The DCSF are undertaking a review of the primary curriculum and we’ve got until the end of April to provide evidence.
Jim Rose, who has been asked to lead the review, says:
A strong, coherent primary curriculum is central to achieving the ambitions of the Children’s Plan and delivering the outcomes of the Every Child Matters agenda. It follows that our central purpose is to make the curriculum as good as it can be for all primary children, taking fully into account the importance of providing continuity with the early years foundation stage and the secondary stage curriculum.
I will be working with the QCA to gather a range of evidence to inform proposals for consideration and development. We are committed to making sure that the review benefits from an open process and takes serious account of the views of all its stakeholders. QCA has already begun this process. Over the coming months they will be running a series of regional conferences and seminars to seek views and develop proposals.
Looking at the questions the ones that seem most relevant to us are the two around Personal Development:
- What are the personal, social and emotional capabilities that children need to develop through their schooling?
- What is the most appropriate framework for achieving greater integration of these capabilities throughout the curriculum?
Just to remind people this is different to the Primary Review that’s being underaken here.
Further reading:
- What’s happened to PSHE in Primary School? - evidence on the reduced amount of time spent on PSHE teaching in primary schools
- Brown’s ‘radical’ drugs review – The Prime Minister says he wants drug education in primary schools.
Filed under: PSHE , Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum
