Curriculum

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

Thursday

3rd Feb 2022

How to evaluate your classroom environment
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale helps EYFS educators to create quality learning environments – here, Polly Crowther explains how it works
Early, learning, evaluate

Wednesday

2nd Feb 2022

Centralised planning: how well does it work?
What’s the best way to approach curriculum planning as a department? Three educators give their views
Centralised planning: how well does it work?

Friday

28th Jan 2022

Curriculum: How to make more time for learning
If you’re teaching something simply because you ‘have to’, it might be time to ask if you can cut it out, says Mark Enser
Curriculum, time

Thursday

27th Jan 2022

How should schools teach the Holocaust?
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Molly Bolding finds out about the key principles that should underpin teaching about this sensitive topic
Holocaust

Wednesday

26th Jan 2022

Is this the best way to teach Stem?
Linking Stem lessons to real-world activities has been transformational for this multi-academy trust, finds Dan Worth
STEM, frisbee, marathon

Monday

24th Jan 2022

Should headteachers have taught in every key stage?
Does a primary headteacher need to have extensive teaching experience? Two educators present their sides of the argument
Headteachers, key stage

Friday

21st Jan 2022

Does your school need a tech-free week?
After months of teaching and learning virtually, leaders at Alisha East’s school decided to ditch all devices for a week – here, she talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about the impact
Does your school need a device free week?
How to use worked examples effectively
Worked examples may seem straightforward, but there’s more to using them than you think, writes Kirstin Mulholland
Work, examples

Tuesday

18th Jan 2022

Do vocabulary games boost literacy?
Wordle has captured the world’s attention this January, but do games like this have a place in the classroom? Kate Parker investigates
Wordle

Monday

17th Jan 2022

Why the key to Covid recovery is listening to students
Children’s rights – and their voices – need to be at the heart of all decisions about education, writes Megan Dixon
Listening, Covid

Friday

14th Jan 2022

Time management: is this approach the silver bullet?
In teaching, the job is never ‘done’; there’s always more work to do. So how can teachers manage their time? Mark Enser shares his approach
Time management: is this approach the silver bullet?

Wednesday

12th Jan 2022

Curriculum maps: are they worth the effort?
The usefulness of curriculum maps in the classroom is often debated – here, two teachers on different sides of the fence go head to head
Curriculum, maps