To consider recent government policies on education

Aim

To consider recent government policies on education

Working with colleagues, consider some recent government policies on education which you know about. Are they coherent with other contemporary national policies? Are they coherent with your views of ECEC and child development? How do they relate to the evidence-informed principles proposed by TLRP?

More in this chapter

• To review TLRP’s principles on knowledge, prior learning, pedagogy and assessment
• To review TLRP’s principles on engagement, relationships and informal learning
• To reflect on the moral purposes of education
• To consider whether children are being supported to become active learners