Curriculum

There are almost 15,000 international schools around the world – but how do they work, what do they teach and what’s it like to work in one?

Alice Heywood, of the Stephen Perse family of schools in Cambridge, gives an insight into a typical week in her role – and explains why she’s often found cycling between schools

President of the education directors’ body Laurence Findlay speaks exclusively to Tes Scotland about council budget pressures, rural schools and recruiting the right teachers where they’re needed

Tes takes a look at these US education benchmarks, including how they are adopted by international schools

Languages in Scotland are at a ‘critical juncture’ and investment is needed in professional learning to boost their health in schools, say Lynne Jones and Fhiona Mackay

There is ‘an obsession with trying to hammer square pegs into circular fittings when it comes to education’, heard Scottish Parliament session where young people shared their frustrations

Now that Year 2 Sats are no longer statutory, there is a growing discussion about why we still organise the primary curriculum as we do. Ellen Peirson-Hagger speaks to primary leaders both for and against a shake-up of the key stages

Royal Society of Chemistry report says teachers need ‘up-to-date information’ to link their curriculum to careers in the field

The South Solihull Partnership comprises 11 schools, from infants to secondary – both academies and maintained. Headteacher Tom Beveridge explains what it has achieved

The ‘vagueness’ of the current maths curriculum must be addressed, says the Scottish government’s specialist adviser – but he has no plans for ‘sweeping’ changes to content

England is just the latest example of a government using curriculum change to make its mark on education, but things rarely go to plan for anyone involved, explains Professor Mark Priestley

The executive director of education for the Church of England explains why it has launched two courses aimed at helping teachers and leaders to flourish