Curriculum

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

Thursday

11th Apr 2024

The 4 Cs: helping students deconstruct GCSE questions
How well do your students understand what exam questions are asking? Developing this skill as early as possible will lighten their cognitive load in the exam hall, says Lisa Lockley
Taking apart letter C
Make climate change a compulsory subject, says panel
The Scottish Parliament’s Climate Change People’s Panel is calling for every pupil to have ‘a basic understanding of climate change’
Climate change

Wednesday

10th Apr 2024

School visits remind us of the complexity and power of education
Seeing a school in action ensures a more rounded view of the work of teachers and other school staff, says Henry Hepburn
School visits remind us of the complexity and power of education

Tuesday

9th Apr 2024

Early years: 5 simple ways to play with nursery rhymes
Nursery rhymes help to develop linguistic skills, introduce storytelling and, most of all, they’re fun – so let’s make sure we keep the tradition alive, says Michelle Windridge
EYFS: How early years teachers can make best use of nursery rhymes

Monday

8th Apr 2024

8 ways to make a success of whole-class reading
Research tells us there are numerous benefits to whole-class reading comprehension lessons – so how can you make the most of them?

Thursday

4th Apr 2024

Teacher numbers: subject by subject change over 15 years
We show the rise and fall of teacher numbers in Scotland in different subjects since 2008 – and some subjects where numbers have barely moved in that time
Teacher numbers: subject by subject change over 15 years

Thursday

28th Mar 2024

Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves
This week’s essential education news includes teachers being hit particularly hard by a real-terms drop in pay and thousands of students’ ‘unexplained’ school moves
Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves

Wednesday

27th Mar 2024

91¶¶Òõ International podcast: Bringing leadership skills to all lessons
Dr Steffen Sommer, director-general of Misk Schools, chats to 91¶¶Òõ about the school’s focus on developing future leaders – and why it’s work he wants to share with the world
Podcast: Bringing leadership skills to all lessons
Oak reveals curriculum partners for 9 more subjects
Two academy trusts are among the partners named today by resources provider Oak National Academy as it extends into more of the national curriculum
Oak partners

Tuesday

26th Mar 2024

Sex education curriculum ‘failing young people’, say MPs
There is an ‘absence of authoritative advice’ about sexual health for young people, warns Women and Equalities Committee
Sex education is failing young people, MPs have warned.

Sunday

24th Mar 2024

91¶¶Òõ Scotland’s 10 questions with... Claire Chisholm
The Lomond School principal on the importance of humility in leaders, getting Scottish education out of limbo and why a school is no place for procrastination or preaching
Claire Chisholm

Tuesday

19th Mar 2024

What happens when students lead on the school improvement plan
Students at a Scottish secondary – and a teacher specialising in student voice – explain how they worked with a team of academics on how to improve their school community
When students take a lead on the school improvement plan