Curriculum

The prominence of learning for sustainability in Scottish teachers’ professional standards is ‘world leading’, so why isn’t more made of this?

EIS teaching union calls on education secretary to offer protection to instrumental music tuition, amid concerns over possible reintroduction of charges

Scrutiny of Scotland’s education reforms has focused on qualifications and assessment – but what of the equally critical move to split inspection and curriculum development into two new national bodies? Emma Seith explores the issues

BOCSH group of Scottish secondary heads warns education secretary of signs that system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and says other countries’ reforms are ‘advancing rapidly’

Charity’s future had been described as ‘untenable’ before announcement of funds in Holyrood this afternoon, designed to ensure its survival this year

Taking care with the language used to describe education is a must – otherwise, damaging and misleading tropes take hold, says Gareth Evans

Future ‘seems untenable’ for charity that has offered enterprise education to schools for decades, after loss of Scottish government funding

Fostering vital skills for future work can begin at the very earliest stages of education, with a focus on communication and problem solving, say these heads of department

‘Counterintuitive finding’ means schools may get better grade predictions if they look at test results in different subjects, says researcher

International education expert Lucy Crehan to lead Northern Ireland’s review of curriculum design and delivery

Disadvantaged Year 6 pupils nearly four times more likely to say new maths concepts make them nervous, research finds

Change comes amid fears over players’ welfare – but full-contact rugby union should be offered for under-15s and up, says review led by MAT chief