At last, now we know what the game is.
Firstly, I must admit to punching the air and shouting with glee! At
long last, after spending 17 years at the CBA arguing with government
that prehistory should be part of the curriculum, as soon as I leave
and have no voice in it, the government makes prehistory a statutory
part of the history curriculum. Perhaps I should have kept quiet all
these years!
But then, I did groan aloud in disappointment and anger that yet again
the government have failed to make history compulsory at 14-16.
Anyway, although museums only feature once (and archaeology not at all
by name), there is plenty - simply on a cursory read through - for
museums to get their teach into. As always, too much of a focus on
history is not healthy. Here is what I have gleaned from my very quick
read of the document -
English
Year 5 and 6
The skills of information retrieval that are taught should be applied,
e.g. in reading history, geography and science textbooks, and in
contexts where pupils are genuinely motivated to find out
information, such as reading information leaflets before a gallery or
museum visit or reading a theatre programme or review.
Art and Design
Pupils should be taught
KS2
about the greatest artists, architects and designers in history.
KS3
about the history of art, craft and design, including major movements
from ancient to the modernist periods (e.g. Art Nouveau, Impressionism,
Dadaism).
Citizenship KS4
Pupils should be taught about
the different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement
of their community, to include the opportunity to participate actively
in community volunteering
Design and Technology
investigate the rich history of design and technological innovation in
Britain and further afield, from the Industrial Revolution onwards, as
well as current innovations.
History
KS2
early Britons and settlers, including: the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages,
Celtic culture and patterns of settlement
Music
Pupils must be taught to
KS2
develop an understanding of the history of music.
KS3
develop a deep understanding of the music that they perform and listen
to, and its history.
But, remember this - the national curriculum is only statutory for
local authority schools. Academies do not have to follow this
curriculum. A press release from the DfE says "54 per cent of secondary
schools are either already academies or in the pipeline to become
academies."
Don Henson
Freelance Consultant in Public Archaeology and Education
See my web pages at
http://www.independent.academia.edu/DonHenson
http://nowthenuk.wordpress.com
and my new book, Doing Archaeology, at
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415602129/
I am also Hon. Director of CASPAR
Centre for Audio-Visual Study and Practice in Archaeology
Institute of Archaeology
University College London
Thanks for sending this out to everyone Liz. Sadly no compulsory
history for 14-16 year olds.
Museums should especially note - no Victorians at KS2!! and hopefully
the six wives could be finally put to rest as well ...
best wishes
Lesley
Dr Lesley Walker
Heritage Learning and Interpretation
116 Castle St
Woodbridge IP12 1HL Suffolk UK
Landline +44 (0)1394 610420
Mobile +(0)7748500933
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On 07/02/2013, at 12:21 PM, Liz Denton wrote:
> Dear All
>
> The new draft documents for England has just been made available
>
> http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014/b00220600/consultation-national-curriculum-pos
>
>
> http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/n/national%20curriculum%20consultation%20-%20framework%20document.pdf
>
> As the DfE website states
>
> On 7 February 2013, draft programmes of study for all National
> Curriculum subjects in Key Stages 1 to 3, and draft programmes of
> study for citizenship, computing and PE in Key Stage 4, were
> published for consultation.
> It makes for very interesting reading ,,,,,,particularly at KS2
> History...
> Best wishes
>
> Liz
> --
> Liz Denton
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