no national spelling curriculum.
Most rules are the same everywhere. English spelling rules don't change at the border, only some spellings do. So we adapt one detailed map rather than write four thin ones.
We are allowed to build on it. England's curriculum is published under the Open Government Licence, which lets anyone adapt it if they say where it came from. Every report says at the bottom which curriculum it follows and where it came from.
One meaning of Secure. Started, Nearly there and Secure mean the same in every country: a rule reads Secure only when your child has spelled it correctly, unaided and in writing, on different words.
Tell us if something reads wrong
The US and Australian versions are new. If a rule, example word or heading doesn't match what your child's school teaches, email support@spelling.live with the one you mean. We can change it quickly.
The weekly spelling scheme is built from England's statutory word lists, so it is only offered for UK English. Your own word lists, games and every practice mode work the same in every English.
Common questions
Why is everything built on England's curriculum?
England's National Curriculum Appendix 1 names specific spelling rules for each year, which no other national curriculum does in as much detail. Most spelling rules are the same in every English, and England's curriculum is published under a licence that lets us adapt it. Each country's version starts from it.
My child is in the US. Will they see British spellings?
No. Children set to US English see a US-adapted version: US spellings in every example, US grade names, no British-only word pairs, and nothing labelled statutory.
My child is in Australia. Is this the Australian Curriculum?
The headings are the Australian Curriculum (version 9) content descriptions, word for word, for Foundation to Year 6. Under each heading are the specific spelling rules from our map that put it into practice.
My child is in India. What do they see?
England's National Curriculum. India has no national spelling curriculum, and Indian English uses British spellings. Their settings use Indian class names.
Can I turn the curriculum off?
Yes. In your child's settings, under How they practise, switch off Match the national curriculum. The year headings go and the Started, Nearly there, Secure scale, badges and practice all stay.