Curriculum

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

Friday

18th Apr 2025

S6 is a hard sell for Scottish schools - so what can they do?
Even if students have already achieved the grades they need for university, the final year of secondary school in Scotland can still be hugely rewarding, explains Alan Gillespie
Carrot on string
Maths: a return to prominence, but problems remain
With curriculum reform looming, it’s time to consider what young people need from the maths qualifications of the future, says this trust maths lead
Numbers on top of a mountain

Wednesday

16th Apr 2025

MFL: students need to see our subject as their ticket to the world
The key to boosting uptake of MFL in schools is creating the space for students to see that learning a language is enjoyable and focusing on cultural capital, says this teacher and leader
Assorted travel tickets to foreign countries

Tuesday

15th Apr 2025

Chemistry: a packed curriculum crushes passion for the subject
Engagement and enjoyment are coming second to whizzing through exam specifications in chemistry, warns head of science David Fairclough
Chemistry experiment test tubes

Sunday

13th Apr 2025

PSHE: the struggle to avoid a crisis-driven curriculum
Headline-grabbing moments like the current buzz around TV’s Adolescence can lead to knee-jerk PSHE approaches, but this does students a disservice, writes Astrea Academy Trust’s Charlotte Cooper
Someone comforting another

Saturday

12th Apr 2025

1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content
Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds
A new report shows the impact of standardised curriculum packages on teachers.

Thursday

10th Apr 2025

Biology: a subject crying out for real-world relevance
Exploring the biological workings of the world doesn’t need to be abstract, or just linked to exam content, argues science subject lead Pav Aujla
Biology teaching: bringing the real world into the curriculum

Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

History: how the future is shaping student engagement
Technology is making its presence felt in various ways, writes director of humanities Suzie Whiting, so teaching and assessment need to keep up
History: how the future is shaping student engagement

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past
A Scottish CPD project bringing together history teachers and experts in European colonisation is helping to reshape the teaching of Scots’ role in the British Empire
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Geography: challenges and opportunities for the subject
Dire warnings about geography being sidelined in schools have not come to pass, writes Mark Enser, but changes still need to be made to secure the future of the subject
Geography: how should we navigate a complex world with students?

Monday

7th Apr 2025

English: how the subject lost its spark
Students are falling out of love with English, and can we really blame them, asks subject specialist Barbara Bleiman
English: how the subject lost its spark

Friday

4th Apr 2025

It’s only words? How the language pupils hear changes at transition
New findings reveal just how drastically language changes between school phases – something that could help schools rethink transition approaches, say researchers
It’s only words? How the language pupils hear changes at transition