Proof that Gove messes with curriculum

Those of you in UK know that this country is very
London-centric, and when it comes to politics,
very cabinet-centric.
The UK cabinet gets its fingers stuck into the most
minute details of daily life. So, when we say
"the minister is ruining the ministry", we know
what we're talking about.
One of the best guys for following the Education
minister, Michael Gove, is Michael Rosen,
my "stable-mate" at

michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com

This is what has happened to History, English
and Science, which has stood up to Gove.

checkit: michaelrosenblog

Gove had to listen to the science educators
Today, at a conference of primary science specialists, I got an interesting insight into the uneven way in which education policy is being arrived at. As many people reading this will know, when it comes to the English and History curricula in schools, Gove's fingerprints are all over the curriculum and - more importantly - the tests which de facto determine the curriculum. This has caused advisers to resign, send letters of protest and professional associations have sent written submissions which have been almost entirely overlooked. Decades of experience have been overlooked.
 But what has happened with science.
It does seem as if Gove and gang have been forced to listen to what experienced teachers of science have told them. The draft curricula were rewritten. The science teachers and advisers seem to think that a truly awful document (the draft) has been thrown out and something much better has replaced it, though reservations were expressed about the fact that the notion of 'science' in primary schools was being weighted - perhaps too heavily - towards biology. A bit of a return to 'nature study' some felt....