Whose Curriculum Is It Anyway?
By Dr. John Dunford, Chair, Whole Education.
In spite of the new perverse incentives created by the English Baccalaureate to channel students into specified GCSE courses, both the recent education white paper and the forthcoming curriculum review suggest that there will be more flexibility in the future to plan the curriculum. Some schools are planning how they can improve their English Bacc percentage, but others have started to think more long-term about the implications of no longer having to observe national guidance on everything they do.
The first group – and it is easy to understand their motivation – are looking up to see what they have to respond to from the government; the second group are looking out to see what is available from colleagues in other schools and educational organisations.
Whole Education has much to offer the second group in their search for ways to give young people a more rounded education. Whole Education believes that all young people should have an education that helps them to develop the full range of skills, qualities and knowledge they will require for the future, to have an education that is both relevant and engaging, that puts young people at the centre of their learning and that balances both the practical and theoretical. Whole Education’s partner organisations offer a range of ways in which the learning experience can be enhanced.
Join Whole Education at one of the ‘Whose Curriculum Is It Anyway?’ events this February in Bristol, Newcastle and Manchester and explore ways to take advantage of these emerging freedoms in curriculum planning, helping your students exceed expectations and become more engaged learners. For more information on the events, see here.
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