Curriculum

The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject

Monday

16th Sep 2024

Higher applications of maths - a way to tackle the attainment gap?
Data shows a new maths qualification has been bucking attainment trends and may offer a way of engaging harder to reach students
Maths equations gap

Sunday

15th Sep 2024

School-college partnerships’ value to be explored in Scottish study
Research will raise questions about the structure of the senior phase in Scottish schools and how students are prepared to enter the workplace
School-college partnerships' value to be explored in Scottish study

Friday

13th Sep 2024

Primary heads’ body opposes funding of week-long residentials for all
AHDS says £34m estimated in residential outdoor education bill should go instead to ASN, while education directors question whether proposals have been properly costed
Primary heads' body opposes funding of week-long residentials for all

Wednesday

4th Sep 2024

English GCSE needs urgent overhaul, exam board warns
Former education secretary tells Tes he is ‘shocked’ by teachers’ strong ‘rejection’ of the current GCSE English, as he launches report written for OCR
Rebuild bike

Tuesday

3rd Sep 2024

Maths curriculum ‘leaves too many behind’
Many students who achieve a ‘reasonable’ GCSE grade still struggle with basic maths, experts warn and make seven recommendations
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Monday

2nd Sep 2024

How cinema can find a place in a school’s curriculum
Film has to ‘battle’ for curriculum time in schools, but teacher Fraser Johnston explains how this fight can be won – and why students react so strongly to the movies
How cinema enriches a school curriculum

Friday

30th Aug 2024

Becky Francis: What the curriculum and assessment review will and won’t do
Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis explains how she will approach leading the curriculum and assessment review
Becky Francis
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DfE reveals curriculum and assessment review panel members
The panel supporting Professor Becky Francis’ government curriculum and assessment review has been unveiled
Oak partners

Thursday

29th Aug 2024

Alison Peacock: School improvement drive has ‘almost gone too far’
Some teachers feel as though they have to ‘follow a script’ due to the pressures of the accountability system, the teachers’ leader warned
on stage reading script

Wednesday

28th Aug 2024

Empathy lessons could lead to positive behaviour changes
Analysis supported by Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education showed a positive impact on pupils’ behaviour after one term of empathy lessons
Empathy concept two heads

Tuesday

27th Aug 2024

‘Entitlement’ to languages met by falling number of Scottish schools
Just 61 per cent offer second language as researchers point to growing number of schools allowing students to opt out of languages at the end of S2
Foreign language

Tuesday

20th Aug 2024

New primary science curriculum proposed by experts
Recommendations for the new curriculum include a list of real-life experiences children should have by age 11 to help their science understanding
New primary science curriculum proposed by experts