Summary
THE Government has come up with yet another trendy, silly proposal to keep alive the flickering interest of the 11- to 14- year-olds who are unlucky enough to be attending British schools at the present time.
Its Qualifications and Curriculum Authority says we must have a new curriculum for a 'changing world' which gives pupils 'social and cultural flexibility' as well as a 'feeling for justice and fairness'. Schools are to encourage 'relevant' languages such as Mandarin and Urdu, and dwell on topics such as global warming and slavery.See the full content of this document
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Now Big Brother Is Giving Lessons ; Commentary
In truth, the Government's latest intervention in the curriculum smacks more than a little of propaganda in which core subjects are replaced by politically-correct dogma that can only damage pupils' prospects still further.
Tony Blair's promise, made so long ago, to make 'education, education, education' h...See the full content of this document
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