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Download full textDepartment for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2003
Effective drama teaching improves the following student skills: speaking and listening, reading and writing through developing thinking, communication skills, and critical analysis. Drama is part of young people's core curriculum entitlement in the United Kingdom. It is included in the English Curriculum Orders and in the Key Stage 3 Framework for…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Classroom Techniques, Drama, English Instruction
Department for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2002
These curriculum materials have been designed to help upper elementary students in England make a successful start at secondary school. These transition units consist of one unit involving 10 lessons at the end of Year 6 and a second unit of six lessons at the beginning of Year 7. The units use teaching objectives drawn from the primary and Key…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Milner, Joseph O., Ed.; Pope, Carol A., Ed. – 1994
This book presents essays that reflect the dialogue and the spirit of conversation of the 1990 International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE) Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. The book begins with some of the impressions of the IFTE conference held by the classroom teachers, school administrators, writers, and scholars who attended…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBarnes, Rob – Journal of Art and Design Education, 1993
Asserts that efforts at establishing cross-curricular programs with art and other subjects are well established. Questions whether the goals and content of visual art instruction are trivialized or lost in such programs. Provides three criteria that can be used to test the integrity of interdisciplinary programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedWade, Barrie; Sidaway, Sue – Educational Studies, 1990
Reports a survey of British middle-school teachers that supports recent British studies on teacher attitudes acknowledging the importance of poetry instruction and attributing reluctance to teach poetry to teacher lack of confidence and knowledge. Recommends promoting middle-school students' untapped interest in poetry through changes in the…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Science Education Newsletter, 1987
Describes the recent work done in Great Britain designed to create a national curriculum in secondary schools in England and Wales. Discusses the organization of the curriculum with mathematics, English, and science being at the core. Suggestions for appropriate time allotments for different courses and themes are also provided. (TW)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Certificates, English Curriculum, English Instruction
