Plowden Report
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- 1967 The Plowden Report
- Chaired by Lady Plowden
- First review of primary education since 1931
- JEAN PIAGET
- Emphasised the need to see children as individuals
- Attitude to school is an important factor in home life
- Centrality of play in learning
- Is this preparation for the real world?
- Attempts to mould curriculum to fit in with needs of the community
- Late 1960s
- Primary education became a priority
- 4 million children in primary school
- Large amounts of students meant teachers had to judge who needed what
- 'Swing against streaming' - wasn't fair that those who were going to pass/fail were not helped
- The 1970 'Black Papers' blamed Plowden for undesirable trends in education
- PIERRE BOURDIEU
- Cultural capital - advantages a person has giving them higher status in society
- Education was once something for upper classes
- Schools need to aim to change the working class view of school
- So they value education more
- Schools need to aim to change the working class view of school
- Education was once something for upper classes
- Cultural capital - advantages a person has giving them higher status in society
- BASIL BERNSTEIN
- Speech codes can be a barrier for educational achievement
- Schools should look to help with this
- Speech codes can be a barrier for educational achievement
- Looked to get reduce/get rid of testing
- Parents may think tests are a good way to track progress
- Many like the 11+ exam
- Focus less on just passing exams and more on how to live in the real world
- TODAY
- Signs that curriculum involves creativity and spontaneity
- Not just about traditional testing (coursework/ presentations etc)
- However, some form of testing always exists
- Can this ever not be the case?
- However, some form of testing always exists
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