Planned switch from GCSEs to Baccalaureate in England 'abandoned'

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Also out today - national curriculum changes

Apparently 'slimmer'. Gove said:

In maths – learning from East Asia - there’s a stronger emphasis on arithmetic and more demanding content in fractions, decimals and percentages to build solid foundations for algebra.

In the sciences there’s rigorous detail on the key scientific processes from evolution to energy.

In English there’s more clarity on spelling, punctuation and grammar as well as a new emphasis on the great works of the literary canon and in foreign languages there’ll be a new stress on learning proper grammatical structures and practising translation.

In geography there is an emphasis on locational knowledge – using maps and locating key geographical features from capital cities to the world’s great rivers.

In history there is a clear narrative of British progress with a proper emphasis on heroes and heroines from our past.

In art and design there’s a stronger emphasis on painting and drawing skills, in music a balance between performance and appreciation.

And we have replaced the old ICT curriculum with a new Computing curriculum, with help from Google, Facebook, and some of Britain’s most brilliant computer scientists – and we have included rigorous Computer Science GCSEs in the Eng Bac.

http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/02/07/michael-gove-gcse-statement-in-full

Documents here: https://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014/

Some of which sounds OK, some of which sounds like a "1066 And All That" approach.