Curriculum

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

Friday

15th Sep 2023

How to respond when a pupil asks, 鈥榃hen am I going to use this?鈥
It鈥檚 difficult to find real-life contexts for some topics in maths 鈥 but that doesn鈥檛 mean they aren鈥檛 worth learning, explains Nathan Burns
How to respond when a pupil asks: 鈥榳hen am I going to use this?鈥
International schools call for exam and curriculum shake-up
COBIS letter to Gillian Keegan warns that 鈥榮ignificant鈥 elements of British education that international schools deliver are 鈥榥ot fit for purpose鈥
Not fit for purpose
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Thursday

14th Sep 2023

糖心Vlog Scotland鈥檚 10 questions with...Clare Harker
The Glasgow primary headteacher on creating a truly fair schools system, the value in being 鈥渃onsistently inconsistent鈥 and how her school responded to a 鈥渢sunami of racism鈥
Clare Harker
Revealed: The 15 schools leading a 拢15m language hub scheme
The DfE鈥檚 language hubs are aimed at helping to improve take-up of Spanish, French and German
Modern foreign languages: The DfE has named 15 language hub schools
Disadvantaged pupils get 7 months鈥 progress boost from language scheme
However, half of schools on the Nuffield Early Language Intervention were not able to finish the programme because of staff time and capacity issues, finds report
Language boost

Tuesday

12th Sep 2023

KS2 Sats 2023: 5 new findings
New DfE figures reveal how different groups of pupils performed in this year鈥檚 key stage 2 Sats, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with SEND
Attainment gap

Thursday

7th Sep 2023

4 Barbie-inspired lesson ideas
It might not be an obvious fit for the geography classroom, but the summer blockbuster can offer teachers plenty of inspiration, says Steve Brace
4 Barbie-inspired lesson ideas

Wednesday

6th Sep 2023

Is the primary curriculum really too full?
Critics argue that an overloaded primary curriculum is imposing unsustainable workload on teachers. But is curriculum size really to blame? John Morgan investigates
Is the primary curriculum too full?

Friday

18th Aug 2023

鈥業f you get the relationships right, there鈥檚 nothing you can鈥檛 do鈥
Alva Academy has a remarkable bond with members of its surrounding community 鈥 and that benefits everyone, hears Henry Hepburn
Alva Academy

Wednesday

12th Jul 2023

What鈥檚 the evidence for a focus on oracy?
Oracy is not a 鈥榥ew-fangled fad鈥, say researchers Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Tom Wright, who share evidence-informed approaches to improving oracy in schools
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Tuesday

27th Jun 2023

How do we save geography fieldwork?
Schools are offering less fieldwork now than before the pandemic, research shows 鈥 but 鈥榟ands on鈥 outdoor investigations are still essential to studying geography, says Steve Brace
How do we save geography fieldwork?

Friday

16th Jun 2023

How to get continuous provision right
Teachers may interpret EYFS concepts in different ways, says Helen Pinnington, so it鈥檚 important to make sure your team are on the same page for continuous provision
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