1. FD SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING YR 1
UNIT 4 – INEGRATING POLICY AND PRACTICE, INCLUDING CORE CURRICULA.
FD SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING YR 1

2. Task
In pairs or small groups discuss the following questions – make a note of the feedback from your group.
1 What is education for? Identify 4 reasons for the need for education.
2 Make a list of what you perceive to be the current government’s priorities for the future of education in England

3. Priorities and challenges Government initiatives and strategies
Current priorities of government policy/future include the following
Professional issues - teacher training and qualifications
School choice and expansion
English
Maths
Science
School curriculum
Examinations
National standing in the world

4. Education timeline
This timeline indicates a chronological list of education acts, white papers, reports and other key events Notes
Prime Ministers (from 1801 onwards) are listed in red
Ministers of Education ( ) and Secretaries of State for Education (since 1964) are listed in blue

5. Topical issues http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17250653