Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Friday
27th Oct 2023
How to build pupils’ physical literacy
Every young person should have a positive and meaningful relationship with physical activity, says Tim Hollingsworth – and that means changing how we approach school sport
Early years: What impact have EYFS 2021 reforms had?
The DfE has published an evaluation report on the impact of early years foundation stage reforms in 2021. Here are the key findings
RSHE: Keegan ‘undermining’ trust in schools, heads warn
School leaders’ unions say the education secretary’s ‘pursuit of a headline’ over RSHE could damage people’s faith in schools
Revealed: Ofsted MAT checks on hold until next April
With Ofsted announcing it will not carry out any more evaluations of MATs this financial year, 91¶¶Òõ looks at the key findings from its most recent reports
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Friday
13th Oct 2023
What’s behind PE’s remarkable rise in Scotland?
The growth in students taking PE at Higher level is a sign of a sea change in how the subject is viewed in Scottish schools
91¶¶Òõ News podcast: Labour Party conference special
Join the 91¶¶Òõ News team as they discuss the major education policies announced by Labour this week, including boosting primary school nurseries and plans to teach ‘real world’ maths
Thursday
12th Oct 2023
Heads query ‘usefulness’ of Oak as curriculum unveiled
Oak National Academy launches new lesson resources for teachers aimed at representing the diversity of modern life and cutting teacher workload
Phonics attainment up but still below pre-pandemic levels
The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in the KS1 phonics check has increased since last year but is still below levels achieved in 2019