Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Tuesday
11th Feb 2025
‘Markedly’ fewer EHCPs in highly academised areas
Under-recognition of SEND is also more likely for girls with emotional disorders and persistent absentees, research finds
Arts teacher shortages hit deprived schools twice as hard
Nearly half of schools in the most disadvantaged areas are unable to offer one of the arts subjects owing to teacher shortages, poll finds
Monday
10th Feb 2025
Raise age limits for social media, say primary teachers
Teachers want social media platforms to make safety controls easier to use and children’s access to be linked to parent or carer accounts
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International schools: All you need to know
There are almost 15,000 international schools around the world – but how do they work, what do they teach and what’s it like to work in one?
My week as...director of educational strategy at Stephen Perse Foundation
Alice Heywood, of the Stephen Perse family of schools in Cambridge, gives an insight into a typical week in her role – and explains why she’s often found cycling between schools
Wednesday
5th Feb 2025
What are the Common Core State Standards?
91¶¶Òõ takes a look at these US education benchmarks, including how they are adopted by international schools
Could subject-specific professional learning revive languages in Scotland?
Languages in Scotland are at a ‘critical juncture’ and investment is needed in professional learning to boost their health in schools, say Lynne Jones and Fhiona Mackay
Friday
31st Jan 2025
MSPs told to act on fears that ‘education is failing young people’
There is ‘an obsession with trying to hammer square pegs into circular fittings when it comes to education’, heard Scottish Parliament session where young people shared their frustrations
Should Year 3 be in key stage 1?
Now that Year 2 Sats are no longer statutory, there is a growing discussion about why we still organise the primary curriculum as we do. Ellen Peirson-Hagger speaks to primary leaders both for and against a shake-up of the key stages