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08/07/2013
Government Announces New Curriculum
A new national curriculum is to be introduced in state schools in England, the government have announced, saying that the changes will help the school system "catch up" with the world's best.
While the Prime Minister called the changes a "revolution in education", the move has received a mix response from others.
Labour warned that the curriculum needed to be written by experts and avoid ministers "personal prejudices", while teachers unions have said that the proposed timetable for introduction, autumn 2014, is "completely unrealistic".
The wide-ranging curriculum re-write will affect the eduction that all five to 14-years-old currently receive in state run schools in England. However, academies, which are now in the majority, will not have to follow the new curriculum.
(MH/JP)
While the Prime Minister called the changes a "revolution in education", the move has received a mix response from others.
Labour warned that the curriculum needed to be written by experts and avoid ministers "personal prejudices", while teachers unions have said that the proposed timetable for introduction, autumn 2014, is "completely unrealistic".
The wide-ranging curriculum re-write will affect the eduction that all five to 14-years-old currently receive in state run schools in England. However, academies, which are now in the majority, will not have to follow the new curriculum.
(MH/JP)
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