Can Scottish government be trusted in its tinkering with the curriculum?

FOR years, educational practitioners have been asking for a slow-down in the endless government-driven changes that introduce new jargon, styles and bureaucratic structures, but sometimes little else.

Unfortunately, there is no sign of a reflective pause. Many projects are legacies of the last administration and some – a Curriculum for Excellence, for example – have been welcomed. Others, such as the Care Commission's new grading system for the pr...