Teaching & Learning

Statue talking

5 curriculum priorities for 2026

As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says Mark Enser

General
30 December 2025
Recent
Most read
Most shared
New Year Honours: MAT boss knighted and other leaders recognised
News
30 December 2025
5 curriculum priorities for 2026
Teaching & Learning
30 December 2025
Safeguarding and pastoral care in 2026: 6 key changes
Analysis
30 December 2025
School funding: what will 2026 bring?
Analysis
29 December 2025
Why 2026 will be a pivotal year for the school workforce
Analysis
28 December 2025
Why 2026 will be a pivotal year for the school workforce
Analysis
28 December 2025
Are EHCPs really driving the SEND crisis?
Analysis
26 November 2025
New Year Honours: MAT boss knighted and other leaders recognised
News
30 December 2025
Teacher pay scales 2025-26: what will your salary look like?
Analysis
22 May 2025
School funding: what will 2026 bring?
Analysis
29 December 2025
Why we need to rethink secondary reading assessment
Teaching & Learning
4 December 2025
5 questions for school leaders on the Budget’s implications for SEND
Analysis
28 November 2025
Why we teach without screens in Reception
Teaching & Learning
3 December 2025
Ofsted chief’s warning over ‘scandal’ of children missing education
News
2 December 2025
Social media use in pre-school children ‘deeply alarming’
News
1 December 2025

How do we define ‘learning’ - and why does it matter?

General
17 December 2025

6 ways to identify pupils’ needs early

General
16 December 2025

How schools can raise awareness of blood donation

General
16 December 2025

Why we need to pay more attention to the social side of attendance

General
15 December 2025

Why I gave AI for lesson planning another go

Secondary
11 December 2025

What does the latest Prevent data mean for schools?

Secondary
10 December 2025

Why the curriculum review’s take on knowledge may change how you teach

General
11 December 2025

Pupil tech and memory: what schools should do next

General
10 December 2025
Recent
Most read
Most shared
New Year Honours: MAT boss knighted and other leaders recognised
News
30 December 2025
5 curriculum priorities for 2026
Teaching & Learning
30 December 2025
Safeguarding and pastoral care in 2026: 6 key changes
Analysis
30 December 2025
School funding: what will 2026 bring?
Analysis
29 December 2025
Why 2026 will be a pivotal year for the school workforce
Analysis
28 December 2025
Are EHCPs really driving the SEND crisis?
Analysis
26 November 2025
New Year Honours: MAT boss knighted and other leaders recognised
News
30 December 2025
Teacher pay scales 2025-26: what will your salary look like?
Analysis
22 May 2025
Why we need to rethink secondary reading assessment
Teaching & Learning
4 December 2025
5 questions for school leaders on the Budget’s implications for SEND
Analysis
28 November 2025
Why we teach without screens in Reception
Teaching & Learning
3 December 2025
Ofsted chief’s warning over ‘scandal’ of children missing education
News
2 December 2025

Secondary

Why Shakespeare and oracy go hand in hand

RSC school production

How we’re getting disadvantaged boys more engaged in school

Boys group with mentor

Are literacy challenges putting students off history?

History book

Primary

Why primary writing can’t be all about genre

Why primary writing can’t be all about genre

How to build local history into your curriculum

Teaching local history: Pupils at some Learning Academy Partnership schools learn about Sir Francis Drake

How to teach maths through continuous provision

Playing with maths

General

How to establish a strong trust-wide subject network

Network graphic

5 tactics for impressing in interview lessons

How teachers can impress in interview lessons

How to design a CPD curriculum

Woman sculpting a clay head

Early Years

What does the curriculum review mean for EYFS?

Early years toy blocks

How an EYFS profile tool could cut SEND referrals

Early years pupils in PE

Do we really need to teach children how to feel?

Two little boys

Specialist Sector

5 data-driven ways to strengthen EAL provision

A multilingualism coordinator at an international school in Qatar shares tips for boosting language provision and inclusion
Letter press numbers

5 ways to adapt RSHE lessons for international schools

A relationships, sex and health education specialist at a school in Rome offers some key tips to ensure lessons are useful, safe and legal
5 ways to adapt RSHE for international schools

6 ways we build EAL pupils’ vocabulary

A deputy head shares tips for ensuring pupils are not left adrift when learning in a second language
6 ways we build EAL pupils' vocabulary

How ‘mini field trips’ can revitalise your classroom

If you can sense your class is restless, losing interest or fatigued, then a change of scenery is a good as a rest, says this primary teacher
School boy at window