Have you @LucyMPowell talked to @lucy_crehan and @paulgivan ? They seem to want KS3 in Northern Ireland to drain the fun of learning out of children and teachers.
As part of our once in a generation curriculum reforms, Key Stage 3 will be more engaging, exciting, and richer so more children participate and progress.View quoted post on X
In return, I don’t want to see schools routinely bring forward GCSE content and options into this vital phase of school, which has become far too widespread recently.
theguardian.com/education/2026…
