Professor Andrew Pollard, (pictured), from the Institute of Education was a member of the advisory panel set up by Michael Gove to review the curriculum.
Following yesterday’s publication of the draft programmes of study for English, Maths and Science, Professor Pollard has now revealed that the expert panel of four clashed with the education secretary because he ignored their recommendations.
Writing on the Institute of Education blog, Professor Pollard says that the plans are ‘fatally flawed’ because they do not allow for the individual needs of children.
He reveals that in its report published last December the panel recommended that the programmes of study should be organised in two-year blocks to give teachers scope to use their professional judgement and take account of the different rates that children develop.
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