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Tag Archives: Curriculum
What curriculum do young people need?
For the last 30 years, the school curriculum in England has been imposed on teachers top-down. Teachers were not regarded as knowledgeable and were simply expected to “deliver” what politicians decided. The current version, launched by Michael Gove in … Continue reading
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Tagged Curriculum, National Curriculum, politicians, Teachers
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A lesson from Sergeant Pepper
A comment on creativity and the curriculum by Dr Pam Jarvis, Reader in Childhood, Youth and Education, Leeds Trinity University A few nights ago whilst nodding on the sofa, I was abruptly awoken by the BBC documentary Sgt Pepper’s Musical … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability pressures, creativity, Curriculum, National Curriculum
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