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The National Curriculum: What is the point?

I am going to ask what may be a daft question, but what is the point of England’s National Curriculum? Maybe someone with some detailed knowledge of education can assist me, but it seems to have been rendered obsolete by the Government’s ever changing education policies.

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SATS; a good idea gone bad?

Like many households up and down the land, we are preparing for SATS tests. In our case, it is Helen, our eldest daughter who will sit the Key Stage 1 tests at some point this month. My knee-jerk reaction is to oppose the tests. These kids are so young it just seems wrong. several of

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Guest post; Samantha Pancheri, Green Party Schools Spokesperson

Here is the latest in my series of guest posts from political parties on the run up to the General Election. This post was written by Samantha Pancheri, Green Party Schools Spokesperson. In the post, Pancheri outlines the Green’s school policies and approach to equalities. This is the third in what I hope will be

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