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Change the curriculum from one where children see no relevance and are passive learners to one where they choose what to learn and have agency of their learning 👇🏽
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Meena Wood
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Trainer/ Author of ‘Secondary Curriculum Transformed’ former Principal /HMI; passionately speaking out for a relevant inclusive education based on choice.
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The love of learning, reading and education killed by a sterile curriculum that demands only rote learning.
Ironically its advocates claim it’s broad & balanced and maintains high standards. Clearly not !
How do they explain one third of young people ‘failing’ GCSEs Eng & ma?
Ironically its advocates claim it’s broad & balanced and maintains high standards. Clearly not !
How do they explain one third of young people ‘failing’ GCSEs Eng & ma?
Before 2012 children’s enjoyment of learning and sense of belonging was never this diminished. 👇🏽What changed ? A narrow curriculum; academic GCSES with a gateway to university - few technical vocational or creative options to choose without feeling marginalised! No surprise then
We need to take this seriously. It ties in with stopping GCSE content/option choices eroding KS3 & the Oracy initiatives. Students' voices need to be heard, the curric needs to be sufficiently varied & challenging & include many opportunities - not just a narrow runway to GCSEs.View quoted post on X
Senior leaders are driven by the school’s position in league tables aka Ofsted.
They’re motivated by attendance & excluding students who either can’t achieve the requisite L4 English & maths because of learning needs OR won’t achieve because they don’t want to engage(behaviour).
They’re motivated by attendance & excluding students who either can’t achieve the requisite L4 English & maths because of learning needs OR won’t achieve because they don’t want to engage(behaviour).
MATs now exercise complete control over schools leading to poor staff wellbeing unless they adhere to unreasonable behaviour systems, overly administrative systems & Ofsted inspection prep.
Bureaucracy has trumped genuine values, common sense & humanity. @LucyMPowell
Bureaucracy has trumped genuine values, common sense & humanity. @LucyMPowell