Dr. Keir Bloomer - Scottish Education: What’s Gone Wrong?
Care Visions Family Talk
In this episode of Family Talk, Lucy Johnston speaks with Keir Bloomer, former Director of Education and one of the architects of Curriculum for Excellence. Drawing on decades of experience, Dr. Bloomer argues that standards in Scotland have declined, pointing to international data, curriculum design, and a shift away from knowledge-based learning.
Please find below the video from the talk and also the audio podcast.
More About Our Guest:
Dr Keir Bloomer was member of the review group that developed Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, he has played a key role in national curriculum reform and chaired the Higher Order Skills Excellence Group.
He is an independent education consultant and currently chairs the Scottish Book Trust, the Tapestry Partnership and the Commission on School Reform. He previously chaired the Education Committee of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has also served as a board member of Reform Scotland.
He was Director of Education and later Chief Executive of Clackmannanshire Council, retiring in 2007, and is a former Chair of the Court (governing body) at Queen Margaret University.
He continues to work across the UK and internationally, including in Africa, supporting curriculum development and professional learning for governments, agencies and schools.
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