Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Monday
11th Dec 2023
How we’re using school corridors to boost student writing
The introduction of weekly ‘composition’ lessons, coupled with an in-house art project to celebrate beautiful sentences, is making students more motivated to write, says Pete Jones
Call for extended school day and extracurricular boost
Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be ‘more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes’, finds report
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Friday
8th Dec 2023
Wales’ Pisa results have ‘an air of inevitability’
Falling maths, reading and science Pisa scores cannot be entirely blamed on Covid – so what else has been going wrong in Wales, asks Gareth Evans
Why our trust has moved 25 schools to the IB
The CEO of Leigh Academies Trust talks about his MAT’s journey towards becoming the biggest International Baccalaureate community in Europe
Tuesday
21st Nov 2023
Why we’re taking a data-informed approach to PSHE
Drawing on school-specific data helps this secondary school tailor its curriculum to address local issues that matter to students, says Aimee Stevens
Why we’re looking at how to teach financial literacy
A former schools minister says MPs will investigate ways to ensure that more children are given financial education in both primary and secondary