Curriculum

Craft skills are a highly effective way of reaching pupils with additional needs or who do not have English as their first language, says Scottish primary headteacher Jennifer Heffell

Is a job at a school that has its own in-house curriculum a way to break away from the shackles of established programmes – or more hassle than it’s worth?

The government has pledged to break the link between a child’s background and their future success, but what do headteachers in England’s poorest communities need to help make this a reality? We speak to several to find out

Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, reflects on a recent talk from Sir Kevan Collins about how to solve the systemic challenges in the primary sector

Amateur radio can open up a new world of opportunities for students, says teacher Chris Aitken, who shares his tips on how to start a club

Schools in disadvantaged areas have been hit harder by the difficulties in recruiting languages teachers, according to British Council report

To truly understand the issues early years teachers are facing, school leaders need to engage more deeply with this stage of education, writes Julian Grenier

Institute of Physics contacts exam boards ‘urgently seeking reassurances’, as OCR apologises for mistakes in papers

Scotland’s biggest teaching union also calls for extra time for teachers to engage with the review amid concerns that the process so far is ‘lacking’ input from early years and primary staff

Change in Scottish education is proving slow – but could the forthcoming election focus minds when it comes to the promised reduction in teachers’ class-contact time, asks Emma Seith

Why have GCSE and A-level entries fallen if the student population has increased? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the Ofqual entry data for this exam season

Intervention led by teaching assistants improves the progress of pupils struggling with maths by two months, according to the Education Endowment Foundation