The slowness of the implementation of accreditation process across universities means that changing the curriculum to remain innovatory and evolutionary is all but impossible, i.e. by the time one set of curriculum changes have been approved, developed and implemented, the curriculum has already moved on.
Based on my interactions with teachers, when they are asked the question, "If your school leader announces that he or she will release 1-hour of curriculum time every week to teachers, what will you do during that period of time?" the consistent answer across the majority of teachers would be, "Mark my students' written work".
Like many ICT teachers I do not have a lot of curriculum time compared to other subjects.
Lack of curriculum time and the limited number of faculty with expertise in sleep medicine have been cited as major barriers for sleep medicine instruction.
"All schools should keep records of curriculum time, progression and measures taken to improve the quality and range of physical education and school sport within and beyond the curriculum, not least because that is what parents want to know".
Earlier this year, at the What Next? discussion at the Young Vic, headteacher Elizabeth Phillips talked of the instant transformations in school life and results that took place when her school gave over 20% of curriculum time from English and Maths to the arts.
When conducting research in schools, the use of curriculum time for evaluation must be carefully considered.
Although there were similarities in some of their challenges, such as the lack of curriculum time and inquiry being dependent on pupils' readiness, these teachers from the same school differed in their emphasis.
In years 2, 3 and 5, SSC are undertaken in discrete blocks, which occupy approximately one-third of curriculum time.
