Climate change activists are 'commandeering' school curriculum, Ofsted chief warns
The TelegraphThe head of Ofsted has warned that climate change activists are “commandeering” the curriculum to have environmental issues taught in a “quasi-religious” way. Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of schools in England, said that if the teaching of climate change is not properly “grounded in science” children could end up taking an “emotional position” on the issue. The chief inspector also addressed calls to “diversify” the school curriculum to include more content that appeals to black and minority ethnic children. “Any review of curriculum it is important to stand back and say ‘what are all the things that people reviewing are trying to achieve and have we got a good balance that reflects all of those purposes?’ “I think my message would be don’t revise the curriculum in the context of a single issue or purpose, make sure that period reviews take all purposes into account.” Ms Spielman also used her speech to warn that school closures during lockdown had a "dramatic impact" on the number of child protection referrals.
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