Nursery World - Opinion: To the point

Early years workers should have their say on the primary curriculum, writes Pat Broadhead.

The Rose Review of the Primary Curriculum is available, with an invitation to respond by 28 February. Those working with children aged from birth to five may not see this as relevant to their own work, but I would argue differently and urge a response. I offer one 'positive' and one 'negative'.

Whatever the ethos and content of the primary curriculum, there is always a 'backwash' on to the curriculum content of birth to five. One key feature is the promotion of 'challenging subject teaching alongside equally challenging cross-curricular studies'. Rose has strongly refuted the view that this advocates the loss of subjects. This aspect could have a potentially positive impact on both the primary curriculum and the Foundation Stage. The six areas of cross-curricular learning dovetail with the EYFS framework.

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