National curriculum
Does Michael Gove really know what he’s doing?
Having taught Key Stage One (ages six to seven) for six years, I would like to challenge a few of the ‘changes’ that have been made to the English curriculum by the education secretary and share a few of my trade secrets that get children interested in reading and writing – many of the things that Gove seems so keen on phasing out.
By Jane Smith | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 7 September 2012 at 11:49 am
Let’s talk about sex, baby
By the time sex education was taught at my secondary school at the end of year nine, one girl had already left to have a baby and another was pregnant; a little too late then, perhaps?
By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 6 May 2011 at 12:00 pm
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