Abstract
We are concerned by evidence of ‘curriculum narrowing’ in English primary schools. Inspection reports shed little light on the current situation, so we conducted a small qualitative study exploring breadth of curriculum provision. Eight teacher interviewees described eight different ways of organising and implementing the curriculum. While English and mathematics dominated many conversations, everyone expressed the importance of a broader curriculum and in some schools an engaging and genuinely broad curriculum is apparently alive and well. Assumptions about how best to teach English and mathematics may be one factor affecting curriculum breadth: in-depth case studies are suggested to examine this.
DOI
10.1080/03004279.2019.1609541
Publication Date
2019-04-24
Publication Title
Education 3-13: the professional journal for primary education
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN
1475-7575
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
First Page
1
Last Page
8
Recommended Citation
Pratt, K., & Atkinson, R. (2019) 'How do some primary schools in England organise and implement the broader curriculum?', Education 3-13: the professional journal for primary education, , pp. 1-8. Taylor & Francis (Routledge): Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2019.1609541
