Archive for March, 2012

'Dropping' subjects is not the way forward for the National Curriculum

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Teachers, subject experts, politicians and organisations joined together today to discuss the ‘Future shape of the National Curriculum beyond Core Subjects’. This timely discussion was organised by the Westminster Education Policy Forum. Shadow Minister for Schools, Kevin Brennan MP chaired the first part of the event. I was there to represent the Association for Citizenship […]

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Pressure builds for keeping Citizenship in a 'truly national' curriculum

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Today, David Blunkett MP writes in the TES, ‘We need a curriculum that is truly national’. Citizenship must be included and is ‘essential for democracy’. Mr Blunkett, former Secretary of State for Education argues the Government’s curriculum review is a contradiction. First because schools with academy or free school status are not required to follow […]

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