Curriculum

At a primary school in Leicester, a novel way of leading vocabulary retrieval lessons has boosted Sats scores and helped to develop a love of reading among pupils. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears how it works

School staff are also concerned about a lack of parent support on reading, research shows, while heads warn reading for pleasure has been ‘squeezed out of the curriculum’

A school’s senior leaders must be closely aligned with subject heads when it comes to inspections – here is how best to support your team ahead of an Ofsted visit

Some parents query why their child is still playing rather than engaging with formal teaching. Paul Ramchandani explains how EYFS professionals can help change their view

Key stage 3 has been neglected in the drive for improvement – but now the government has launched an initiative to make it a more meaningful phase of education, write the co-chairs of the scheme

The Key Stage 3 Alliance will form part of the government’s universal RISE school improvement offer, education secretary tells ASCL annual conference

Modern studies is unique to Scotland and has an intrinsic topicality – but how will the subject secure its place in the curriculum as global events move at a breakneck pace?

The plan to lower the voting age makes sense because our current system denies students who are learning about democracy the chance to participate in it, says this teacher

Tweaking the requirement for GCSE students to read a 19th-century novel could add diversity while maintaining rigour and reducing teacher workload, argues Robert Eaglestone

Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do ‘too much at once’ and risks leaving students behind

Hackney’s first early years additional resource provision opened in September. Its headteacher tells Tes how the specialist setting and curriculum are supporting some of the youngest children with complex needs

Linking maths to real-world uses is appealing – but it can create more confusion and undermine proper understanding, argue these maths experts