Tag Archives: UK school curriculaim

Would your mum understand?

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Carmen Ebner

In the past few months, Education Secretary Michael Gove, a former journalist, has hit the front page with his plans to introduce new grammar and spelling tests in UK schools. Now he is back in the headlines: “Would your mum … Continue reading →

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Prescriptivism and the curriculum in UK schools

Posted on June 4, 2013 by BtU Admin

Is prescriptivism being reintroduced into the English educational system? This is a topic that hit the news a year ago, and is keeping teachers and politicians still very much occupied – and concerned – today. So much so that Charlotte Brewer … Continue reading →