National Curriculum ?

[mrz]

www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/NCR-Expert%20Panel%20Report.pdf

mrz 100% agree with you on your second point.

The Literacy and Numeracy strategy said teach to the middle (in the 90s) everyone was meant to do the same thing on the same day regardless of where they were in England.

Thank you for posting this mrz. Food for thought.

I think a feature of all those countries that expect everyone to reach a certain level is they keep kids back who don't reach that level - or hide them in special schools.

Due to cost, if nothing else, I can't see the govt ever recommending those things.

Interesting the authors seem to think it's just down to low expectations.

Sorry, they don't think it's just down to low expectations.

I think they think that if a child is behind the child should be tutored extensively in and out of school till they catch up. (And presumably if the still fail, then keep them back or turf them out of MS.)

It'd be great if the govt would pay for a specialist teacher to help kids when they first fall behind (or at the beginning if they start behind ) - can't see it ever happening though :)

I don't think Gove gave them a remit to design a new curriculum which cost more money than the current one. :)