Michael Gove redrafts new history curriculum after outcry

Michael Gove, the education secretary. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAMichael Gove is poised to backtrack on major aspects of his controversial new history curriculum for schools in England after sustained opposition from teachers and prominent academics, the Guardian has learned."A major rewrite" is likely to see more emphasis given to world history alongside the mainly British focus originally suggested by the Department for Education (DfE). Schools will also be given much more freedom –

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