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There was a strong reaction to the removal of Sunset Song – Andy Leask takes a look at this and other omissions, as well as new inclusions in the updated list of Scottish set texts in Higher English

With new insights on how Oak materials are being used to adapt or augment curriculum plans, chief executive Matt Hood says it proves debates about teacher autonomy need to evolve

Curriculum and assessment review chair Professor Becky Francis says concerns about volume of content in classrooms have come up in conversations with teachers, pupils and parents

Scottish inspectorate’s review of maths also flags inconsistent CPD, staff shortages and ‘strain’ on teachers due to rising numbers of pupils with ASN

In response to the review’s call for evidence, sector organisations recommend changes to assessments and the scrapping of performance measures

Curriculum and assessment review submission sees union call for new literacy and numeracy assessments

Plans for all senior students to undertake a project were recently rejected by the Scottish government, but it name-checked several organisations that had impressed with their interdisciplinary work. Emma Seith speaks to one of them

Exam board also talks up high-stakes end-of-year exams as a way of assessing students efficiently and fairly

The multiplication tables check and phonics screening check are ‘unnecessary’, the NAHT tells the government’s review of curriculum and assessment

Subject experts call on curriculum review to ensure science learning reflects students’ interests in sustainability and climate change

Opportunities to inform policy on curriculum and assessment don’t come around often – so make sure you respond to the call for evidence before it closes this Friday, says headteacher Michael Tidd

Anti-racist education should not be ‘a bolt-on’ – it should be ‘presented repeatedly with deepening complexity’ as pupils progress through school