Any nod to a skills based approach has gone out of the window. There seems to me only one way to learn a curriculum this full and that’s by rote and I think it’s fairly commonly acknowledged that that’s not an effective way to learn history.
On the one hand it’s quite nice to see prehistory mentioned and all the great stories are there, but on the other hand I can’t see it’s an achievable curriculum and I reckon it’ll make a generation of school children hate history.
I thought Gove was all for freeing up prescription about what’s on the history curriculum and encouraging teachers to take a more local approach. Those sentiments seem to have evaporated.
I await the results of the consultation and inevitable amendments with interest!
Trudie Cole
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From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jo Graham
Sent: 07 February 2013 14:57
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Subject: Re: Draft National Curriculum online
Hi Neil
It's not just you. That's what I mean about a fundamental shift in teaching and learning. Are we to assume that those concepts are age appropriate or that Year 3s are best suited to beginning developing a sense of time by learning about Ancient Greece?
I look forward to the debate.
Jo
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From: Neil Dymond-Green <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, 7 February 2013 14:52
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Subject: Re: Draft National Curriculum online
I presume it isn't only me who glanced over that document and wondered how on earth teachers are going to cover the quantity of KS2 stuff in any meaningful way.
And how well 6-7 year olds (KS1) are actually going to be able to cope with 'concepts such as civilisation, monarchy, parliament, democracy, and war and peace that are essential to understanding history'
Neil
On 7 February 2013 14:42, Willis, Josephine (ACS, Cultural Services) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
History may not be compulsory, but the reorganisation of how it should be taught up to KS3 in a chronological order opens new potential all round, not only for the subjects we are used to promoting but also new historical periods.
Jo Willis
Senior Museum Learning Assistant
The Commandery
Sidbury, Worcester, WR1 2HU
From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley Walker
Sent: 07 February 2013 13:04
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Subject: Re: Draft National Curriculum online
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
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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
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
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