Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Friday
13th Dec 2024
How schools can tap into Scotland’s heritage and historic environment
Historic sites and archives provide a rich source of learning that extends right across the curriculum, says Craig Fletcher
Research: No evidence ability grouping harms disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes
Test scores, confidence or enjoyment of subjects do not suffer as a result of setting or streaming, researchers suggest
Thursday
5th Dec 2024
‘You have to trust teachers - what does it say if you don’t?’
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
How to use drama to explore diversity and difficulty with students
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
Monday
2nd Dec 2024
Oak: Online lessons fall by 2m as resource downloads rise
Figures reflect Oak’s shift from being a response to the pandemic, says national online academy – but ‘emergencies’ still account for 40 per cent of usage
The good and bad of Scottish set text changes for Higher English
There was a strong reaction to the removal of Sunset Song – Andy Leask takes a look at this and other omissions, as well as new inclusions in the updated list of Scottish set texts in Higher English
Teacher autonomy debates ignore two crucial issues
With new insights on how Oak materials are being used to adapt or augment curriculum plans, chief executive Matt Hood says it proves debates about teacher autonomy need to evolve
Thursday
28th Nov 2024
Curriculum panel to ask why teachers face ‘content overload’
Curriculum and assessment review chair Professor Becky Francis says concerns about volume of content in classrooms have come up in conversations with teachers, pupils and parents
Maths ‘repetitive, lacking challenge and disconnected from real life’
Scottish inspectorate’s review of maths also flags inconsistent CPD, staff shortages and ‘strain’ on teachers due to rising numbers of pupils with ASN
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