Do you feel that the new curriculum is having an impact?

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Ds2 is G&T in maths but this year has been the only year (y4) that he has not made as much progress as we would have expected (not against school criteria but against his own normal progress). He is fine but in previous years he was generally well supported and encouraged by teachers. The last year he has felt generally not motivated or challenged. I am wondering if it's just because his teacher isn't very good at teaching maths, or teaching G&T children, or could it be because of changes to the curriculum? Any similar experiences elsewhere?

I've met my ds's new class teacher at open evening.
She said she loves maths, and looking forward to the challenge of teaching my ds. She seemed very enthusiastic. I am a bit hopeful now for next year.

136 or 129 out of what greenleave? Those figures sound like they could easily be within a margin of error of each other, so I'm not sure about the "only".

I've got 2 dc's with an 8 year gap and both went( dd now at ) the same school went to.
The difference is staggering, lots of homework and assessments : dd is 5 and has just left reception class, small state primary with higher than average sen.
She often gets more homework than 13 yr old ds who has just left year 8.

He is due to start his GCSE's this September, it's the first year they're doing the 3 year GCSE at his school but it recently changed to an academy so am sure that has some bearing on it.

My step mum is a teacher and said the new curriculum is causing many problems for teachers for a number of reasons.

my two have been bored stiff since the new curriculum came in, not being challenged at all.

I think schools are no longer allowed to teach beyond the year group level. I was told that, whereas previously if, say, they had a very able mathematician in Year 3, they could given her work at Year 4 level or higher, they are no longer permitted to do so: they are supposed to give extension work at year 3 level. The idea in part is to ensure that what they've learnt is properly embedded, but the reality is that there is only so much extension work any child can do and some children are getting extremely bored.

I guess it's another of those stupid initiatives that will go away eventuality when the truth hits home, but it's really bad luck on the children who have to suffer in the meantime.

JudyCoolibar, my ds's school says exactly the same thing about not going beyond year level.
But I learned that it's how the school interpret new curriculum, rather than the truth. Some teachers on MN said they can. Just some school wouldn't.