Identify and discuss the key influences on curriculum changes from 1988 to present
Introduction

reflective of the viewpoint of the political party of the time – Education Reform Act 1988 Conservative
Made the national curriculum
League tables
Aimed to standardize the content taught
Contradicts Piaget
Biological maturation was Pageants theory that there are different stages of cognitive development and a child must reach a specific age to have the ability to understand levels of knowledge.
The different stages are Sensorimotor stage, Re-operational stage, Concrete operational stage, and Formal operational stage.
Expecting children to do more at an earlier age in order to reach attainment targets.

contradict theories of learning – SAT s introduced 1990
Against Trotsky
Favoring competition between schools – league tables
Making sure standards are continually improving
Exam conditions – many other ways to test
Lots of pressure on the children
Social constructionist

reflective of theories of learning – National Literacy Strategy 1998
Shows Trotsky theory of scaffolding
Daily literacy hour
Teaching objectives for each term
Better at meeting targets in key stage 2
http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/CP152.pdf

reflective of theories of learning – Every Child Matters 2003
Marlow hierarchy of needs
Lead to the children act 2004

reflective of the viewpoint of the political party of the time –The Rose Review 2009 Labor
Have more of a control over the teaching of math
View of the core subjects
Very prescriptive
Not positively received by teachers as it took control over how they were teaching
More consistent approach used throughout the country.

contradict theories of learning – National Curriculum 2014
Redone the whole curriculum
Now made a lot more like a list or a syllabus
Less detail on how it is taught if certain targets are met
Raised expectations
Against Piaget.