Publisher's Synopsis
This text is based on the the Primary Assessment, Curriculum and Experience (PACE) project. Focusing on the National Curriculum as children move from Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7) to Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9), the study looks at aspects of continuity, in the curriculum, teacher professionalism and pupil perceptions, which have emerged in the analysis of data from the project. It combines the use of extensive interviews with teachers, headteachers and pupils, and detailed observation in classrooms. In addition, it incorporates the modification of the National Curriculum following a review by Sir Ron Dearing in 1994, and considers the subject in a context of uncertainty, critique and constant policy change.
