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The ‘unintended consequences’ of Scottish curricular reform
Despite widespread support for Curriculum for Excellence’s direction of travel, its implementation has been ‘troubled’ – raising serious social justice issues, say these researchers
Secondary
20 February 2023
Muir report could ‘break the mould’ in Scottish education
The newly published Muir report offers a chance to build a system more grounded in the true purpose of education, says Professor Mark Priestley
General
14 March 2022
Scottish qualifications now have ‘blueprint for reform’
Scotland’s qualifications system is not a natural, God-given phenomenon – and certainly not the best approach, says Mark Priestley
Secondary
1 September 2021
What will the ‘refreshed narrative’ of CfE achieve?
Mark Priestley looks at reasons for this week’s attempt to simplify Curriculum for Excellence, and whether it will have an impact
11 September 2019
Is Scotland’s curriculum really narrowing?
Curriculum expert weighs up the political arguments raging over the uptake of subjects studied in Scotland
27 September 2018
The official line on CfE is not the one teachers take
Continually upbeat messages about the curriculum jar with views expressed by professionals
5 April 2013
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