Curriculum

Education bill paves the way for change at Scotland’s national assessment and inspection bodies, but critics say it does not go far enough

Rather than debating mobile phone bans, schools should be encouraging young people to develop healthy habits in their digital consumption, writes Margaret Mulholland

The history taught in our schools should be focused on big themes rather than dates and events, says Paul Hamilton

‘Potentially life-saving skills’ can be taught to children from the very start of primary school, teachers are told

‘Next steps’ document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment ‘will start to feel different’

The 96 per cent increase in take-up since 2021 – the largest for any GCSE or A-level subject – has been welcomed amid fears of a growing maths attainment gap

School leaders warn that the plan must focus on supporting rather than placing “additional expectations” on under-resourced schools

As schools await the findings of the ongoing curriculum review and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework, leaders should concentrate on their school’s core values, writes Zoe Enser

But four in five schools in Scotland have improved their grounds over the past three years, according to a report from Learning through Landscapes

Government says the use of artificial intelligence is now ‘common practice’ for large consultations, as school leaders question why the role of AI in the curriculum review was not stated at the start

Many girls simply don’t see themselves represented in the financial industry, say these teachers of business management and administration

The rise of the subject could be down to the popularity of Spain as a holiday destination – and a shortage of teachers in other subjects, say headteachers’ leaders