Curriculum

The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject

Friday

14th Mar 2025

Call for £150m arts fund to train primary teachers
Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report
Primary dance class

Wednesday

12th Mar 2025

Sir Martyn: Inclusion must be ‘ingrained’ in school culture
Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector
Sir Martyn: Inclusion must be ‘ingrained’ in school culture

Tuesday

11th Mar 2025

Scottish school leaders’ research showcased in new journal
Poverty and inclusion are the ‘beating heart’ of education leaders’ priorities, shows journal, which includes a focus on interdisciplinary learning
Hands holding heart with backdrop of Glasgow

Friday

7th Mar 2025

Foundation Apprenticeships offer ‘something for everyone’
More than £100 million funding to support Modern and Foundation Apprenticeships in 2025-26 has been confirmed by Scotland’s education secretary
Liquorice allsorts
What is the future for languages in Scotland?
Reversing the decline in languages can benefit the country as a whole – and schools have a pivotal role to play in providing opportunities, say Kerry Roberts and Lidia Acosta
What is the future for languages in Scotland?

Thursday

6th Mar 2025

Ofsted: Inspections could have shifted focus away from maths
Watchdog’s evaluation of its Education Inspection Framework says it may have resulted in schools focusing too much on reading
Ofsted says inspections may have led schools to prioritise reading over maths

Wednesday

5th Mar 2025

‘Imperative’ for schools to talk up apprenticeships, report finds
School leavers from minority-ethnic backgrounds will gain most if apprenticeships are put on a par with university and further education, says Skills Development Scotland report
‘Imperative’ for schools to talk up apprenticeships, report finds

Tuesday

4th Mar 2025

Why we meet all Year 11 students ahead of GCSEs
A head explains why one-to-one sessions with students in the run-up to exams can help sharpen minds and boost outcomes, as its school’s Progress 8 scores show
GCSEs ahead: Why we meet all Year 11 students

Monday

3rd Mar 2025

Maths exams should test numeracy skills - not memory recall
The IB’s director of assessment questions whether maths teaching is really preparing students for how they will use the subject in the real world
Maths exams should test numeracy skills - not memory recall

Friday

28th Feb 2025

How teachers’ ‘hinterlands’ could keep low-uptake subjects alive
Latin is one of many subjects struggling to survive in Scotland – but schools owe it to the students who thrive in such subjects to keep them alive, says George Connor
Latin book
We should be asking what to take out of the school day, not what to add in
There’s no shortage of people telling us what extra things should be fitted into the school day but it is already bursting at the seams, writes ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio
We should be asking what to take out of the school day, not what to add in

Thursday

27th Feb 2025

Schools told to do more to keep pupils out of youth justice system
Children’s commissioner says schools should be required to outline how sanctions like suspensions will trigger additional support
Rachel de Souza