Curriculum

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

Monday

20th Jun 2022

How to teach students to write excellent sentences
When this teacher realised that her students were writing in an inefficient and inaccurate sentence structure, she turned to the work of famous writers to model excellence
How to teach students to write excellent sentences

Friday

17th Jun 2022

Is this the best way to ignite a passion for science?
In the science classroom, students need to have the opportunity to make real-life scientific discoveries, stresses Jo Foster from the Institute for Research in Schools, who shares advice for embedding citizen science in your school
Chemistry

Monday

13th Jun 2022

Ofsted’s research review for English: the issues
Ofsted’s research review for English has been widely criticised by teachers – here, two subject specialists highlight their concerns
Ofsted's research review for English: the issues

Tuesday

7th Jun 2022

How to implement Gatsby benchmarks in your school
Since 2018, schools have been required to implement eight benchmarks around careers guidance – but many are still struggling to do so. Here, two teachers share their advice
Guidance

Tuesday

31st May 2022

How to teach mixed-year groups at primary
In smaller primary schools, children are often taught in mixed-year groups. But what challenges does this bring? And how can teachers overcome them? Here, in our Head2Head series, two teachers share their advice
Head, 2, mixed, year, primary

Tuesday

17th May 2022

How to teach primary pupils about consent
According to the PSHE Association, many primary teachers are unsure about how to meet new statutory requirements to teach children about consent. Here, the association’s senior subject specialist, Jenny Fox, shares her advice
Primary, pupils, consent

Friday

13th May 2022

How nudge theory can boost attainment
When teachers at this school realised that the brightest students were making the least progress throughout their school experience, nudge theory was introduced – and it has had great success
Nudge, Theory

Friday

6th May 2022

How to boost MFL entries at GCSE and A level
As entries in modern foreign languages plummet, Professor Emma Marsden explains how teachers can improve their delivery of MFL lessons and therefore boost uptake
Boost, MFL, GCSE

Friday

29th Apr 2022

How do you choose a phonics scheme?
When her school decided it needed to adopt a systematic synthetic phonics scheme, Helen Pinnington was reluctant about the benefits – and as she researched further, she became even less convinced
Phonics, scheme

Thursday

28th Apr 2022

Numberless word problems: why and how to use them
All too often, pupils skim-read a mathematical word problem and come to the wrong conclusion: here, experts explain why removing the numbers could boost their understanding
Numberless, word, problems, numbers

Tuesday

26th Apr 2022

Head to head: Does underlining really matter?
Does underlining really make a difference in maintaining standards of neatness and behaviour? Here, two teachers share their opinions
Head, underlining

Friday

22nd Apr 2022

Could ‘golden lessons’ be the key to school improvement?
Building a bank of ‘gold-standard’ lessons based around the principles of the ‘three Is’ is improving student engagement and resilience, say the teachers at one junior school
Golden, lessons