Firm details emerged at Westminster as Michael Gove spelt out his change of heart, as well as his plans for a new national curriculum.

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Starting out as a pilot for early childhood education curriculum in New Haven, Conn.

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Testing was also used as a lever to change teaching methods and to tie teachers to the new national curriculum.

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The new curriculum has been billed as the biggest shake up in Scottish education for a generation.

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