Not long before I retired, in my English primary school in late January, I was talking about Scotland and Robert Burns to my class of 8yr olds, and I mentioned haggis. Next day I brought one in for the children to look at (a real one in a sheep's stomach, not a plastic wrapper). I glanced at my timetable, and noticed the lessons that afternoon were 'The Abdication' and 'The Depression'. (National bloody Curriculum) I thought sod it, and during the dinner hour I cooked the haggis and the pupils listened to my rendition of Burns' 'Address To A Haggis' (much amusement at the strange words). I plunged a knife into it at the right moment then everyone had a teaspoonful to try. Afterwards we looked at a map of Scotland and they wrote some poems of their own about the haggis. This is an example of the stupidity of those who planned the National Curriculum. Eight year-olds falling asleep trying to learn about periods of history far too adult for them. No room for haggises!