Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Wednesday
2nd Apr 2025
CfE review success depends on ‘broader ecosystem’
Just one ‘misaligned’ component – be it inspection, teacher education or qualifications – could ‘disrupt the balance of the entire system’, warns a new Education Scotland paper
How to avoid the testing traps and make assessment better
Both national and classroom assessments can become meaningless with the wrong approaches or context, argues leading expert Therese Hopfenbeck
Pupils to be warned about financial risks of gaming
Oak National Academy says new financial education lesson aids will help children to understand online spending, budgeting and borrowing
Wednesday
26th Mar 2025
Why the curriculum review is right to focus on languages in primary
Too little time is currently being given to learning languages in primary schools – so we need a different approach, writes John Claughton
Why US schools have fallen in love with scripted lessons
A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey
Tuesday
25th Mar 2025
How live theatre can expand pupils’ view of the world
There remains a compelling case for schools to take pupils to the theatre, despite tight budgets and competing priorities, says Edinburgh International Children’s Festival director
In the AI age, numeracy is more important than ever - not less
IB director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen explains why, with young people having increasing access to powerful computing tools, the ability to understand numbers, data and patterns will matter more than ever