Discuss - Education School Curriculum - Freedom for schools to choose their own curriculum

Should schools be given more freedom to choose the curriculum they provide?

DUP Review the Revised Curriculum with a view to giving principals and teachers more freedom to adapt their offering to suit the pupils' particular circumstances.

Green Party The Green Party believe that the SATS tests should be abolished, and to give teachers and their schools more freedom over the curriculum they provide for their pupils. The Green Party will encourage schools and colleges to set up Parent Forums or Parent Councils to enhance the school’s accountability and improve communication and collaboration over issues such as curriculum, provision, homework, attendance and behaviour management. Source: Green Party Manifesto

Liberal Democrat Introduce a minimum curriculum entitlement a slimmed-down core national curriculum, which will be taught in all state-funded schools. This will include a 'curriculum for life' including financial literacy, citizenship and age-appropriate sex and relationship education.

Plaid Cymru A single national curriculum will provide for core learning whilst enabling greater flexibility for schools and professionals to innovate, e.g. outdoor learning, third foreign language, Information Technology.

SNP We want to see local schools and their communities take more responsibility for our children's education. That will mean, for example, a greater role for head teachers.

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