Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Thursday
5th Mar 2026
Hannah Fry: Maths GCSE should be split into two qualifications
Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do ‘too much at once’ and risks leaving students behind
How to get early years specialist provision right
Hackney’s first early years additional resource provision opened in September. Its headteacher tells ÌÇÐÄVlog how the specialist setting and curriculum are supporting some of the youngest children with complex needs
Why making maths ‘more relevant’ misses the point
Linking maths to real-world uses is appealing – but it can create more confusion and undermine proper understanding, argue these maths experts
Thursday
26th Feb 2026
Why oracy must become a priority in Scottish schools
Scotland should look to the experience in England, where the teaching of oracy has been ‘reframed’, say teachers Holly Drummond and Kirsten Fenton
What textbook writing taught me about making shared resources
Planning lessons for others means you can’t rely on your own subject knowledge or ability to explain things on the fly, says Mark Enser, who shares his advice for making centralised resources
Tuesday
24th Feb 2026
Cambridge updates digital literacy curriculum for the AI era
Understanding ‘parasocial’ relationships, including with AI chatbots, and avoiding plagiarism are among the key updates to teaching topics for pupils aged 5 to 14
The eco-school taking climate change education to the next level
Every lesson at Arbor School in Dubai has an environmental focus brought to life through its ‘living campus’ – with biodomes, a farm and a menagerie of adopted animals