ell ▁Michael ▁G ove ▁what ▁you ▁think ▁of ▁it . ▁Let ▁him ▁know ." ▁In ▁June , ▁le aked ▁documents ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁government ' s ▁curr icul um ▁advis ory ▁group ▁had ▁described ▁the ▁reform ▁process ▁as ▁having ▁had ▁" a ▁very ▁cha otic ▁feel . ▁It ' s ▁typical ▁of ▁government ▁policy ▁at ▁the ▁moment : ▁they ▁don ' t ▁think ▁things ▁through ▁very ▁carefully , ▁they ▁don ' t ▁listen ▁to ▁anyone ▁and ▁then ▁just ▁go ▁ahead ▁and ▁r ush ▁into ▁major ▁changes ." ▁In ▁September , ▁Robin ▁Alexander ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁proposed ▁re forms ▁to ▁the ▁primary - level ▁national ▁curr icul um ▁were ▁" neo ▁Victor ian ", ▁" ed uc ation ally ▁in app ropri ate ▁and ▁ped agog ically ▁counter - product ive ". ▁In ▁October , ▁almost ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people , ▁including : ▁Carol ▁Ann ▁D uff y , ▁Mel vin ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁Michael ▁Rosen , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁academ ics ▁from ▁Oxford , ▁Br istol ▁and ▁New castle ▁univers ities ▁signed ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁The ▁Times ▁condem ning ▁G ove ' s ▁re forms , ▁warning ▁of ▁the ▁" en orm ous " ▁and ▁negative ▁ris ks ▁they ▁pos ed ▁to ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁education . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁month ▁saw ▁Oxford ' s ▁head ▁of ▁adm issions ▁warn ▁that ▁the ▁tim et able ▁for ▁secondary - level ▁re forms ▁would ▁" just ▁w reck ▁the ▁English ▁education ▁system ." ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁English ▁GC SE