New Secondary Curriculum

12/07/07 So the secondary curriculum is going to be freed up to create time to focus on basics ... have we worked out what they might be in a preparation for 21st Century living yet? It looks as if QCA have cracked this one:

Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls announced that the new curriculum will cut clutter and reduce duplication and enable schools to do much more with the traditional school day to prepare pupils for the demands of today’s world. As well as an even sharper focus on literacy and numeracy and retaining established subject knowledge, the new curriculum places greater emphasis on equipping young people with the personal, learning and thinking skills they need to succeed in employment and adult life.

And I read today that primary children are going to have at least 5 hours/week of physical activity.