SUMMER 1967 VOLUME 9 NUMBER 3 PRICE: THREE SHILLINGS FORUM AND SIXPENCE Symposium on the Plowden Report Plowden Perspectives Plowden Symposium: Content and Method in Primary Schools FOR THE Brian Simon The Nursery and Infant Range Jean Appleford DISCUSSION Streaming: Plowden and N.F.E.R. Patrick McGeeney Subject Teaching in Non-Streamed Schools: OF NEW Mathematics P. Herbert Science D. P. Bosworth Languages P. I. Pole TRENDS IN Beginning French with Juniors G. D. Handley Discussion EDUCATION B. R. Chapman, J. H. Guilmant, D. Holbrook, E. Mason, J. Salt Non-Streaming in Comprehensive Schools FORUM Reporter The Middle School: Which Way ? Caroline Benn The Nuffield Science Teaching Project: Physics and Chemistry M. Robinson Biology J. F. Eggleston Reviews T. Adams, N. Bloor, E. Linfleld, J. Simon, EDITORIAL BOARD MICHAEL ARMSTRONG Nuffield Foundation Resources for Learning Project EDWARD BLISHEN ALL F. C. A. CAMMAERTS Professor of Education, University College, Nairobi, Kenya R. S. FISHER Senior History Master, Woodberry Down School, London BEGINNERS G. C. FREELAND Headmaster, Mowmacre Junior School, Leicester E. HARVEY Senior Lecturer, Ilk ley College of Education, Yorkshire PLEASE! B. F. HOBBY Second Master, Yardley Grammar School, 18 Operatic Excerpts for Group Singing Birmingham DOUGLAS ROBINSON H. RAYMOND KING Ex-Headmaster, Wandsworth School, London Chorus Master, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ERIC LINFIELD Senior Lecturer, Newton Park College of A collection of excerpts covering a wide Education, Bath range of operatic style, from Purcell to PETER MAUGER Britten, grouped according to subject. All the Head of Education Department, Coventry words are in English. Most of the excerpts College of Education are arranged for two parts, five are arranged J. WALTON Senior Staff Tutor, University of Exeter for unison singing, but all can be sung as Institute of Education unison songs by unbroken voices. Editor: BRIAN SIMON 'All beginners please' is the call which School of Education, University of Leicester brings the performers to their position on Assistant Editor: NANETTE WHITBREAD stage before the curtain goes up. Mr. City of Leicester College of Education Robinson's title indicates his aim to provide Reviews Editor: GEOFFREY RICHARDSON Education Department, University of Hull choruses which demand involvement in the Editorial Communications. MSS and contributions action—they can be sung dramatically and to discussion (800 words maximum) should be expressively, and with a little simple acting. addressed to the Editor, 71 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester. In this way he hopes to encourage keen listening and performance. This collection We regret to announce the sudden death in is suitable for singing in schools, colleges, April of Mr. J. H. Turner, Director of amateur groups and choral societies. Education for West Bromwich, who had been a member of the Editorial Board since Melody edition 4s.; piano edition 9s. FORUM'S foundation in 1958. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Published by P S W (Educational) Publications, 71 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester. 74 FOR UM Page Index to Volume 9 The Nursery and Infant Range: Jean Appleford 80 Page Streaming: Plowden and N.F.E.R.: Patrick McGeeney 82 Assessment, New Methods of: J. F. Eggleston 58 Schools Council, The, at Work: Awkward Angel, The: Edward Blishen 66 Introducing the Schools Council: John F. Kerr 11 C.S.E., A School Reaction to: K. D. Bradshaw 28 Searchlight on the Schools Council: J. Stuart Maclure 15 C.S.E., Monitoring the: B. F. Hobby 51 At School till Sixteen: Nanette Whitbread 19 C.S.E. on Trial The Schools Council looks at English: Edward Blishen 21 Home Economics: R. Adams 28 The Schools Council looks at Maths: David Wheeler 23 Science: J. F. Eggleston 26 Sixth Form. The Curriculum of the: Mary Hood 62 Technical Drawing and Handicraft: F. Worthington 27 Discussion 'Assessment', Doubts raised by 'New Methods of 90 Authors—Volume 9 Auxiliaries and Ancillaries 92 Dangerous Options 18 Adams, R.: Home Economics 28 David Holbrook replies 91 Appleford, Jean: The Nursery and Infant Range 80 Education, National Policy in 18 Benn, Caroline: The Middle School: Which Way? 98 'Everybody Can Grow' 92 Blishen, Edward: The Schools Council looks at English 21 Examinations, The Comparability of 90 Blishen, Edward: The Awkward Angel 66 "Newsom" Experiment, Pupils' Views 54 Bosworth. D. P.: Science 87 Review Criticism Reply 19 Bradshaw, K. D.: A School Reaction to C.S.E. 28 Schools Council, The 54 Brown, Peter: Non-Streaming: Counting the Costs 46 Education, Planning to Afford: John Vaizey 9 Clayton, Brian: Mathematics 40 Flexible High School, Design for a: Dennis Smith 55 Cloke, Derek: Non-Streaming in a Secondary School 50 Infant Classrooms: The Next Step: Margaret O. Wason 64 Eggleston, J. F.: Science 26 Middle School, The: Which Way?: Caroline Benn 98 Eggleston, J. F.: New Methods of Assessment 58 Non-Streamed Comprehensive Schools, Subject Teaching; in Eggleston, J. F.: Biology 104 Mathematics: Brian Clayton 40 FORUM Reporter: Non Streaming in Comprehensive Schools 48 History: R. D. Lobban 43 FORUM Reporter: Non Streaming in Comprehensive Schools 96 Group Work in English: George Robertson 45 Handley, G. D.: Beginning French with Juniors 95 Non-Streaming: Counting the Costs: Peter Brown 46 Herbert, P.: Mathematics 86 Non Streaming and 10/65 3 Hobby, B. F.: Monitoring the C.S.E. 51 Non-Streaming in Comprehensive Schools: Conference Hood. Mary: The Curriculum of the Sixth Form 62 Report by Ray Pinder 4 Kerr, John F.; Introducing the Schools Council 11 Non-Streaming in Comprehensive Schools: FORUM Reporter 48 Lobban, R. D.: History 43 Non-Streaming in Comprehensive Schools: FORUM Reporter 96 Maclure, J. Stuart: Searchlight on the Schools Council 15 Non-Streaming in a Secondary School: Derek Cloke 50 McGeeney, P.: Streaming: Plowden and N.F.E.R. 82 Non-Streamed Schools, Subject Teaching in Pinder, Ray: Non-Streaming in Comprehensive Schools— Mathematics: P. Herbert 86 Conference Report 4 Science: D. P. Bosworth 87 Pole, P. I.: Languages 89 Languages: P. I. Pole 89 Robertson. George: Group Work in English 45 Beginning French with Juniors: G. D. Handley 95 Robinson, M.: Physics and Chemistry 103 Nuffield Science Teaching Project, The: Simon, Brian: Content and Method in Prima-y Schools 77 Physics and Chemistry: M. Robinson 103 Smith, Dennis: Design for a Flexible High School 55 Biology: J. F. Eggleston 104 Vaizey, John : Planning to Afford Education 9 Plowden, A Welcome for 39 Wason, Margaret O.: Infant Classrooms: The Next Step 64 Plowden Perspectives 75 Wheeler, David : The Schools Council looks at Maths 23 Plowden Symposium: Whitbread, Nanette: At School till Sixteen 19 Content and Method in Primary Schools: Brian Simon 77 Worthington, F.: Technical Drawing and Handicraft 27 Page Index to Volume 10 Diary of a Project: John Hanson 49 Page Sixth Form, The, in the Comprehensive School: Caroline Against Interpretation: M. F. Cleugh 81 Benn 7 Assessment Procedures and Curriculum Reform: Teacher Training, A New Trend in: A. H. Dalrymple 18 J. F. Eggleston 32 Text and Context: Peter Bhcklaws 26 Assessment, New Methods of: D. Wheeler 59 Turner, J. H.: H. L. Forster 14 Comprehensive School, Flexibility for a: I. McMullen 64 Unstreaming and Subject Integration: W. A. D. Williams 98 Curriculum Planning in a Large School: R. E. Copland 16 Vertical Grouping in the Junior School: Eric Linfield 51 Discussion Assessment, More on 22 B.Ed Addendum 55 Authors—Volume 10 C.S.E. in an Unstreamed School 23 C.S.E. in an Unstreamed School 54 Abercrombie, M. L. J.: Learning to think in Groups 74 Esperanto and Culture 54 Benn, Caroline: The Sixth Form in the Comprehensive School 7 Examination Confusion 54 Blacklaws. Peter: Text and Context 26 Forget all they told you in College 92 Cleugh, M. F.: Against Interpretation 81 French for All . Wisdom or Folly? 24 Copland, R. E.: Curriculum Plinning in a Large School 16 In-Service Training 92 Crow, R. G.: Old Ideas Die Slowlv 4 No New Trend 55 Dalrymple, A. H.: A New Trend in Teacher Training 18 Non-Streaming, The Child's Eye View 93 Eggleston. J. F.: Assessment Procedures and Curriculum Odd Men Out, The 95 Reform 32 Progress Report 95 Forster. H. L.: J. H. Turner 14 Streaming, the N.F.E.R.. and FORUM 23 FORUM Editorial Board: Evidence to the Public Schools Vertical Grouping in the Junior School 94 Commission 2 Forward to the Sixth: Harold Knowlson 102 Freeland, George: Group Methods in the Junior School 79 Groups, Learning to think in: M. L. J. Abercrombie 74 Hamilton. D. F.: Nuffield Science in Unstreamed Classes 100 Group Methods in English: George Robertson 76 Hanson, J.: Diary of a Project 49 Group Methods in the Junior School: George Freeland 79 Hardy. Maureen: Exploring the Non-Streamed Situation 83 New Degree. The, in Education: George Price 11 Kerr, J. F. • Curriculum Change in Prnctice 43 Non-Streaming, Some Corollaries of: R. P. Neal 29 Knowlson. Harold: Forward to the Si*th 102 Non-Streaming in Secondary Schools, Transition to: Linfield. E.: Vertical Grouping in the Junior School 51 R. Seckington 61 McMullen, T.: Flexib'litv for a Compre'-ensive School 64 Non-Streamed Situation, Exploring the: Maureen Hardy 83 Neal, R, P.: Some Corollaries of Non-Streaming 29 Nuffield Junior Science Teaching Protect: N. F. Newbury 56 Newbury, N. F.: Junior Nuffield Science Teaching Project 56 Nuffield Science in Unstreamed Classes: D. F. Hamilton 100 Price, George : The New D^"' ee in Education 11 Old Ideas Die Slowl": R. G. Crow 4 Robertson. George: Group Methods in English 76 Public Schools Commission, Evidence to the: FORUM Rudd. W. G. A.: The North-West Regional Curriculum Editorial Board 2 Development Project 40 Regional Developments: Seckington, R.: Transition to Non-Streaming in Secondary The North-West Regional Curriculum Development Schools 61 Pro;ect: W.