Video: Michael Gove's new National Curriculum 'will have to be used with a degree of innovation' Michael Gove revealed plans for a new back-to-basics National Curriculum which he said would give all children a "broad and balanced" timetable to equip them with the core knowledge needed to proceed onto further study and the workplace. The document - which sets out the topics state school teachers in England should cover between the age of five and 14 - features the core subjects of English, maths and science in depth plus shorter specification for history, geography, languages, art, physical education, citizenship, computing, music and design and technology. Ms James, who is the National Association of Head Teachers' Director of Policy and Campaigns, called the changes "significant," and said that it would be "a shame" if they did not make a difference to pupils. "We don't want to see children who are just schooled in rote learning in terms of English and maths," she added. We actually want to see fully-rounded individuals, we want to see that broad and balance curriculum really shining through in schools now. "If we don't look at the broader curriculum, we do that at our peril," she warned. Because actually what we end up with is a paucity within the economic and social culture of the country, which means that we don't have the people with the skills and the abilities that business needs.