The English National Curriculm

I want to begin by explaining why I chose this topic for my presentation. During research I’ve found that some teachers are opposed to the ‘rigid’ guidelines laid out in the NC – a particular gripe in various forums ie TES messageboards. They argue that the NC is too prescriptive and leaves them with no freedom of choice – as evidenced by handout.

To be fair and impartial I decided to give some consideration to their argument. They complain about the lack of choice in choosing authors saying that those selected are stilted, dry and in some cases inappropriate for the modern era. The current reading lists, long lists of long dead authors, could give credence to this claim but a cursory glance at the authors contained in these lists dispels this theory. The range of choice is vast – from Jane Austen to George Orwell. Each section that teachers have to choose from has a wide range of choice to satisfy everyone’s needs. I would conclude that a rich and varied choice is found throughout.

On the other end of the scale, I believe that complete autonomy would result in stu

Some topics in this essay:
West Islamic, George Orwell, , Giving NC, Jane Austen, English Students, Fortunately NC, Merchant Venice, Little Shakespeare’s, teaching english, own literary heritage, range choice, canonical literature, literary heritage, skills developed, jane austen, maintain balance, cursory glance, balanced argue, own writers,