The school curriculum in all countries has always been influenced by judgements made by governments and other policy-makers about what is deemed a priority in relation to the education of young people and the needs of society. Many European countries in the second half of the twentieth century had considerable debate on the role of schools and education more generally. In some cases, there was a move towards school education “producing” young people who were more able to serve the economic needs of the country. Once this principle of the curriculum being used as a vehicle to respond to national needs was well established, then.
