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Curriculum reform: View from the Department

Since the publication of the draft national curriculum, SecEd has hosted a range of debate on its content. Here, education minister Elizabeth Truss argues the government’s case.

Six weeks ago we launched a consultation on the draft national curriculum. And it has, just as we thought and just as it should, prompted debate – be it about the role of cookery and the design process in design and technology or the important figures in history and English literature.

But in debating the content of the national curriculum, we should not neglect the growing importance of the school curriculum. Last month, I spoke with some National Leaders of Education – outstanding headteachers and principals who support schools that face challenging circumstances. They are involved in enabling reform on the ground.

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