Chapter 7: The School, Curriculum and Society

Chapter 7 is about the school, curriculum and society. It has 6 units, covering the aims of education, the secondary school curriculum and then individual units providing detail of the different curricula for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

The explainer video summarises these six key areas to provide an overview of the chapter and the similarities and differences between the approaches to curriculum in each of the four nations.

To support unit 7.1 we provide a link to the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain - Explore the debates in the IMPACT pamphlets, which bring philosophical perspectives to bear on current education policy in the UK.

To support unit 7.2 we provide a link to Gillard’s History of Education timeline and an overview of curriculum theory from the interactive MESH guide to curriculum, as well as a UCL report What Should Schools Teach?

To support units 7.3 to 7.6 we provide the chapters as exclusive digital downloads.

The School, Curriculum and Society

Similarities and differences between approaches to the curriculum across the UK.

7.1 Aims of Education

Webpage

Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain

Explore the debates in the IMPACT pamphlets bring philosophical perspectives to bear on current education policy in the UK – from the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain: https://www.philosophy-of-education.org/impact/

7.2 The Secondary School Curriculum

Weblinks

History of Education timeline

See the History of Education timeline (Gillard, 2018; http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/timeline.html).

MESH guide and What Should Schools Teach? edited by Alka Sehgal Cuthbert and Alex Standish

For an overview of curriculum theory, use the MESH guide: http://www.meshguides.org/guides/node/777 and this free download: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118307/1/What-Should-Schools-Teach.pdf

Secondary Schools in UK: Governance, Policy and Curriculum

Downloads

Units 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 provide detail of the different curricula for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They are provided in full here. Review the relevant chapter – the explainer video above gives a useful overview.

Download 7.3 Secondary Schools in England: Governance, Policy and Curriculum Download 7.4 Secondary Schools in Northern Ireland: Governance Policy and Curriculum Download 7.5 Secondary Schools in Scotland: Governance Policy and Curriculum Download 7.6 Secondary Schools in Wales: Governance Policy and Curriculum
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