Creating the Curriculum

Is there an ‘ideal’ primary school curriculum?_x005F_x000D_ Who should decide what the curriculum is?_x005F_x000D_ Should teachers have autonomy over how they teach?_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The curriculum is the heart of what teachers teach and learners learn: Effective teaching is only possible with an effective curriculum. Yet in spite of its importance there has been a crisis in curriculum that has been caused in large part by governments assuming direct control over the curriculum, assessment, and increasingly, pedagogy. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Creating the Curriculum tackles this thorny issue head on, challenging student and practising primary school teachers to think critically about past and present issues and to engage with a new wave of curriculum thinking and development.