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The major issue (IMO) with all of these reviews is this. There is a huge amount of attention on taking in information and remembering it from books. Whilst a good memory is an excellent skills to have, it's far less relevant then 50 or 60 years ago. Young people are growing up with access to information on almost anything, more then not found on the phone in their pocket.
What needs to be discussed by people like Michael Gove is widespread implementation of thinking skills. Teaching pupils how to think creatively, work independently and in groups to solve problems. We have very little idea what the problems people will face in employment will be in 30-40 years time. But if we start with problem solving and working collaboratively as key to education, those unknown problems will be easier to solve.