Teachers likely to continue facing exam pressure

The new “child-centered ”curriculum for secondary schools in England could give teachers more freedom, but only if exam pressures are tackled, according to Alexandra Frean, education editor at The London Times. No matter how boldly schools reorganize their timetables and tailor teaching to individual requirements, there is no sign that they will be freed from pressures to push up exam scores. The new insistence on making education relevant to young people by focusing on themes may not be relevant tomorrow. Some believe the government will do little to remedy the really serious problem in the state education system: the shortage of good teachers in specialist subjects. Read it in the Timesonline.com.