A Lesson For Us All: The Making of the National Curriculum: 12 (Routledge Library Editions: Curriculum) - Hardcover

Graham, Duncan; Tytler, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138318574 ISBN 13: 9781138318571

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Originally published in 1993. "A Lesson for Us All" tells of the intrigue and pressures that surrounded the introduction of the National Curriculum, the most sweeping educational reform since 1944, and examines the roles of three education secretaries: Kenneth Baker, John MacGregor and Kenneth Clarke. Duncan Graham was the man charged with introducing the new-style lessons into the 24,000 state schools in England and Wales from 1988 to 1991 when he resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Curriculum Council after deep divisions over principles with Kenneth Clarke, the Education Secretary. In collaboration with David Tytler, former Education Editor of "The Times", Mr Graham tells of the struggles with ministers, civil servants and the teacher unions to introduce the new style lessons to a tight timetable set by the Government.

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Duncan Graham, David Tytler

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1138318574
• ISBN 13: 9781138318571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176