Education: Literacy hour in secondary schools would be damaging, teachers warn

From: The Independent - London | Date: May 8, 2001| Author: Richard Garner | Copyright information

PROPOSALS FOR a shake-up of the English secondary school curriculum will damage the way the subject is taught to pupils, teachers said yesterday.

A survey of teachers who have been piloting the plans this year revealed that 88 per cent believe they would adversely affect teaching of the subject.

Under the plans, the Government will extend the introduction of the compulsory literacy hour in primary schools to secondary schools from September. It has piloted the reform, which inc...

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