The methods of Mr Kumon senior, a high school maths teacher, could now be included into the national curriculum in Japan.

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Mr Causley's work is included in the National Curriculum for Literature.

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He withdrew a move for the event to be included on the local history curriculum after the education minister agreed to set up a meeting to discuss the idea further.

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The film was included in the school's curriculum after the majority of the governors voted in favour of it.

BBC: Generic image of a primary school classroom

The exact details of what will be included and excluded from this latest version of England's curriculum have yet to be published, but Mr Gove promised: "Our new curriculum affirms - at every point - the critical importance of knowledge acquisition".

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