Curriculum

Call made for curriculum review to give more prominence to music, art, sports, drama and vocational subjects

If Scotland’s national bodies are weak then education is weak, ministers told in education bill debate, which was preceded by announcement of Centre of Teaching Excellence’s location

Schools’ commitment to values should permeate classrooms and amount to far more than a poster on the wall, says teacher Alan Gillespie

Schools play a pivotal role in shaping future sports stars – Scottish Cycling’s Mark Ritchie sets out how they can work with national sporting bodies to maximise the chance of success

Some mainstream school leaders focus on ‘meeting school accountability measures’ when developing SEND curriculum offer, watchdog says

Cartoon characters in University of Strathclyde project aimed at P1-3s will break down key entrepreneurial skills, including resilience, creativity and empathy

Historic sites and archives provide a rich source of learning that extends right across the curriculum, says Craig Fletcher

Test scores, confidence or enjoyment of subjects do not suffer as a result of setting or streaming, researchers suggest

Curriculum and assessment review could set target of ensuring parents can compare school performance on ‘any measure’, says United Learning boss Sir Jon Coles

A struggling school’s problems are often down to a focus on the wrong things, says secondary headteacher Bruce Robertson

New School Leaders Scotland president Pauline Walker tells Emma Seith about why Highers aren’t everything, how to deal with vaping and mobile phones and why she would never swap being a headteacher for a lucrative tech career

In difficult times, the arts are more important than ever, writes Hetty Steele, and drama is helping her students explore the complex world around them