Post by tickingmask on Sept 19, 2017 14:27:05 GMT
^That's the problem. Some subjects are too important just to recommend they be taught rather than make a rule that they must be taught. And as soon as you decide that you need to have compulsory elements in your school curriculum that are subject to standards and inspection, then any notion of a principle-based education system for a handful of other subjects seems ... oh I dunno ... a bit pointless, really, in an atmosphere where the success or failure of a school depends on whether it sticks to its budget, passes inspections, and has a good position in the league tables. These other subjects simply won't get taught, and if they are then there's not much likelihood that they will be held up to any standard, or that the school gets much credit for including it.
I don't know whether issues in UK schools are different from anywhere else, but in general independent fee-paying schools have more leeway than schools with are state-supported.