It’s interesting how electronic information can be rewritten so easily. Just take it down. And in the blink of an eye 11 years of work and discussion has gone. I wonder if there are any paper copies.
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Vast swathes of the Children, Schools and Families Bill didn’t make it through parliament before dissolution. What’s that? - The New Primary Curriculum was in that bill and it isn’t happening. Ed Balls forced to drop key reforms Sex education plans sacrificed to get education bill through parliament before it is dissolved Jessica Shepherd – [...] Devastating criticism of primary education dismissed by ministers • Doing nothing would be weak, say headteachers • Schools department calls report out of date Polly Curtis – Guardian 16/10/2009 Two quotes from this piece in yesterday’s Guardian seem to sum it up “There are recommendations in this report that could transform the Primary ethos and [...] Early thoughts of the Primary Curriculum Review from someone lucky enough to go to early briefings. Rose Review Conference from Redbridge Primary ICT Conference. A video recorded at the time. Labour to junk Tony Blair’s flagship school reform Headteachers to get more powers as era of centralised control ends Farewell then the Numeracy and Literacy Strategy, all the heartache and disillusion these strategies have caused. For me the Literacy Strategy was always worse than the Numeracy, but then I’ve always found maths easier to teach. [...] ICT – An essential for learning and life. An apple A pencil A ruler A whiteboard/slate A calculator A computer A satchel Where cometh all the computers from? ICT capability Focus: Children use and apply their ICT knowledge, skills and understanding confidently and competently in their learning and in everyday contexts. They become independent and [...] Independent review of the Primary Curriculum – Final Report This page links to PDF Downloads of all the related parts of this document. The Review has sought to address two central questions: What should the primary curriculum contain? How should the content and the teaching of it change to foster children’s different and developing abilities [...] Pupils to study Twitter and blogs in primary schools shake-up • New curriculum will give teachers more freedom • Second world war and Victoria not compulsory Polly Curtis – Guardian 25/03/09 Study Twitter? Study Blogs? They are just tools to engage and stimulate. For many they are already, just an every day, common place thing. [...] Tests blamed for blighting children’s lives Landmark study of primary schools calls for teachers to be freed of targets Polly Curtis in the Guardian 20/02/2009 69 Comments as of 24/02/09 The Cambridge Primary Review published to day is available from their website in two parts (Part 1 & Part 2) there is also a briefing [...] Sir Ken Robinson in an interview with Jessica Shepherd in today’s Guardian. Our approaches to education are “stifling some of the most important capacities that young people now need to make their way in the increasingly demanding world of the 21st century – the powers of creative thinking”, he says. We await the Rose review [...] |
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