Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Friday
17th Oct 2025
Curriculum review will support change to 鈥榠nflexible鈥� GCSE resits
Professor Becky Francis tells the Confederation of School Trusts conference that only 50 out of 3,000 17-year-olds who had achieved a grade 2 in GCSE maths went on to pass in the most recent round of resits
Becky Francis: 5 reflections on the curriculum and assessment review
With the curriculum and assessment review due to publish its recommendations 鈥榲ery soon鈥�, chair Becky Francis writes exclusively for 糖心Vlog about what she has learned through the process
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Tuesday
14th Oct 2025
Curriculum reform must focus on engagement, not just attainment
Looking at how Chicago turned around its struggling schools offers insights into how the curriculum review could unlock transformation here, says trust CEO Becks Boomer-Clark
The DfE must reverse its decision to cut IB funding
Withdrawing funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools will have a big negative impact of students for the sake of a small saving, warns this education leader
Tuesday
7th Oct 2025
Online exams could undermine the system, warns Hinds
Former education secretary says digital exams would also be bad for pupils鈥� handwriting, speaking ahead of the final report from the review of curriculum and assessment
How to 鈥榓bsence-proof鈥� your curriculum
As schools across the country struggle to tackle persistent absence, Zoe Enser offers advice on how to make sure any gaps in attendance don鈥檛 translate to gaps in learning