Curriculum

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

Thursday

7th Oct 2021

Extracurricular activities: 4 must-have elements
Extracurricular activities can be invaluable for students but they need purpose, interaction and, most importantly, fun, writes Gregory Adam

Wednesday

6th Oct 2021

Booklets: Why they’re effective and how I use them
There is a place for booklets in the secondary classroom, argues Clive Hill – if teachers design and utilise them effectively

Monday

4th Oct 2021

Black History Month: 4 moments to share with your class
This Black History Month, teachers should share the complex and fascinating black history we have in Britain, says Thomas Kent

Friday

1st Oct 2021

Why we shouldn’t force children to read the classics
Having been forced to study Jane Eyre in Year 6, Megan Dixon knows all too well how easy it is to turn children off books by making them read a text they find profoundly uninteresting

Thursday

30th Sep 2021

5 ways to balance two curricula at once
Mixing a national curriculum and an international one is a tricky task, but this head thinks she’s finally cracked it

Monday

27th Sep 2021

How extracurricular activities can help pupils grow
Bringing structure to our extracurricular activities boosts the children’s wider development, explains this leader
Artists and musicians offered work in island schools
Up to 50 freelancers whose income has been hit by Covid will be taken on to lead cultural workshops in primary schools

Friday

24th Sep 2021

Let students take the lead on school community projects
A Bangkok-based school has got rid of its uninspiring charity committee in favour of focused community outreach projects where students take the lead, as Greg Threlfall explains

Wednesday

22nd Sep 2021

Marcus Rashford to star in GCSE media studies course
Course will explore how the England footballer has used social media to promote free school meals and counter racism

Friday

17th Sep 2021

How to bring art into the classroom (and vice versa)
A decision to set up an artists’ residency at an international school in Thailand has fostered a spirit of collaboration and led to some ‘wonderful moments’ of creativity, says Alex Soulsby

Friday

10th Sep 2021

Why you need to be teaching sexual citizenship
Teaching pupils to engage positively with their sexual identity is key to tackling sexual harassment, says one expert
Let’s put an end to jargon-ridden language in education
Communication in Scottish education can be so verbose, baffling and, frankly, silly that it could be straight out of a Monty Python sketch, says Henry Hepburn