De-Cluttering the Curriculum

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July 13, 2007 by warrick

The Guardian reports today of UK plans to free up 25% of the school timetable by introducing a ’slimmed down’ curriculum for 11 to 14 year olds. Just as our government is busily mandating Gallipoli, UK authorities are moving for flexibility by moving Churchill, Hitler and Stalin from the compulsory curriculum.

Interestingly, (thanks Jamie Oliver) cooking is now an option.

Full report HERE

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on 24 Jul 2007 at 6:49 am1 Miss Educating a Nation « WOWNDADI

[...] is it still relevant to teach children the way we did in the last century? Given the fuss over Winston Churchill being shamefully dropped from history teaching you might think so. However, in the new economy, it is wisdom and [...]
on 16 Sep 2007 at 12:23 am2 WOWNDADI - Communication Productivity and Leadership » Blog Archive » Miss Educating a Nation

[...] is it still relevant to teach children the way we did in the last century? Given the fuss over Winston Churchill being shamefully dropped from history teaching you might think so. However, in the new economy, it is wisdom and [...]
on 12 Oct 2007 at 12:34 am3 [BLOCKED BY STBV] Jaime King

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on 15 Dec 2007 at 9:22 pm4 Miss Educating a Nation | Benjamin On WOWNDADI

[...] is it still relevant to teach children the same way we did in the last century? Given the fuss over Winston Churchill being shamefully dropped from history teaching you might think so. However, in the new economy, it is wisdom and [...]