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Some sensible maths ideas from Labour

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Luckygirl3 Wed 11-Oct-23 08:55:18

They are suggesting that primary maths should be targeted on real-life uses of maths. Hooray say I - the complexities of the current maths curriculum are wholly unnecessary for them to learn at this stage and result in a large proportion of children not meeting the curriculum maths target - highlighting a fault in the curriculum rather than the teaching. And it also turns children off maths - if they cannot understand it there is a danger that they will decide it is nopt for them.

Hopefully they will turn to the English curriculum next ..... do children need to know what a fronted adverbial is? - how many of us have led happy and productive lives completely untainted by this particular label?

Time to turn the clock back from the "Govian" curriculum and get some real learning going!

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Grantanow Sun 05-Nov-23 15:14:56

Labour should avoid micromanaging the school curriculum. Governments should have an arm's length attitude to the schools - their job is to fund education, not to second guess qualified teachers.

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Doodledog Sun 05-Nov-23 15:16:23

Grantanow

Labour should avoid micromanaging the school curriculum. Governments should have an arm's length attitude to the schools - their job is to fund education, not to second guess qualified teachers.

I agree. A 'one size fits all' approach to education is never going to work.

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