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A failure to specify exactly what it is we want students to learn is holding them back, says Bruce Robertson, who would like schools to ‘unpack’ the curriculum, ditching vague statements of intent for concrete examples of what teachers need to cover for every subject

Breaktimes are being squeezed out of the school day as schools try to find more time for learning, while evidence suggests the playground was already being under-utilised. This is starting to have a hugely negative impact on academic and wellbeing outcomes for pupils, so what needs to change? Grainne Hallahan investigates

Many children worry about spelling and it’s an issue that some schools are unwittingly exacerbating by sending home lists of words for them to learn. So, what should teachers be doing instead to build their students’ confidence? Zofia Niemtus finds out

It’s unacceptable that geography GCSE students are being penalised for decisions their teachers took a year ago, says Steve Brace

Teaching should instil ‘ethos and ability’ to care for natural environment, former schools minister tells peers

One of the knock-on effects of Brexit was that FE colleges were obliged to part ways with the EU’s very successful Erasmus+ student exchange programme. Its domestic replacement, the Turing scheme, is now under way, but how does it compare with the previous system? Chris Parr reports

Bring back food A level to help reverse decline in cooking skills and improve health, says National Food Strategy

‘Classic’ texts can often bring damaging assumptions and representations to the classroom – we need to reset our choices, says Laura Ovenden

Covid has presented a chance to give pupils the skills needed for tomorrow’s digital workforce, says Thusha Rajendran

A subject-by-subject guide to proposals set out today by the DfE and Ofqual for next year’s GCSEs and A levels

Leader Julian Grenier says he often acts like a hamster in a wheel when it comes to change – but calmness is key now

While young children often say they want to be a footballer, a ballerina or, increasingly, a YouTuber when they grow up, it is important to teach them at an early age about other potential career pathways so that they are better informed about the direction they wish their futures to take, says James Evelyn