Education both influences and reflects the values of our society and the kind of society we want to be. It is therefore important to recognise a set of common aims, values and purposes that underpin the school curriculum and the work of schools.
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Aims
The context within which schools must develop their own curriculum.
Values
A common set of values underpinning the curriculum and the work of schools.
Purposes
The four main purposes of the National Curriculum.