Sir Jim Rose, the former chief schools inspector who is conducting a review of the primary curriculum, has said the curriculum must be less prescribed.

正在负责最初的总课标评价工作的前任总督学吉姆·罗斯爵士（Sir Jim Rose）就曾经说过：总课标必须绝少硬性规定。

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The government responded by asking the author of this study, Professor Robin Alexander of Warwick University, along with Chris Woodhead (then in charge of the national curriculum, now England's chief inspector of schools) and Jim Rose (a senior schools inspector) to conduct an urgent review of the evidence on teaching methods.

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"Pupils need to experience history as a coherent subject which develops their knowledge, thinking and understanding, especially their chronological understanding, and I hope the current review of the National Curriculum will recognise the importance of this, " said chief inspector Christine Gilbert.

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However, in their Learning Together report into the implementation of the curriculum, senior chief inspector Graham Donaldson said there had been "patchy progress" on implementing the Teachers' Agreement, which was intended to enhance individual teachers' professional skills, knowledge and attributes.

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