ED1BCL – Creative learning through the arts. WEEK 2.
TUES 18/01/2022
SLIDE 7: HISTORY OF CONSTANT CHANGE
o English dominates debates & passions
o Public debates that attract media attention
o Poor national public perception of English BUT now children have different
experiences in school
SLIDE 10: SUBJECT OF ENGLISH
o Classics = dominant subject for literary & linguistic study & was elite.
o English = a subject in higher ed in late 19th century.
SLIDE 12: READING STANDARDS.
Failing reading standards led to:
o Bullock Report ‘A Language for Life’ 1975, implemented in 1977
o Multicultural
o Multilingual
o Comprehensive ed
o Led to national curriculum in schools
SLIDE 13: TEACHER OF LANG
o Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) English (5-16) in 1984 & 1986. -> led to 1988
Kingman report
o Basis of how teachers are trained to understand how eng lang works
o Informed professional discussion of all aspects of eng teaching
o Promoted staff training
o Promoted theory = pupils need to know about how eng lang works & to be conscious
of how lang is used in contexts.
SLIDE 14: COX REPORT 1989
o 1990s intro of OFSTED
o Testing at every key stage
o School league tables
o Personal growth of child. Relationship between lang learning & role of literature in
developing imaginative & aesthetic lives.
o Vehicle for teaching other subjects
SLIDE 15: LITERATURE
o Distinctive & powerful
o Cultural heritage
o Texts = perceived value & relies on notion of the canon
o Who decides what’s included?
SLIDE 16: CANON OF LIT.
o Popularity of literacy work based on quality & relevance to historical, social, and
artistic context
TUES 18/01/2022
SLIDE 7: HISTORY OF CONSTANT CHANGE
o English dominates debates & passions
o Public debates that attract media attention
o Poor national public perception of English BUT now children have different
experiences in school
SLIDE 10: SUBJECT OF ENGLISH
o Classics = dominant subject for literary & linguistic study & was elite.
o English = a subject in higher ed in late 19th century.
SLIDE 12: READING STANDARDS.
Failing reading standards led to:
o Bullock Report ‘A Language for Life’ 1975, implemented in 1977
o Multicultural
o Multilingual
o Comprehensive ed
o Led to national curriculum in schools
SLIDE 13: TEACHER OF LANG
o Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) English (5-16) in 1984 & 1986. -> led to 1988
Kingman report
o Basis of how teachers are trained to understand how eng lang works
o Informed professional discussion of all aspects of eng teaching
o Promoted staff training
o Promoted theory = pupils need to know about how eng lang works & to be conscious
of how lang is used in contexts.
SLIDE 14: COX REPORT 1989
o 1990s intro of OFSTED
o Testing at every key stage
o School league tables
o Personal growth of child. Relationship between lang learning & role of literature in
developing imaginative & aesthetic lives.
o Vehicle for teaching other subjects
SLIDE 15: LITERATURE
o Distinctive & powerful
o Cultural heritage
o Texts = perceived value & relies on notion of the canon
o Who decides what’s included?
SLIDE 16: CANON OF LIT.
o Popularity of literacy work based on quality & relevance to historical, social, and
artistic context
