The Department for Education has launched a comprehensive review
of the National Curriculum in England for key stages 1 to 4 (ages 5
- 16 years).
The review will look at all subjects currently within the
National Curriculum and will be conducted in two phases:
Phase 1, which will run until 14 April 2011, is seeking evidence
on which subjects should remain in the curriculum and at which key
stages (apart from English, maths, sciences and PE which the
government has already decided will remain statutory from KS1 to
KS4).
Phase 2 of the review, which will follow in early 2012, will
look at the programmes of study for these other curriculum
subjects, based on the outcomes of Phase 1.
Further information about the review is available on the DfE
website:
Review of the National Curriculum in England:
Consultation
‘When taught well it
can bring a sense of pride in one’s own culture and language, bring
respect for others and give a sense of achievement and build self
esteem’
Head teacher (source:
CILT Primary Languages Head Teacher Survey, CILT, 2011)
Who
should respond to the curriculum review?
The government has invited ‘all interested parties’ to respond
to the curriculum review consultation. This includes Headteachers,
classroom teachers, Teaching Assistants, school
governors, parents, university staff and employers, as well as
organisations such as CILT. CILT will publish its own response on
these pages shortly.
CILT wants to encourage as many people as
possible to give their views on the status of languages within the
curriculum, and contribute direct evidence from their own
experience of the value of language learning at different ages.
You can respond to the review online or download information
here:
National Curriculum Review - Call for Evidence
‘We are way behind the rest of Europe in our language provision and
the next generation will not be able to take their place in the
global community if they are unable to communicate with
others’
Head teacher (source:
CILT Primary Languages Head Teacher Survey, CILT, 2011)
Helpful links
We have also put together some links to sources of evidence you
may find helpful, and will add to this list over the coming
weeks:
To suggest further links please contact webmaster@cilt.org.uk