Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Thursday
12th Oct 2023
Heads query 鈥榰sefulness鈥� of Oak as curriculum unveiled
Oak聽National Academy launches new lesson resources for teachers aimed at representing the diversity of modern life and cutting teacher workload
Phonics attainment up but still below pre-pandemic levels
The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in the KS1 phonics check has increased since last year but is still below levels achieved in 2019
Wednesday
11th Oct 2023
Labour Party conference: what you need to know
Labour announces a new focus on early years and primary school maths, and signals it is up for a 鈥榝ight鈥� over private school tax breaks
PE 鈥榚njoyment gap鈥� for girls is widening, new study warns
Research by the Youth Sport Trust calls for collective action to ensure girls can access the 鈥榩hysical and mental wellbeing benefits鈥� that PE can offer
Monday
9th Oct 2023
Teachers to join DfE鈥檚 AI workload reduction trial
The government is holding a 鈥榟ackathon鈥� to allow schools to experiment with artificial intelligence in areas such as lesson planning and exam marking
鈥極ak is not a silver bullet - but it鈥檚 a start鈥�
School resource providers like Oak can help banish the notion that using ready-made resources is a 鈥榮hortcut鈥�, says Matt Hood
Tuesday
3rd Oct 2023
Many NI pupils see languages as 鈥榯oo difficult鈥�
Despite students who take languages in Northern Ireland finding lessons 鈥榝un and engaging鈥�, pupils are put off taking the subjects at GCSE, warns new report
Maths to 18: Beware 鈥榰nintended consequences鈥�, warns ex-DfE adviser
Mark Lehain said that introducing the prime minister鈥檚 plans too soon could put pressure on 鈥榓n already struggling system鈥�
Edtech 鈥榥ot used to full potential鈥�, say most teachers
More than half of teachers think tech solutions 鈥榗reate as much work as they save鈥� 鈥� but only a minority feel it has had a negative impact overall, finds poll
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