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NAHT says the national recovery effort is the ‘only game in town’ for schools and asks if they should be ‘distracted’ by curriculum-focused inspections

Homeschooling has ruthlessly exposed the fact that our curriculum is not fit for purpose, says the NEU’s Mary Bousted

Teachers should stop using flimsy arguments to justify subjects such as maths and English language to those who would prefer to see study rooted in the ‘real world’. Instead, we should be unapologetically clear about the intrinsic value of abstract ideas and ‘learning to think’, says Thomas Kent

When teaching moved online, oracy skills may have taken a back seat, but Nicky Pear and Nicole Gurvidi formed a partnership to maintain an already strong focus on spoken communication

DfE consultation seeks views on making GCSE language courses ‘less burdensome’ for teachers and students

Residential trips provide a unique experience in pupils’ time at school so it is crucial to back them during Covid, says Alex Stark

Core physical education is schools’ kryptonite against global pandemics, says PE teacher Iain MacCorquodale

Climate change is such an all-consuming issue that every course should have a sustainability module, says Alex Warner

Can creativity be taught? Stephen Burley and Philip Seal believe it can – and have developed an evidence-based course that invites their students to generate ideas and solve real-world problems using a structured, knowledge-based approach

Ofsted claims disadvantaged pupils need to experience more culture – but ‘cultural capital’ is linked to economic capital, says Danielle Jones. So, given the hunger and inequality exposed by Covid, let’s not pretend that what poorer children are missing most is a trip to a museum

Slides, images and bullet points may look pretty but they are no substitute for looking at a subject in depth, says Alex Quigley

Feminism doesn’t always get as much attention as it perhaps deserves – but it’s still as important as ever to the lives of our young people, writes Helen Mars. She explains how to embed its principles in every area of school life, from the classroom to the staffroom