Prototype of a national curriculum framework

Abstract

This Prototype Curriculum Framework has been developed to provide users with a reference point for their work in developing a National Curriculum Framework within their own context. The Prototype presents in a simulated form what might typically be found in a Framework. The need to read and use this document as simply a sample or an archetype to be adjusted to national needs and contexts cannot be over-emphasized. The Prototype was developed out of context of any particular country, and draws on the experience of the IBE in a wide range of country and regional circumstances to elaborate what might typically be found in such a document. The starting point for processes to develop a real Framework, however, is the national context – the unique education history and traditions, the social, cultural and economic environment, and the national goals and aspirations. It is these that will shape the contents of any National Curriculum Framework.