Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Friday
6th Jun 2025
How to counteract maths anxiety in GCSE students
Tackling anxiety around maths exams starts with systematically building confidence and revision skills from key stage 3 onwards, writes head of maths Stephen Britton
EU scheme ‘could boost language teacher pipeline’
Plan comes as figures suggest language assistant hires have fallen for the first time in five years
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Call for transparency over AI role in curriculum review
The DfE won’t confirm whether AI is being used to analyse 7,000 submissions to the curriculum and assessment review
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Tuesday
3rd Jun 2025
Push for 1000s more school cadets in ‘new era for defence’
Ministry of Defence review calls for officials to work with DfE ‘to develop understanding of the Armed Forces among young people in schools’
Why oral language is the key to learning to write
Building children’s oral language, along with their motor skills, will make the challenge of learning to write less intimidating, explains Julian Grenier
Sunday
1st Jun 2025
What is the IB Career-related Programme?
We take a look at the International Baccalaureate’s vocational alternative to its standard Diploma
What is the IB Primary Years Programme?
91¶¶Òõ takes a look at what makes this pupil-led curriculum phase so unique
What is the IB Middle Years Programme?
91¶¶Òõ takes a closer look at the International Baccalaureate’s equivalent to England’s GCSE