Subjects trimmed in primary school curriculum shake-up

By Matthew Knott
Updated March 6 2015 - 4:08pm, first published 7:37am
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The primary school curriculum will be trimmed down – with four subjects combined into one – and teachers will place more emphasis on phonics when teaching children how to read under a redesign of the national curriculum approved by all state governments.

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