In a joint statement sent to Education Secretary Michael Gove, teachers’ unions, professional and curriculum associations, academics and children’s authors call for a rethink on the curriculum, due to come into force in 2014. They believe that it will put unrealistic and age-inappropriate expectations on the children.
The joint statement said, ‘We have serious concerns about the impact that these reforms could have on education in the future if they go ahead. The programmes of study lack relevance to the needs of primary-aged children in the 21st century, and will not adequately prepare them for the future.’
Dr Mary Bousted, ATL general secretary, said, ‘We urge the Government to postpone implementation of the draft national curriculum and rethink the aims and content.
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