The headline is misleading because this is about something called the Curriculum for Excellence, which applies to Scotland but is scarily reminsicent of other so called 'reforms' which involve the same old
state imposed outcomes.
This Herald article, which describes CfE as an attempt to
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move teaching away from rote learning and make it more relevant
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As part of ongoing reform of what is taught in primary and secondary schools - known as the Curriculum for Excellence - a series of documents have been produced to show what children should know in each subject during their school life.
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Sounds like a conflicting set of messages to me.
Meanwhile the SNP govt is either oblivious to what is actually behind the 'reform' or is happy to go along with it. The Scottish Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, is said to have
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welcomed publication of the new outcomes, which cover eight areas - languages, maths, health and wellbeing, sciences, history, geography and modern studies. They also cover literacy and numeracy.
"We are marking the reform of the Scottish education system as we prepare our young people for the challenges of life in the 21st Century," said Ms Hyslop. "The reforms are intended to raise standards by improving learning and teaching with literacy and numeracy a key focus."
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I despair. I really do.
