Friday
How to teach careers advice to primary pupils
While young children often say they want to be a footballer, a ballerina or, increasingly, a YouTuber when they grow up, it is important to teach them at an early age about other potential career pathways so that they are better informed about the direction they wish their futures to take, says James Evelyn
How to include more people of colour in your curriculum
A new report reveals that very little of the prose used in the teaching of English in key stages 2 to 5 is by writers of colour. So, what can educators do to ensure students are exposed to a more ethnically varied and representative selection of texts? Christina Quaine finds out
Friday
Northern schools: the truth behind the myths
Claims that the ‘North-South divide’ in student attainment is down to poor school leadership and weak teaching could be used to drive the government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda. But research suggests such arguments may be flawed – and that the real culprit is long-term economic deprivation. John Morgan reports
PE teachers should face the music and dance
Shimmies and body rolls may not come naturally to some PE teachers, but Phil Mathe believes they should overcome their dance hang-ups and embrace an activity that can be of considerable benefit to students
The OECD report shows that teachers give us hope
When the OECD published its report on Curriculum for Excellence on Monday, one thing stood out – and it was a positive
New OECD report puts CfE exams tension to the test
The OECD review of Curriculum for Excellence warns of a ‘misalignment between CfE’s aspirations and the qualification system’, writes Emma Seith
