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In general , have changes to the curriculum and school performance measures over the past two years had a positive or negative impact on the following in your school ? ( Primary )
Pupils ’ readiness for secondary school
14 % 10 % 11 %
28 %
37 %

“ Life skills need to be added instead of something else - not squeezed into an already overcrowded curriculum .”

School leader
43 %
32 %
19 %
Pupils ’ academic achievement
6 % < 1 %
What would primary school leaders change ?
60 %
Provision in arts and creative subjects
Progress of pupils with special educational needs or disabilities
9 %
6 % 3 %
8 % 5 % < 1 %
22 %
28 %
58 %
Eight in 10 ( 79 %) primary leaders would like the curriculum to include more life skills , such as financial management , communication skills and keeping healthy . Primary leaders also call for more freedom from “ government interference in curriculum development ” and show a willingness to work towards a broader curriculum . One leader comments , for instance , that she would “ love to be part of a changing curriculum for the better , that thinks outside the box and enhances the future generation to be able to take their learning to a new level without the need for a good ability to remember facts ”.
Positive
N / A
Neither
Don ’ t know
Negative
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