Back to the future? A case study in changing curriculum and assessment: The story of the London Association for the Teaching of English’s Alternative ‘O’ Level English Language Paper.

In the early 1950s, the London Association for the Teaching of English (L.A.T.E.) became increasingly concerned about the syllabuses and examination papers for GCE ‘O’ English Language and English Literature. Worried about the potentially adverse effects of the London Board’s papers on children’s learning, teachers’ practice and curriculum design, L.A.T.E. worked with interested schools to draft, write and submit an alternative GCE syllabus and examination paper for ‘O’ Level English Language. This article is an account of that process, and its possible resonance for the subject community in the present day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]