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- Will anything but a boycott stop the tests? July 11, 2017
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Category Archives: Curriculum
Will anything but a boycott stop the tests?
The Reclaiming Schools network has played a significant role in exposing the damage caused by high-stakes testing, including our pamphlet ‘The Mismeasurement of Learning‘, widely circulated in the NUT and elsewhere, various series of blogposts carrying detailed analysis from specialist … Continue reading
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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The crisis in secondary schools: where is it leading?
All kinds of schools in England are facing damaging budget cuts. Large meetings are being held all over the country where parents and teachers together are showing their opposition to Government cuts. Every concerned teacher or parent should join the … Continue reading
Harold Rosen: an inspiration for teachers today
announcing an inspiring new book Harold Rosen: Writings on life, language and learning 1958-2008 Harold Rosen was one of the great reformers of English teaching. His work has just been republished, providing a challenge to the deadening practices of the National Curriculum – its obsession … Continue reading
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Tagged comprehensive schools, disadvantage, English teaching, language, National Curriculum, spoken language
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Who gets what from maths qualifications reform?
by Professor Andrew Noyes, University of Nottingham This blog post looks at some of the perverse effects of recent GCSE and A-level reforms, including their impact on less advantaged students. The celebrated French sociologist and public intellectual Pierre Bourdieu wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged A-levels, accountability pressures, disadvantage, GCSEs, gender, maths
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A curriculum for all? GCSEs, EBacc and Progress 8
We are pleased to announce a new survey, commissioned by the NUT and carried out by a research team from King’s College London. A curriculum for all? The effects of recent Key Stage 4 curriculum, assessment and accountability reforms on … Continue reading
Primary arts are in trouble
by Professor Pat Thomson, University of Nottingham The national curriculum guidelines affirm the value of cultural education for all children. The arts – including art and design, music, dance, drama and media arts, design and technology – are an integral … Continue reading
