Curriculum

A new vision for technical education has been announced by the Burnham government – but could it build on the existing example of university technical colleges?

With Andy Burnham announcing new technical education pathways for 14-year-olds from 2028, Tes looks at how many students currently enter vocational studies in their early teens

A huge announcement on secondary education was made by Andy Burnham last night, begging a raft of questions. We set out the answers the sector needs and the detail – where it exists – we know already

Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

Many secondary students do not see science and religion as ‘contradictory’, UCL research suggests – and ‘connected’ teaching of the subjects can encourage further Stem studies

She will replace Bridget Phillipson, who has been in the role since Labour came to power in July 2024

England’s new leader wants to reshape the education system: Tes talks to experts about what this could mean for schools

DfE tasks the controversial quango with supporting the development of the revised national curriculum and AI tutors

The government’s current focus is on ‘reading proficiency over pleasure’, a report by the Commons Education Select Committee warns

The delayed national key stage 2 assessment results show attainment has improved or remained stable in all subjects compared with last year

Resources developed by Oak National Academy aim to help schools teach the revised RSHE curriculum, which comes into force in September

NFER research finds all pupils benefit from language teaching in the early years – and it could have a real impact on their later education