Curriculum

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

Thursday

11th Nov 2021

Education must not go ‘back to normal’ says Mitra
Online learning showed professor Sugata Mitra what education should look like. He argues that reverting ‘back to normal’ would be a disaster
How PE teachers can help to tackle racism in sport
All PE teachers should be teaching racial justice and equity as part of their core purpose, say these experts

Wednesday

10th Nov 2021

Take early education outdoors - even in winter
The physical and learning benefits of teaching outside mean you should wrap up warm and get on with it, says Nicky Clements

Tuesday

9th Nov 2021

How to bring diversity to your history curriculum
The CEO of a trust that has taken direct action to diversify its history curriculum explains how it made this move, amid plans by the government to shake up the history syllabus

Monday

8th Nov 2021

Curriculum maps: Why you need one and how to make it
Curriculum maps do take time and effort to produce – but the impact is worth it, writes James Bullous

Friday

5th Nov 2021

How do you know when learning is truly happening?
There is a difference between work being completed and learning occurring, argues Mark Enser

Wednesday

3rd Nov 2021

Five shortcuts for creating video lessons 
Schools may be open as normal, but video lessons aren’t going anywhere. Here, one expert shares his advice on how to produce a brilliant one

Tuesday

2nd Nov 2021

Is this the best way to teach history? 
History teachers have been discouraged from strong narrative lessons – but actually, telling stories is fundamental, argues Elliott Watson

Monday

1st Nov 2021

SEND: How to harness the power of music in every lesson
Music is brilliant at overcoming barriers in language, emotional regulation and concentration in all lessons, says Liz Hawker

Wednesday

27th Oct 2021

4 ways to link lessons to jobs and careers
Showing students how what they are learning connects to different careers can be inspirational, explains Lewis Mason

Tuesday

26th Oct 2021

4 outdated teaching trends we need to ditch
Just because we’ve been doing something for years, it doesn’t mean it’s still relevant today, writes Bhamika Bhudia

Friday

22nd Oct 2021

Educational apps: how to make sure they’re worth it
Before introducing an app into your classroom, you should make sure it passes these three tests, writes Grace Pocock